COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Edwards County

Illinois · 7,440 residents · 222 sq mi

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Edwards County is a county of 7,440 people in Illinois. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $33,000. About 8% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 34% less than in Illinois as a whole. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 5%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,440

+7%vs 2000

vs 6,971 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

222 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(466)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(473)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(617)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(479)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(386)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(1,044)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(1,050)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(753)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(695)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(796)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(531)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,238

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,816 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,713

−34%vs 2000

vs $16,187 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,000

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $319 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.2%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(6,869)

Black0.1%(10)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(32)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(7,410)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(62)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.4%(22)

Cuban0.2%(14)

Central American0.2%(14)

Guatemalan0.2%(14)

Mexican0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.1%(9)

Korean0.1%(6)

Ancestry

English23.1%(1,402)

German15.9%(966)

American10.9%(664)

Irish8.2%(496)

Scottish2%(122)

French1.2%(73)

Polish1.2%(72)

Scotch-Irish1%(60)

Dutch0.8%(49)

Welsh0.6%(36)

Italian0.3%(20)

Norwegian0.3%(20)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.3%(16)

British0.2%(13)

Bulgarian0.2%(12)

West Indian0.2%(12)

Haitian0.2%(12)

Danish0.2%(10)

Belgian0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(7)

Swedish0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(4)

Greek0%(2)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.7%

−12.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+30%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married26.6%(659)

Married58.8%(1,458)

Widowed4%(99)

Divorced10.6%(264)

Women 15+

Never married18.3%(462)

Married57.6%(1,450)

Widowed11.9%(299)

Divorced12.2%(308)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.7%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% 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)10.9%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(83)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.3%(156)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 330 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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