COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Logan County

Illinois · 31,183 residents · 618 sq mi

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Logan County is home to 31,183 people in Illinois. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $74,900. Households here earn about 15% less than in Illinois as a whole. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.1% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 37.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,183

+1%since 1990

from 30,798 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.0

+7%since 1990

from 34.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

618 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(1,689)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96%(1,857)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(2,020)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.1%(2,538)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 247.5%(2,337)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.5%(4,222)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(5,027)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(4,024)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(2,778)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.1%(2,223)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.6%(1,758)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.3%(710)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,389

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,528 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,953

+55%since 1990

from $11,576 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.1%

−2.7 ptssince 1990

from 10.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,900

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$455

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $327 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

71.3%

+3.6 ptssince 1990

from 67.8% in 1990

28.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.9%(29,216)

Black4%(1,228)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(424)

Asian0.4%(124)

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.6%(28,247)

Black6.5%(2,037)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(503)

Asian0.5%(165)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(538)

Puerto Rican0.4%(123)

South American0.4%(104)

Colombian0.4%(103)

Spaniard0.3%(82)

Central American0.1%(34)

Panamanian0.1%(25)

Cuban0.1%(21)

Dominican0%(11)

Salvadoran0%(9)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(57)

Filipino0.1%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(18)

Korean0%(6)

Pakistani0%(2)

Burmese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(21)

Ancestry

German26.1%(7,242)

Irish13%(3,615)

English12.2%(3,376)

American5.4%(1,487)

Italian2.2%(620)

Polish2%(547)

Scottish1.6%(445)

Swedish1.4%(379)

French1%(283)

Dutch1%(282)

Greek0.8%(215)

Norwegian0.6%(162)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(152)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(145)

Welsh0.4%(104)

Lithuanian0.3%(90)

British0.3%(79)

Subsaharan African0.2%(62)

Swiss0.2%(42)

Czech0.1%(32)

Armenian0.1%(25)

Russian0.1%(25)

Croatian0.1%(17)

Belgian0.1%(16)

Slovene0.1%(16)

Arab0.1%(15)

Danish0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

West Indian0%(13)

Austrian0%(10)

Romanian0%(9)

Jordanian0%(8)

Canadian0%(8)

Israeli0%(8)

Egyptian0%(7)

Iranian0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Portuguese0%(6)

Slovak0%(5)

Haitian0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.2%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 12.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.4%

+4.5 ptssince 1990

from 75.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.3%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 3.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

−29%since 1990

from 21.0 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.8%(2,654)

Married65.4%(8,325)

Widowed2.5%(321)

Divorced11.3%(1,437)

Women 15+

Never married17.4%(2,250)

Married59.3%(7,649)

Widowed11.3%(1,460)

Divorced11.9%(1,536)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.6%

−5.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.8%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

72.2%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 75.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.7%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)23.5%(332)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.6%(347)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.8%(477)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(19)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,410 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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