Pearl City is a city of 745 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 32.3. The typical home is worth $128,200, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 0%. Renters pay $744 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,295, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 11%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pearl City
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.7 → 32.3(−3.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.9% → 94.1%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.8% → 18.7%(+7.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)17.6%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.2%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 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
Pearl City, decade by decade
Pearl City 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
673
$73,430
$117,123
10.8%
0.4
2000
780
$80,023
$144,275
14.5%
3.5
2010
838
$60,780
$153,064
24.8%
4.0
2020
790
$80,550
$121,204
19.5%
18.0
2024
745
$63,295
$128,200
18.7%
14.2
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.
