CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cambria

Illinois · 1,230 residents · 1.42 sq mi

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With 1,230 people, Cambria is a city in Illinois. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 47%. The typical home is worth $32,400. 23.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $17,177, about 43% below the national median. Median rent is $276 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% 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

1,230

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,330 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.5%(117)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(79)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(81)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(87)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.1%(124)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(247)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(158)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(120)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(103)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(51)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,177

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,870 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,764

−32%vs 2000

vs $12,913 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.9%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,400

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $423 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.9%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.5% in 2000

37.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(1,256)

Black2.3%(30)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(23)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(1,167)

Black4.3%(53)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(3)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0.5%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.2%(107)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(10)

Chinese0.3%(4)

Asian Indian0.3%(4)

Ancestry

English15.5%(202)

German13.5%(175)

Irish11.7%(152)

American5.1%(66)

Subsaharan African2.4%(31)

Nigerian2.1%(27)

Polish1.8%(23)

French1.7%(22)

Italian1.2%(16)

Norwegian0.9%(12)

Swiss0.7%(9)

Turkish0.6%(8)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Australian0.5%(6)

Hungarian0.4%(5)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(4)

British0.2%(3)

Danish0.2%(3)

Greek0.2%(3)

Austrian0.2%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

Slovak0.2%(2)

Swedish0.2%(2)

Dutch0.1%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.2%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.6%

+4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.8 min

+66%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married42.3%(224)

Married42%(222)

Widowed1.3%(7)

Divorced14.4%(76)

Women 15+

Never married29.8%(182)

Married36.7%(224)

Widowed15.1%(92)

Divorced18.4%(112)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.1%

−12.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)61.6%(45)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.2%(33)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.2%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 73 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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