COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pope County

Illinois · 4,373 residents · 369 sq mi

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Pope County is a county of 4,373 people in Illinois. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $29,400. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 41%. 25.2% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,373

−1%vs 2000

vs 4,413 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−13%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

369 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96%(263)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(284)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.8%(471)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(314)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(595)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(587)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(427)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.4%(409)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(443)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(251)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(109)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,031

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,048 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,977

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,440 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.2%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$29,400

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$194

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $257 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.5%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

24.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93%(4,104)

Black3.6%(158)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(40)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(4,076)

Black6%(264)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(39)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0.7%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(66)

Cuban1%(38)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

German16.8%(627)

Irish14.7%(549)

English11.9%(446)

American9%(338)

Italian2.1%(80)

French1.9%(71)

Swedish1.4%(53)

Polish1.2%(46)

Scottish1%(37)

Norwegian0.9%(33)

Welsh0.5%(17)

Czech0.3%(13)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.3%(12)

Austrian0.3%(11)

Swiss0.3%(10)

Danish0.2%(9)

Dutch0.2%(8)

Finnish0.1%(5)

Greek0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.3%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.2%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.8 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 22.4 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 married24.4%(425)

Married53.3%(930)

Widowed7.2%(125)

Divorced15.2%(265)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(309)

Married52.3%(820)

Widowed16.7%(262)

Divorced11.3%(177)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.0%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.2% 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)16.7%(57)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38%(130)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(120)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.8%(30)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 342 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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