COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Edgar County

Illinois · 19,595 residents · 623 sq mi

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Edgar County is home to 19,595 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $33,800. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 33%. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

19,595

−1%vs 2000

vs 19,704 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

623 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,246)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,345)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,512)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(1,413)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.1%(997)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(2,636)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(2,693)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,080)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,953)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(2,031)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,168)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(521)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,657

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,203 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,190

−37%vs 2000

vs $17,857 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

+5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $391 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.8%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.6% in 2000

27.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(19,052)

Black1.8%(362)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(154)

Asian0.2%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(19,353)

Black1%(188)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(28)

Asian0.1%(29)

Other0.1%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American0.7%(111)

Mexican0.6%(102)

Salvadoran0.6%(94)

Puerto Rican0.2%(27)

Honduran0.1%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(20)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Laotian0%(5)

Chinese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German19.5%(3,229)

English15%(2,486)

Irish13.6%(2,252)

American7.3%(1,215)

Italian3.3%(548)

Scottish1.7%(285)

Dutch1.4%(224)

French1.3%(215)

Swedish1.1%(182)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(145)

French Canadian0.8%(135)

Polish0.3%(56)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.2%(41)

Welsh0.2%(35)

Greek0.2%(30)

British0.2%(29)

Bulgarian0.2%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(14)

Serbian0.1%(13)

Romanian0.1%(10)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Russian0%(6)

Danish0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Finnish0%(1)

West Indian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.5%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married26.6%(1,778)

Married57.5%(3,845)

Widowed2.7%(183)

Divorced13.2%(881)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(1,493)

Married52.9%(3,798)

Widowed13.2%(946)

Divorced13.1%(941)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.4%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.5%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.1%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.2%

−8.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.9%

+7.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% 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)13.5%(102)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.1%(129)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.4%(387)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.9%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 753 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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