COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Christian County

Illinois · 34,418 residents · 709 sq mi

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With 34,418 people, Christian County is a county in Illinois. Median home value sits at $37,200. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. At a median age of 36.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 24%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

34,418

−3%vs 2000

vs 35,372 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

709 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,371)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(2,525)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,341)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(2,393)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(1,843)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(5,078)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,657)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(3,654)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(3,408)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(3,224)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(2,150)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(774)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,506

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,561 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,676

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,937 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.7%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,200

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $61,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

26.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(33,921)

Black2.1%(754)

Hispanic / Latino1%(345)

Asian0.4%(131)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(34,235)

Black0.1%(47)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(95)

Asian0.3%(96)

Other0.1%(40)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(596)

South American0.5%(175)

Chilean0.5%(151)

Central American0.4%(120)

Cuban0.3%(92)

Guatemalan0.2%(79)

Puerto Rican0.2%(56)

Nicaraguan0.1%(41)

Spaniard0.1%(18)

Argentine0.1%(17)

Colombian0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(72)

Vietnamese0.2%(57)

Korean0.1%(44)

Cambodian0.1%(29)

Chinese0.1%(24)

Laotian0.1%(19)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Filipino0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Chamorro0%(3)

Ancestry

German20.2%(6,761)

English13%(4,359)

Irish10.7%(3,579)

American9.4%(3,163)

Italian4.8%(1,604)

Scottish2.1%(709)

French1.9%(637)

Polish1.3%(447)

Swedish1.2%(416)

Dutch1.1%(354)

Scotch-Irish1%(325)

Czech0.5%(179)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.5%(163)

British0.5%(160)

Lithuanian0.5%(151)

Norwegian0.3%(104)

Subsaharan African0.3%(93)

Welsh0.3%(93)

Hungarian0.2%(80)

Australian0.2%(68)

French Canadian0.2%(62)

Danish0.1%(46)

Belgian0.1%(44)

Swiss0.1%(43)

Greek0.1%(42)

Russian0.1%(40)

Croatian0.1%(21)

Israeli0.1%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Nigerian0.1%(20)

Austrian0%(16)

Romanian0%(11)

Arab0%(9)

Jordanian0%(9)

Canadian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.0 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 19.1 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 married35.2%(5,305)

Married46.1%(6,963)

Widowed3.8%(576)

Divorced14.9%(2,248)

Women 15+

Never married26%(3,455)

Married47.1%(6,264)

Widowed13.3%(1,770)

Divorced13.6%(1,810)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.2%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 59.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.2%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 41.5% 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)31%(690)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(447)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.8%(685)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(78)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,224 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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