COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Coles County

Illinois · 51,644 residents · 508 sq mi

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With 51,644 people, Coles County is a county in Illinois. The typical home is worth $44,400. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 25%. This skews young, with a median age of 29.9. Getting to work takes 16 minutes on average. Median rent is $332 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

51,644

−3%vs 2000

vs 53,196 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

508 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(2,836)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(3,062)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(3,116)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.7%(5,535)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2415.4%(7,959)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(7,121)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(6,177)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(4,704)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(4,054)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(3,874)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(2,263)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(943)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,153

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,286 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,315

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,370 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,400

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $438 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.7%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.9% in 2000

35.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(50,298)

Black2.3%(1,208)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(737)

Asian0.8%(413)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(50,040)

Black1.9%(1,003)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(444)

Asian0.6%(321)

Other0.5%(280)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(1,362)

Puerto Rican0.4%(167)

South American0.2%(88)

Colombian0.2%(78)

Central American0.1%(51)

Salvadoran0.1%(44)

Cuban0%(13)

Bolivian0%(10)

Nicaraguan0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(185)

Filipino0.4%(177)

Chinese0.2%(90)

Korean0.2%(77)

Vietnamese0.1%(35)

Cambodian0%(13)

Japanese0%(10)

Thai0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(11)

Tongan0%(9)

Ancestry

German22.1%(10,328)

Irish14.2%(6,647)

English11.4%(5,351)

American5.9%(2,771)

Italian1.8%(848)

Scottish1.3%(618)

Dutch1.2%(576)

Polish1%(479)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(378)

Swedish0.8%(375)

French0.8%(371)

Welsh0.6%(283)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.4%(193)

Norwegian0.4%(188)

Swiss0.3%(159)

Czech0.3%(147)

Subsaharan African0.3%(139)

Greek0.2%(112)

Lithuanian0.2%(104)

Iranian0.2%(83)

Brazilian0.2%(82)

British0.1%(63)

Canadian0.1%(63)

Arab0.1%(59)

West Indian0.1%(45)

Ukrainian0.1%(44)

Romanian0.1%(43)

Haitian0.1%(41)

Danish0.1%(39)

Macedonian0.1%(36)

Turkish0.1%(32)

Ghanaian0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(25)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Russian0%(22)

Latvian0%(18)

Austrian0%(11)

Portuguese0%(9)

Serbian0%(7)

Jamaican0%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.7%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+33%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married37.6%(7,224)

Married47.6%(9,145)

Widowed3.3%(633)

Divorced11.5%(2,202)

Women 15+

Never married32.9%(6,736)

Married44.2%(9,047)

Widowed9.5%(1,934)

Divorced13.4%(2,737)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% 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)24.6%(534)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.3%(463)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(724)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.3%(93)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(26)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,171 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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