CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beardstown

Illinois · 5,270 residents · 3.62 sq mi

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Beardstown is home to 5,270 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $28,400. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 29% less than in Illinois as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $271 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,270

−9%vs 2000

vs 5,766 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

+4%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.62 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(390)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(374)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(378)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(363)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(738)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(741)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(495)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(520)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(500)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(252)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.5%(182)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,801

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,104 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,226

−26%vs 2000

vs $13,777 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,400

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.6%(4,650)

Black0.5%(28)

Hispanic / Latino17.9%(1,032)

Asian0.3%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(5,270)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(35)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican28.5%(1,757)

South American3.1%(190)

Puerto Rican2.9%(181)

Central American2.8%(175)

Peruvian2.6%(160)

Dominican1.7%(102)

Cuban1.4%(84)

Salvadoran1.2%(73)

Guatemalan0.9%(56)

Panamanian0.7%(46)

Uruguayan0.5%(30)

Asian origin

Burmese0.9%(56)

Filipino0.4%(26)

Asian Indian0.4%(23)

Korean0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian1.1%(70)

Ancestry

German8.2%(507)

English5.8%(358)

Subsaharan African5.5%(341)

Irish5.4%(335)

Swedish2.4%(150)

American1.7%(102)

Scottish1.3%(80)

French1%(59)

Swiss0.7%(46)

Dutch0.6%(39)

Finnish0.6%(39)

Portuguese0.4%(27)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(21)

West Indian0.3%(19)

Haitian0.3%(19)

Danish0.2%(13)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.6%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.4 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 15.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.9%(827)

Married52.8%(1,216)

Widowed4.4%(101)

Divorced6.9%(160)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(711)

Married46%(1,118)

Widowed13%(316)

Divorced11.8%(286)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)7.3%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.1%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.1%(90)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War29.3%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 191 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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