CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tovey

Illinois · 509 residents · 0.22 sq mi

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Tovey is a city of 509 people in Illinois. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The typical home is worth $27,300. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 26%. Median rent is $300 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

509

−1%vs 2000

vs 516 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024629

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(39)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(34)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(27)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(84)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(69)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(56)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.2%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(23)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,750

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,417 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,761

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,712 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.2%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,300

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $425 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

13.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(509)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(506)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.4%(78)

Cuban1.3%(8)

Ancestry

Irish15.1%(95)

German13.7%(86)

Italian13.5%(85)

English12.1%(76)

French4.5%(28)

American4.3%(27)

Slovak1.1%(7)

Hungarian1%(6)

Lithuanian0.6%(4)

Romanian0.5%(3)

Dutch0.3%(2)

Polish0.3%(2)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.3%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.7%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−17.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.5%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.5 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 21.6 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 married42.5%(108)

Married47.2%(120)

Widowed5.1%(13)

Divorced5.1%(13)

Women 15+

Never married38.2%(81)

Married46.7%(99)

Widowed6.1%(13)

Divorced9%(19)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

4.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.5%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

+11.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 66.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% 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)20%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24%(6)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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