CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Worth

Illinois · 11,208 residents · 2.37 sq mi

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Worth is home to 11,208 people in Illinois. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.2% of residents. Households take in $35,658 a year at the median, 18% more than the country as a whole. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median home value sits at $95,700.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,208

+1%vs 2000

vs 11,047 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.37 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(824)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(772)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.6%(629)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(640)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(950)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.2%(2,262)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,607)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(1,063)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(1,092)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(829)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(418)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(122)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,658

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,723 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,419

−21%vs 2000

vs $19,449 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$95,700

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $132,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$507

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $653 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.8%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.2%(9,850)

Black1.6%(175)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(669)

Asian1.2%(133)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(11,063)

Black0.3%(32)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(298)

Asian0%(0)

Other1%(113)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican18.8%(2,011)

Puerto Rican1.5%(163)

South American0.2%(23)

Peruvian0.2%(23)

Central American0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(13)

Spaniard0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Filipino2.1%(224)

Asian Indian0.8%(87)

Vietnamese0.4%(38)

Japanese0.3%(32)

Korean0.2%(19)

Ancestry

Irish15.8%(1,688)

Polish15.1%(1,618)

German10.5%(1,121)

Arab8.3%(887)

Italian7.5%(800)

American3.1%(329)

English3%(317)

Palestinian2.8%(296)

Lithuanian2.7%(285)

Jordanian2.4%(252)

French Canadian2.3%(242)

Dutch1.9%(204)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.7%(180)

Greek1.2%(131)

Austrian1%(106)

French1%(104)

Slovak0.9%(92)

Scottish0.6%(60)

Czech0.5%(57)

Subsaharan African0.5%(53)

Ghanaian0.5%(53)

Ukrainian0.4%(46)

Norwegian0.4%(39)

West Indian0.2%(23)

Haitian0.2%(23)

Jamaican0.2%(23)

Croatian0.2%(18)

Bulgarian0.1%(15)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Romanian0.1%(12)

British0.1%(11)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(6)

Russian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Arab population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.0%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 21.2 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 married41%(1,774)

Married48.1%(2,081)

Widowed1.3%(55)

Divorced9.6%(416)

Women 15+

Never married35.1%(1,523)

Married42.8%(1,861)

Widowed8%(349)

Divorced14.1%(611)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 19.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.9%

+8.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.3%

+6.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.5% 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)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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