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61238

Cambridge, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,549
Median household income
$64,583
People below poverty
13.2%
Median home value
$131,100

Income

The median income of households in 61238 was $64,583. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 8.3
$25,000 to $34,999 7.6
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8
$50,000 to $74,999 18.2
$75,000 to $99,999 15.2
$100,000 to $149,999 20.6
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8
$200,000 or more 2.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54028
Female 43711

An estimated 72.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,287. 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 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.6
Social Security 32.1
Retirement income 28.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 61.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 18% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 61238 in 2020-2024, 95.5% had health insurance coverage and 4.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.4% and public coverage was 37.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 61238 had a total population of 2,549 - 1,268 (49.7%) females and 1,281 (50.3%) males. The median age was 41.5 years. An estimated 22.9% of the population was under 18 years, 28.4% was 19 to 44 years, 29% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 61238 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 49 65
5 to 9 109 55
10 to 14 89 70
15 to 19 84 93
20 to 24 48 96
25 to 29 90 40
30 to 34 131 134
35 to 39 26 35
40 to 44 67 58
45 to 49 113 86
50 to 54 44 52
55 to 59 129 121
60 to 64 116 78
65 to 69 61 120
70 to 74 64 56
75 to 79 26 34
80 to 84 14 17
85 and over 21 58

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.1% were White; 1.5% were Black or African American; 18.7% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.2% of the people in 61238 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 88.9% of the people in 61238 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,042 households in 61238. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 55% of the households in 61238 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 18.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30% of all households.

In 61238, 30.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55
Cohabiting Couples 5.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.4% of males and 56.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.2 23.2
Now married, except separated 54.4 56.4
Separated 1.5 1
Widowed 2 9.5
Divorced 8.9 9.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 61238, 0 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, NaN% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.7% of the people living in 61238 were U.S. natives. 79.5% of the 61238 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.3% of 61238 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 61238 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 61238.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 85.3
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 14.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 61238 in 2020-2024, 1.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.5% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 61238 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.9
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 61238 was 518 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 11 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 420. College or graduate school enrollment was 87.

Educational Attainment of People in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.7
High school diploma or equivalency 41
Some college, no degree 22.8
Associate's degree 14.6
Bachelor's degree 12.9
Graduate or professional degree 4.1

Disability

In 61238, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 8.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5% of people under 18 years old, to 6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 20.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 61238, 61 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 851 67.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 289 22.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 99 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 61238 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.2
Construction 8.1
Manufacturing 11.7
Wholesale trade 3.3
Retail trade 13.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.2
Information 4.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 17.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.7
Other Services, except public administration 5.3
Public administration 9.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 61238 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 348 27.5
Service occupations 236 18.7
Sales and office occupations 278 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 189 14.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 214 16.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.8% of 61238 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3.9
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 8.7

In 2020-2024, 61238 had a total of 1,184 housing units. Of these housing units, 91.9% 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"). 6.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 91.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.4
Mobile homes 1.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 53.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 61238 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 67.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 61238 had 1,042 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 142 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 86.1% while renters occupied 13.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.29.

0.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 18.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.3% and another 29.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 61238:

House Heating Fuel Used in 61238 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.3
Electricity 13.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 3.3
No fuel used 2.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 61238 was $131,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 56.9 % had a mortgage. 43.1% 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 $1,254 and for owners without a mortgage it was $583.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 61238 was $971. 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.