CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Williamsfield

Illinois · 568 residents · 1.23 sq mi

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With 568 people, Williamsfield is a city in Illinois. Median home value sits at $29,400. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 36.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 20%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

568

−8%vs 2000

vs 620 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

+4%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024531

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(47)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.5%(20)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(87)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.6%(66)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(57)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(51)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,750

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,854 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,106

−33%vs 2000

vs $17,941 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.9%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,400

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$297

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.6%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.0% in 2000

22.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(618)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(563)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(5)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese3%(16)

Filipino0.2%(1)

Ancestry

American19.6%(104)

English12.4%(66)

German10%(53)

Irish5.5%(29)

Swedish3%(16)

Scottish2.8%(15)

Danish2.4%(13)

French2.1%(11)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(10)

Norwegian1.5%(8)

Polish0.8%(4)

Welsh0.8%(4)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian0.6%(3)

Dutch0.6%(3)

Greek0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.6%

−12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 17.2 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 married28.8%(66)

Married55%(126)

Widowed0.4%(1)

Divorced15.7%(36)

Women 15+

Never married35.8%(88)

Married45.5%(112)

Widowed7.7%(19)

Divorced11%(27)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.0%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.6%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 71.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.2%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% 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)4.8%(1)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(3)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era71.4%(15)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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