Arrowsmith is a city of 320 people in Illinois. Owners hold 88% of the housing stock. The poverty rate is 31.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. Median home value sits at $103,500. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $88,594, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Arrowsmith
What changed most since 2000
Poverty rate3.3% → 31.6%(+28.4 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,089 → $103,500(−27%)US over the same years: +71%
Black share0.0% → 12.8%(+12.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.1 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.1%(4)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era57.6%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Arrowsmith, decade by decade
Arrowsmith population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
298
$89,944
$142,089
16.9%
3.3
2010
294
$60,539
$134,650
16.3%
11.5
2020
276
$83,328
$106,053
17.8%
32.5
2024
320
$88,594
$103,500
26.2%
40.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
