CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bement

Illinois · 1,668 residents · 0.78 sq mi

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Bement is a city of 1,668 people in Illinois. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $41,400. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 15%. Median rent is $336 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

1,668

−7%vs 2000

vs 1,784 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(103)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(127)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(123)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(111)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(94)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(261)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(230)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(165)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(150)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(177)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(35)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,287

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,163 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,643

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,995 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,400

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.2%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

21.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(1,751)

Black0.9%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(6)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(1,665)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Spaniard1.5%(26)

Mexican0.2%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino1.5%(27)

Ancestry

German18.2%(327)

Irish18%(323)

English16.1%(289)

American6.1%(110)

Dutch1.8%(33)

French1.6%(29)

Italian1.3%(23)

Scottish1.3%(23)

Czech1.1%(20)

Swedish0.9%(16)

Welsh0.8%(15)

Polish0.6%(11)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(8)

Norwegian0.3%(5)

French Canadian0.2%(4)

Greek0.2%(4)

Danish0.2%(3)

British0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.3 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married37.1%(279)

Married46.6%(351)

Widowed3.7%(28)

Divorced12.6%(95)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(198)

Married46.3%(350)

Widowed9.4%(71)

Divorced18.1%(137)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.0%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.5%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.8%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 71.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% 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)40.9%(45)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(10)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(33)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 110 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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