With 502 people, Grand Tower is a city in Illinois. This skews young, with a median age of 23.9. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The typical home is worth $39,000. The poverty rate is 30.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 44% less than in Illinois as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
2% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Grand Tower
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.4 → 23.9(−12.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants79.8% → 58.1%(−21.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$58,802 → $39,000(−34%)US over the same years: +67%
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)25%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era75%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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
Grand Tower, decade by decade
Grand Tower 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
786
$39,121
$58,802
3.4%
1.0
2000
624
$49,431
$59,204
8.9%
5.1
2010
605
$42,678
$47,617
0.8%
7.7
2020
479
$58,784
$31,877
5.6%
13.7
2024
502
$46,875
$39,000
2.1%
20.2
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.
