Shumway is home to 260 people in Illinois. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $102,500. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. The average commute runs 17 minutes.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,159, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% 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 Shumway
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate5.8% → 20.7%(+14.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants84.8% → 72.1%(−12.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$50,310 → $82,159(+63%)US over the same years: +14%
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%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era100%(5)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
Shumway, decade by decade
Shumway 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
241
$50,310
$59,042
3.2%
15.5
2000
217
$78,559
$83,796
9.3%
0.0
2010
202
$65,336
$72,792
14.7%
16.4
2020
188
$71,965
$96,236
15.2%
19.1
2024
260
$82,159
$102,500
5.5%
20.6
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.
