CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Boulder Hill

Illinois · 8,786 residents · 1.46 sq mi

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With 8,786 people, Boulder Hill is a city in Illinois. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. That is roughly 36% ahead of the Illinois median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.3% of people here. The median household earns $43,761, about 45% above the national median. Median rent is $631 a month.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,786

+8%vs 2000

vs 8,169 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

31.3

−7%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.46 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(691)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(873)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(799)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(664)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(454)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.1%(1,593)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(1,597)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(907)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.5%(573)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(440)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(183)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.1%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,761

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,016 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,224

−29%vs 2000

vs $21,536 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.3%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$631

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $883 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

13.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(7,048)

Black1.8%(149)

Hispanic / Latino9.8%(802)

Asian0.7%(54)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(8,539)

Black0.9%(79)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(290)

Asian0.9%(82)

Other1%(86)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican42%(3,774)

Puerto Rican1.5%(137)

Dominican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(82)

Korean0.4%(35)

Cambodian0.3%(23)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Laotian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German14.3%(1,288)

Irish9.3%(837)

English5.9%(534)

Polish3.8%(338)

Italian2.1%(185)

American1.8%(161)

Norwegian1.6%(146)

Czech1.2%(105)

Swedish1.1%(103)

Scottish0.9%(80)

French0.8%(70)

Romanian0.6%(51)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(44)

Lithuanian0.4%(35)

Swiss0.3%(31)

Dutch0.3%(28)

Welsh0.2%(20)

West Indian0.2%(19)

Jamaican0.2%(19)

Russian0.2%(18)

Danish0.2%(17)

Latvian0.2%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(10)

Israeli0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(7)

Belgian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.4%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 17.8 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 married37.7%(1,428)

Married46.1%(1,745)

Widowed1.6%(60)

Divorced14.5%(550)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(988)

Married44.2%(1,584)

Widowed7.9%(283)

Divorced20.4%(732)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.9%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.9%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.9% 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)10.8%(26)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30%(72)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.2%(46)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 240 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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