Itasca is a city of 9,355 people in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 53% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. Households here earn about 37% more than in Illinois as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.0% of locals. The median age is 43.1, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $114,294, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Itasca
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree21.6% → 52.9%(+31.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$328,569 → $390,800(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Asian share3.3% → 13.3%(+10.1 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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)16.3%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.6%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.6%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 141 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
Itasca, decade by decade
Itasca 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
6,947
$109,873
$328,569
21.6%
22.5
2000
8,302
$127,800
$362,509
32.8%
37.8
2010
8,649
$116,947
$512,850
42.1%
47.4
2020
9,543
$120,848
$416,335
44.6%
60.6
2024
9,355
$114,294
$390,800
52.9%
63.7
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.
