CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Pulaski

Illinois · 1,609 residents · 1.13 sq mi

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Mount Pulaski is home to 1,609 people in Illinois. At a median age of 38.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $46,600. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 15% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,609

−5%vs 2000

vs 1,701 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(121)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(127)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(105)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.4%(55)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(213)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(166)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(159)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(194)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(115)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,305

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,750 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,808

−31%vs 2000

vs $18,616 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.7%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,600

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$338

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(1,686)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,601)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.2%(4)

Other0.1%(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

Mexican1.5%(23)

Puerto Rican0.5%(7)

Cuban0.3%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(3)

Ancestry

German45.3%(682)

Irish16.6%(250)

Polish15.6%(235)

English10.3%(155)

American3.5%(52)

Dutch2%(30)

Italian1.7%(26)

French1.3%(20)

Armenian1%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(14)

Scottish0.9%(14)

Hungarian0.7%(10)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(7)

Lithuanian0.5%(7)

Portuguese0.4%(6)

Welsh0.4%(6)

French Canadian0.3%(4)

Ukrainian0.2%(3)

Danish0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married26.7%(134)

Married56.2%(282)

Widowed9.2%(46)

Divorced8%(40)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(108)

Married51.8%(337)

Widowed19.1%(124)

Divorced12.5%(81)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.1%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.2%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 85.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.0%

+8.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% 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)14.1%(10)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.5%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.8%(29)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.7%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 71 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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