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61028

Elizabeth, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,683
Median household income
$86,053
People below poverty
8.2%
Median home value
$174,400

Income

The median income of households in 61028 was $86,053. An estimated 1.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.1
$25,000 to $34,999 12.8
$35,000 to $49,999 3.3
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 21.6
$100,000 to $149,999 21.1
$150,000 to $199,999 9.4
$200,000 or more 4.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61847
Female 53750

An estimated 67.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 42.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 36.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,481. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.6
Social Security 42.4
Retirement income 36.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.7
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.6

In 2020-2024, 9.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 21.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 73.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 61028 in 2020-2024, 88.9% had health insurance coverage and 11.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.1% and public coverage was 38.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 26.3%.


In 2020-2024, 61028 had a total population of 1,683 - 847 (50.3%) females and 836 (49.7%) males. The median age was 46.3 years. An estimated 17.4% of the population was under 18 years, 27.7% was 19 to 44 years, 21.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 30.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 61028 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 45 31
5 to 9 9 16
10 to 14 36 85
15 to 19 51 83
20 to 24 71 19
25 to 29 65 70
30 to 34 45 47
35 to 39 50 34
40 to 44 28 37
45 to 49 66 38
50 to 54 52 29
55 to 59 27 61
60 to 64 43 39
65 to 69 77 53
70 to 74 42 59
75 to 79 74 32
80 to 84 30 36
85 and over 25 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.7% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 11% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.6% of the people in 61028 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 93% of the people in 61028 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 818 households in 61028. The average household size was 2.03 people.

Married-couple households made up 45% of the households in 61028 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22% of all households, while 25.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 35.7% of all households.

In 61028, 18.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 45.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45
Cohabiting Couples 7.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.4% of males and 50.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.8 23.5
Now married, except separated 54.4 50.8
Separated 0 1
Widowed 2.4 18.5
Divorced 10.3 6.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 61028, 8 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 37.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 61028 were U.S. natives. 50.9% of the 61028 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 61028 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 26.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 61028 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 61028.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 67.6
Asia 0
Europe 32.4
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 61028 in 2020-2024, 2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 0.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 61028 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.3
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 2.9
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 61028 was 326 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 24 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 211. College or graduate school enrollment was 91.

Educational Attainment of People in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.1
High school diploma or equivalency 30.2
Some college, no degree 14.7
Associate's degree 13.5
Bachelor's degree 19.9
Graduate or professional degree 9.7

Disability

In 61028, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.4% of people under 18 years old, to 5.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 61028, 59.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 619 73.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 137 16.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 89 10.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 61028 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 10.2
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 8.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.1
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 26
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.1
Other Services, except public administration 5.1
Public administration 5.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 61028 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 400 47.2
Service occupations 120 14.2
Sales and office occupations 111 13.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 106 12.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 110 13

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.2% of 61028 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.5
Other means 1
Worked from home 12.8

In 2020-2024, 61028 had a total of 1,045 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 10.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 10.9
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 41.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 61028 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 66.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 61028 had 818 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 227 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82% while renters occupied 18%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.12 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.63.

5.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 40.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 61028:

House Heating Fuel Used in 61028 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 75
Electricity 14.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 10.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 61028 was $174,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.8 % had a mortgage. 43.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,641 and for owners without a mortgage it was $568.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 61028 was $742. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.