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Mercer County, Illinois; Stark County, Illinois; Clark County, Illinois; White County, Illinois; Massac County, Illinois; Fulton County, Illinois

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Mercer County, Illinois
Stark County, Illinois
Clark County, Illinois
White County, Illinois
Massac County, Illinois
Fulton County, Illinois
Female persons, percent
49.4%
49.4%
49.6%
50.5%
51.3%
47.7%
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
15,487
5,218
15,088
13,401
13,661
32,541
Population Estimates, July 1, 2022, (V2022)
15,533
5,313
15,160
13,595
13,827
32,935
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
15,698
5,395
15,463
13,872
14,170
33,608
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2022)
15,698
5,395
15,463
13,872
14,170
33,608
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
-1.3%
-3.3%
-2.4%
-3.4%
-3.6%
-3.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2022, (V2022)
-1.1%
-1.5%
-2.0%
-2.0%
-2.4%
-2.0%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 15,699 5,400 15,455 13,877 14,169 33,609
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 16,434 5,994 16,335 14,665 15,429 37,069
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.7%
5.5%
5.9%
4.7%
5.3%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
20.7%
21.6%
22.5%
21.4%
21.1%
19.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
22.1%
23.2%
20.1%
23.4%
21.9%
21.3%
Female persons, percent
49.4%
49.4%
49.6%
50.5%
51.3%
47.7%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
97.0%
95.9%
97.4%
97.0%
89.3%
94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
0.8%
1.4%
0.6%
0.8%
6.8%
3.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.4%
0.7%
0.7%
Asian alone, percent(a)
0.6%
0.7%
0.4%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
Z
0.1%
Z
0.1%
Z
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.3%
1.6%
1.2%
1.2%
2.7%
1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
3.2%
2.7%
1.8%
1.6%
3.6%
2.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
94.1%
93.6%
95.8%
95.7%
86.4%
91.8%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2018-2022 1,068 350 887 972 992 2,182
Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 1.1% 2.4% 0.5% 1.2% 1.3% 1.1%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2022, (V2022) 7,283 2,571 7,318 6,739 6,838 15,874
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 79.5% 76.0% 80.7% 76.4% 78.1% 77.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 $131,000 $95,900 $112,400 $101,000 $115,200 $99,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 $1,242 $1,129 $1,148 $1,090 $1,182 $1,154
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 $504 $469 $502 $505 $519 $517
Median gross rent, 2018-2022 $759 $758 $816 $672 $738 $782
Building permits, 2022 7 3 1 0 3 15
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2018-2022 6,435 2,326 6,447 5,676 5,413 13,955
Persons per household, 2018-2022 2.41 2.28 2.36 2.37 2.56 2.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 92.8% 88.9% 90.8% 89.1% 90.7% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 2.6% 3.9% 1.7% 1.1% 2.6% 2.4%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 89.4% 90.8% 90.0% 86.3% 82.8% 89.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 87.1% 82.6% 84.6% 76.4% 75.0% 84.5%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 92.4% 90.9% 92.2% 88.5% 87.7% 89.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 17.9% 19.0% 24.4% 16.0% 14.7% 17.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 8.6% 9.1% 8.3% 14.5% 16.1% 9.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
6.7%
8.4%
5.9%
6.8%
7.0%
6.3%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 59.7% 57.6% 61.1% 55.1% 52.1% 55.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 56.6% 51.9% 54.8% 50.8% 48.0% 55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 7,592 796 18,624 13,435 D 33,397
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 28,392 7,404 18,776 57,435 D 160,544
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) D 10,409 31,115 36,146 D 16,227
Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) 73,690 51,541 137,042 140,170 98,084 305,442
Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) $4,718 $9,441 $8,660 $10,086 $6,860 $8,702
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 28.6 25.8 25.6 23.9 22.5 25.7
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $67,028 $58,125 $65,874 $54,605 $57,365 $57,223
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 $34,455 $32,618 $33,341 $29,977 $28,817 $32,378
Persons in poverty, percent
8.6%
11.4%
11.4%
15.1%
15.2%
12.9%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2021 263 114 328 339 220 600
Total employment, 2021 2,150 961 3,448 3,053 2,894 5,912
Total annual payroll, 2021 ($1,000) 86,448 49,705 138,684 123,382 121,606 242,595
Total employment, percent change, 2020-2021 -1.9% -2.5% -6.0% -1.2% -6.4% 1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 943 371 987 1,009 867 1,535
All employer firms, Reference year 2017 355 99 253 359 190 545
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 124 256
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S 25 S S S
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S 145 447
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S S S S
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 S S S 288 124 395
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 28.0 18.7 30.8 28.0 59.7 38.8
Population per square mile, 2010 29.3 20.8 32.6 29.6 65.0 42.8
Land area in square miles, 2020 561.24 288.09 501.38 494.98 237.15 865.68
Land area in square miles, 2010 561.20 288.08 501.42 494.77 237.22 865.60
FIPS Code 17131 17175 17023 17193 17127 17057
Value Notes

Methodology differences may exist between data sources, and so estimates from different sources are not comparable.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

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QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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