Cooksville is home to 200 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. People stay put here: 69% were in the same home a year ago. 28.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $115,300. 0% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 23%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cooksville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants91.5% → 67.8%(−23.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate11.5% → 28.2%(+16.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.9% → 13.2%(+5.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3 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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Over time
Cooksville, decade by decade
Cooksville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
192
$72,002
$83,282
7.9%
0.0
2000
213
$74,859
$149,376
9.9%
1.2
2010
182
$89,911
$117,675
7.1%
6.8
2020
157
$77,267
$126,900
20.8%
16.9
2024
200
$68,125
$115,300
13.2%
4.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
