CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Beecher City

Illinois · 441 residents · 0.90 sq mi

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Beecher City is a city of 441 people in Illinois. The typical home is worth $23,900. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 36%. Median rent is $281 a month. Median household income is $20,750, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

441

−11%vs 2000

vs 493 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024414

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.8%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.4%(24)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(21)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.6%(91)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.8%(39)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(48)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(35)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(28)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,750

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,031

−29%vs 2000

vs $12,779 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.2%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,900

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$281

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $400 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.1%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

29.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(490)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(438)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German31.9%(132)

Irish17.9%(74)

American15.7%(65)

English7%(29)

French6.3%(26)

Dutch4.3%(18)

Italian4.3%(18)

Greek4.1%(17)

Scottish1.7%(7)

Polish1.4%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−14.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married40.2%(66)

Married30.5%(50)

Widowed4.9%(8)

Divorced24.4%(40)

Women 15+

Never married38.3%(64)

Married35.3%(59)

Widowed8.4%(14)

Divorced18%(30)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.4%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

44.0%

+16.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.6%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.8%

+14.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% 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)48.3%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.2%(5)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War17.2%(5)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.4%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 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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