COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stark County

Illinois · 6,534 residents · 288 sq mi

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Stark County is home to 6,534 people in Illinois. Median home value sits at $31,000. At a median age of 37.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 22% less than in Illinois as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

6,534

+3%vs 2000

vs 6,332 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

288 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(408)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(493)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(494)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(449)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(294)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(894)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(877)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(698)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(659)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(669)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(402)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(197)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,130

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,826 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,241

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,767 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.5%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,000

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

25.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(6,213)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(54)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(6,485)

Black0.2%(13)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(40)

Asian0.4%(29)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(84)

Puerto Rican0.7%(38)

Central American0.5%(29)

Salvadoran0.4%(22)

Guatemalan0.1%(7)

South American0%(1)

Argentine0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(28)

Filipino0.3%(17)

Ancestry

German26.9%(1,428)

English17.5%(930)

Irish12.6%(670)

American6.2%(329)

Scottish4.1%(216)

Dutch2.7%(142)

Swedish2.6%(138)

Italian2.4%(127)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(80)

Austrian1.5%(78)

Welsh1.2%(62)

Polish1.1%(61)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

French1.1%(60)

Arab1%(54)

Iraqi0.9%(46)

Swiss0.9%(46)

Norwegian0.8%(45)

British0.8%(44)

Belgian0.5%(28)

Danish0.4%(20)

Ukrainian0.4%(19)

Czech0.2%(9)

Lebanese0.2%(8)

Hungarian0.2%(8)

Russian0.1%(6)

Croatian0.1%(5)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Portuguese0.1%(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

10.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.0%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+60%vs 2000

vs 18.2 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 married32.8%(715)

Married53.6%(1,168)

Widowed4.2%(92)

Divorced9.4%(205)

Women 15+

Never married21.5%(470)

Married53.3%(1,166)

Widowed13.1%(287)

Divorced12.1%(264)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.8%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 53.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% 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)22.3%(79)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(71)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.2%(160)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 354 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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