Worth is a city of 10,700 people in Illinois. 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 33% less than in Illinois as a whole. There are 4,517 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 21.1%, above the 12.5% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $215,000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,288, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% 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 Worth
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.2% → 21.1%(+14.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share97.1% → 68.7%(−28.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$85,582 → $56,288(−34%)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)36.7%(151)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.4%(51)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(115)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.6%(52)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 412 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
Worth, decade by decade
Worth 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
11,208
$85,582
$229,687
12.5%
7.1
2000
11,047
$77,827
$241,551
11.2%
25.1
2010
10,789
$67,475
$288,865
13.6%
37.4
2020
10,970
$72,073
$213,440
18.5%
52.8
2024
10,700
$56,288
$215,000
18.7%
60.1
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.
