CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Long Creek

Illinois · 1,250 residents · 2.82 sq mi

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Long Creek is a city of 1,250 people in Illinois. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $44,800. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.9% of residents. Households here earn about 19% more than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,250

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,364 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.2

−11%vs 2000

vs 38.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.82 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(76)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.5%(106)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(99)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.2%(53)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(193)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.4%(255)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.9%(149)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(93)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,424

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,083 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,942

−44%vs 2000

vs $23,141 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.9%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$425

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $600 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.2%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

8.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(1,341)

Black0.4%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(7)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(1,241)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(3)

Other0.5%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(4)

Ancestry

German20.4%(284)

Irish16.3%(227)

American15.4%(214)

English13.1%(182)

Scottish3.2%(44)

French2.4%(33)

Italian2.3%(32)

Welsh1.5%(21)

Dutch1.3%(18)

Greek1.2%(17)

Polish0.9%(13)

Czech0.3%(4)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.3%(4)

Swedish0.3%(4)

Belgian0.2%(3)

Portuguese0.2%(3)

Subsaharan African0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.3%

−9.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 13.1 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 married18.1%(97)

Married66.7%(357)

Widowed6.5%(35)

Divorced8.6%(46)

Women 15+

Never married10.9%(61)

Married65.7%(369)

Widowed9.8%(55)

Divorced13.7%(77)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 3.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.9%

−6.7 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.1%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.6%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

+11.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.8%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 81.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.8%

+13.7 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% 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)28.4%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.2%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era64.9%(48)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 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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