COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Hancock County

Illinois · 21,373 residents · 794 sq mi

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Hancock County is home to 21,373 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $34,400. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 25%. Median rent is $276 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,373

+6%vs 2000

vs 20,121 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

794 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(1,336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,596)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,642)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(1,398)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(1,079)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(2,951)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,863)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(2,269)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(2,241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(2,130)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(1,332)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(536)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,036

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,654 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,358

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,478 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $363 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(19,780)

Black0.2%(38)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(105)

Asian0.2%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(21,277)

Black0%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(92)

Asian0.1%(21)

Other0.3%(69)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(298)

Central American0.2%(35)

South American0.2%(33)

Guatemalan0.2%(29)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Ecuadorian0.1%(10)

Honduran0%(6)

Spaniard0%(5)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Cuban0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Filipino0.1%(12)

Thai0.1%(12)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Japanese0%(6)

Korean0%(2)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(6)

Samoan0%(4)

Ancestry

German30.1%(5,203)

English15.3%(2,643)

Irish12.6%(2,171)

American7.9%(1,366)

Scottish2.6%(448)

Italian2.3%(392)

French2%(353)

Swedish1.5%(264)

Dutch0.9%(155)

Norwegian0.7%(119)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(110)

Welsh0.4%(62)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(57)

Swiss0.3%(54)

British0.2%(34)

Belgian0.2%(32)

Danish0.2%(32)

Czech0.2%(29)

Arab0.1%(16)

Greek0.1%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Finnish0%(8)

Hungarian0%(8)

Portuguese0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(7)

Canadian0%(5)

Latvian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

Nigerian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married24.5%(1,755)

Married59%(4,228)

Widowed4.4%(318)

Divorced12%(862)

Women 15+

Never married18.7%(1,342)

Married57.9%(4,158)

Widowed10.8%(772)

Divorced12.6%(905)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.7%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 10.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.5%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.3% 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)20%(192)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(232)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(325)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(73)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 962 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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