CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Davis Junction

Illinois · 228 residents · 4.20 sq mi

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With 228 people, Davis Junction is a city in Illinois. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 54% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $36,200. Households here earn about 15% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 57%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

228

−54%vs 2000

vs 491 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

+4%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.20 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(21)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(20)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(12)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(40)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.6%(22)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.3%(28)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(20)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.7%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847%(16)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,292

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,710

−37%vs 2000

vs $16,915 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,200

−57%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $111,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $838 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

16.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(480)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(5)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(225)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.3%(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

Mexican9.9%(272)

Spaniard3.2%(89)

Puerto Rican0.4%(10)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(2)

Ancestry

German29.6%(816)

Irish14.8%(407)

English14.6%(402)

Italian7.3%(201)

Polish5.7%(158)

French4.4%(120)

Dutch3.4%(94)

American2.9%(81)

Norwegian2%(54)

Swedish1.9%(53)

Belgian1.2%(33)

Lithuanian1.2%(32)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(29)

Welsh1.1%(29)

British0.9%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(20)

Czech0.5%(14)

Greek0.3%(8)

Subsaharan African0.1%(4)

Nigerian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.5%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.4%

−19.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+68%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married33.5%(352)

Married58.3%(613)

Widowed1.3%(14)

Divorced6.9%(73)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(228)

Married61.7%(542)

Widowed4%(35)

Divorced8.4%(74)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.6%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.8%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

7.1%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

−7.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 78.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.7% 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)13.7%(16)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)45.3%(53)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.9%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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