With 1,903 people, Prophetstown is a city in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 15% of adults. The typical home is worth $116,600, having risen by half since 2000. The median age is 43.7, about 5 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 1%. Renters pay $733 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% 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 Prophetstown
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree10.2% → 14.8%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share97.5% → 89.7%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$94,323 → $116,600(+24%)US over the same years: +67%
Prophetstown's population equals 3.5% of Whiteside County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.4% of the county's.
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)0.5%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.7%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 191 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
Prophetstown, decade by decade
Prophetstown 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
1,749
$63,616
$94,323
10.2%
6.2
2000
2,023
$68,225
$131,706
13.8%
7.3
2010
2,080
$63,004
$136,664
14.3%
9.9
2020
1,946
$73,079
$117,204
19.6%
21.7
2024
1,903
$65,125
$116,600
14.8%
23.9
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.
