CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Inverness

Illinois · 6,503 residents · 6.53 sq mi

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Inverness is home to 6,503 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 253% more than in Illinois as a whole. Households take in $113,799 a year at the median, 278% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $369,600. This is an unusually credentialed place: 51% of adults have a four-year degree. 98% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

51% 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

6,503

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,749 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 44.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(395)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.7%(566)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.7%(565)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(372)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 347.7%(503)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420%(1,298)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5420.1%(1,308)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.2%(335)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(129)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(14)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$113,799

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,672 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$47,637

−35%vs 2000

vs $73,271 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.0%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$369,600

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,271 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

97.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 97.8% in 2000

2.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.5%(6,110)

Black0.7%(45)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(128)

Asian6.2%(420)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(6,151)

Black1%(66)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(59)

Asian4.2%(270)

Other0.2%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(41)

Central American0.1%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Korean10%(729)

Asian Indian7.8%(566)

Chinese2.1%(154)

Vietnamese0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German20.3%(1,474)

Irish11.1%(811)

Polish9.7%(707)

Italian9.3%(676)

English5.8%(420)

Swedish3.7%(269)

American3.4%(246)

Russian2.7%(198)

Norwegian2.3%(167)

Ukrainian2.3%(165)

Dutch2%(147)

Greek2%(144)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

French1.8%(130)

Welsh1.5%(111)

British1.2%(84)

Bulgarian1.2%(84)

Austrian1.1%(83)

Swiss0.9%(65)

Arab0.7%(51)

Croatian0.7%(48)

Australian0.5%(40)

Slovene0.5%(38)

Hungarian0.5%(35)

Czech0.5%(34)

Lithuanian0.5%(34)

Scottish0.5%(33)

Finnish0.3%(25)

Egyptian0.3%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(19)

Portuguese0.2%(16)

Serbian0.2%(16)

Lebanese0.2%(11)

Danish0.1%(8)

Canadian0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Korean population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

50.7%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

17.7%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married17.9%(538)

Married72.8%(2,184)

Widowed5.6%(167)

Divorced3.6%(109)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(554)

Married68.5%(2,144)

Widowed6.8%(213)

Divorced7%(220)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

+2.2 ptssince 2013

from 2.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 62.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.3%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 86.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.5%

+7.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.5% 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)3.7%(7)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era86.8%(165)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 190 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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