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61736

Downs, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,673
Median household income
$110,444
People below poverty
11.1%
Median home value
$276,000

Income

The median income of households in 61736 was $110,444. An estimated 10.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 20.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.3
$10,000 to $14,999 0.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1.3
$25,000 to $34,999 1.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8.9
$50,000 to $74,999 7.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6
$100,000 to $149,999 30.2
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 20.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 87734
Female 78977

An estimated 73.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,834. 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 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.7
Social Security 21.1
Retirement income 29.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 0.5
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.6

In 2020-2024, 6.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 84.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 3.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 62.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 61736 in 2020-2024, 98.7% had health insurance coverage and 1.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81% and public coverage was 26.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1%.


In 2020-2024, 61736 had a total population of 2,673 - 1,321 (49.4%) females and 1,352 (50.6%) males. The median age was 36 years. An estimated 32.1% of the population was under 18 years, 24.4% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 61736 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 24 91
5 to 9 122 86
10 to 14 218 169
15 to 19 84 101
20 to 24 95 17
25 to 29 25 34
30 to 34 82 155
35 to 39 49 50
40 to 44 51 92
45 to 49 132 127
50 to 54 75 58
55 to 59 77 126
60 to 64 117 27
65 to 69 27 16
70 to 74 24 5
75 to 79 75 127
80 to 84 10 25
85 and over 65 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.8% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 16.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.6% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4% of the people in 61736 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.3% of the people in 61736 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 947 households in 61736. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.1% of the households in 61736 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.7% of all households, while 13.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 6.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.3% of all households.

In 61736, 44.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.1
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.2% of males and 57.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24 16.6
Now married, except separated 56.2 57.5
Separated 0 1.8
Widowed 6.8 11.5
Divorced 13.1 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 61736, 21 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.7% of the people living in 61736 were U.S. natives. 74.7% of the 61736 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.3% of 61736 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 61736 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 61736.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 27.8
Asia 36.1
Europe 36.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 61736 in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.4% 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 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.4
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91 % of the people at least one year old living in 61736 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91
Different house, same county 3
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 4.2
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 61736 was 897 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 107 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 729. College or graduate school enrollment was 61.

Educational Attainment of People in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.1
High school diploma or equivalency 27.6
Some college, no degree 10.8
Associate's degree 3.7
Bachelor's degree 38.1
Graduate or professional degree 18.7

Disability

In 61736, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.6% of people under 18 years old, to 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 11.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 61736, 63.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 960 78.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 241 19.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 17 1.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 61736 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.7
Construction 6.3
Manufacturing 6.8
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 4.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 31.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 1.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 61736 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 730 59.8
Service occupations 90 7.4
Sales and office occupations 235 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 75 6.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 91 7.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.7% of 61736 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.8
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 15.1

In 2020-2024, 61736 had a total of 964 housing units. Of these housing units, 99.5% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 99.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

17.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 61736 was 7.1 rooms, and of these housing units 86.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 61736 had 947 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 17 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 89.7% while renters occupied 10.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.86 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.46.

1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 23.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 26.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 61736:

House Heating Fuel Used in 61736 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 84.2
Electricity 13.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 61736 was $276,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.7 % had a mortgage. 42.3% 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 $2,237 and for owners without a mortgage it was $843.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 61736 was $948. 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.