CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Franklin Grove

Illinois · 968 residents · 0.42 sq mi

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With 968 people, Franklin Grove is a city in Illinois. Median home value sits at $39,300. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 72% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 18% less than in Illinois as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.2% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

968

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,052 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−15%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.42 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024988

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(66)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(72)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(152)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(114)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(82)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(71)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.8%(95)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.5%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,437

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,181 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,721

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,427 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $78,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$358

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $579 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.2%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.3% in 2000

27.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(1,041)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(6)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.8%(966)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.8%(67)

Central American1.9%(19)

Guatemalan1.9%(19)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German28.9%(286)

Irish15.2%(150)

English9.2%(91)

American5.9%(58)

Swedish5.1%(50)

Italian4.8%(47)

Polish3.9%(39)

French Canadian2.5%(25)

Norwegian2.3%(23)

Dutch2%(20)

French1.8%(18)

Scottish1.8%(18)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian1.1%(11)

Russian0.6%(6)

West Indian0.5%(5)

Czech0.4%(4)

Swiss0.3%(3)

Arab0.2%(2)

British0.2%(2)

Danish0.2%(2)

Latvian0.2%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married34.1%(137)

Married44.3%(178)

Widowed10%(40)

Divorced11.7%(47)

Women 15+

Never married14.3%(60)

Married43.4%(182)

Widowed20%(84)

Divorced22.2%(93)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−9.6 ptssince 2013

from 14.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.3%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 74.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% 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)20.5%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.2%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.2%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 83 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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