CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elkville

Illinois · 936 residents · 0.77 sq mi

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Part of the Carbondale micropolitan area

The short version

With 936 people, Elkville is a city in Illinois. At a median age of 40.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 47%. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $32,900. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% 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

936

−6%vs 2000

vs 1,001 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.7

+21%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024751

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(73)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(68)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(45)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(132)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(108)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(120)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(95)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(76)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,014

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,969 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,277

−26%vs 2000

vs $12,475 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,900

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$320

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $412 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

+8.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.5% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(937)

Black2.9%(29)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(19)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(904)

Black3.4%(32)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.9%(67)

Ancestry

English14.1%(106)

German12.4%(93)

American10%(75)

Irish9.6%(72)

French3.6%(27)

Italian2.5%(19)

Scottish2.4%(18)

Polish2.1%(16)

Norwegian2%(15)

Czech1.2%(9)

Turkish0.9%(7)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(6)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.3%(2)

Swiss0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.7%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 17.0 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 married25.1%(76)

Married54.8%(166)

Widowed1.7%(5)

Divorced18.5%(56)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(63)

Married52.1%(161)

Widowed16.8%(52)

Divorced10.7%(33)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−7.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.0%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.4%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.8%

−8.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

63.2%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% 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)7.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.8%(4)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.8%(20)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.8%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 41 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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