With 949 people, Stronghurst is a city in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $124,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%. Households here earn about 29% less than in Illinois as a whole. Median rent is $894 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Stronghurst
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants74.3% → 66.4%(−7.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.4% → 20.4%(+8.0 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)19.3%(11)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(7)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.3%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War24.6%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II7%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 57 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
Stronghurst, decade by decade
Stronghurst 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
829
$55,350
$87,122
12.4%
3.3
2000
896
$58,391
$94,726
12.6%
2.2
2010
883
$64,241
$128,464
12.2%
4.1
2020
833
$63,001
$108,841
17.3%
12.2
2024
949
$59,375
$124,600
20.4%
8.9
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.
