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62535

Forsyth, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,502
Median household income
$112,000
People below poverty
11.3%
Median home value
$281,000

Income

The median income of households in 62535 was $112,000. An estimated 1.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 29.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.8
$10,000 to $14,999 0.8
$15,000 to $24,999 3.6
$25,000 to $34,999 4.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 12.7
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 9.6
$200,000 or more 29.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 103063
Female 81250

An estimated 64.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 38.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,306. 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 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 64.5
Social Security 33.9
Retirement income 38.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.9
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 20.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 20.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 2.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 35.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 38.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 62535 in 2020-2024, 98.4% had health insurance coverage and 1.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84% and public coverage was 31.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.9%.


In 2020-2024, 62535 had a total population of 3,502 - 1,685 (48.1%) females and 1,817 (51.9%) males. The median age was 41.6 years. An estimated 29.2% of the population was under 18 years, 24.9% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 62535 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 125 134
5 to 9 215 173
10 to 14 184 57
15 to 19 138 47
20 to 24 68 42
25 to 29 75 42
30 to 34 42 150
35 to 39 89 74
40 to 44 145 146
45 to 49 114 116
50 to 54 149 114
55 to 59 94 101
60 to 64 95 95
65 to 69 86 98
70 to 74 50 87
75 to 79 82 42
80 to 84 42 36
85 and over 24 131

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.3% were White; 1% were Black or African American; 14.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.8% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.8% of the people in 62535 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82% of the people in 62535 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,252 households in 62535. The average household size was 2.75 people.

Married-couple households made up 75.1% of the households in 62535 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 14.8% of all households, while 7.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.6% of all households.

In 62535, 33.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 75.1
Cohabiting Couples 2.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
7.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 72.7% of males and 72.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 21.1 9.8
Now married, except separated 72.7 72.1
Separated 0 0.8
Widowed 3.5 10.7
Divorced 2.7 6.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 62535, 15 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 93.1% of the people living in 62535 were U.S. natives. 72.9% of the 62535 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.9% of 62535 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 48.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 62535 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 62535.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.7
Asia 58.5
Europe 24.1
Africa 0
Northern America 3.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 62535 in 2020-2024, 7.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 0.9% 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 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 3.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.2
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 62535 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.9
Different house, same county 4.8
Different county, same state 2
Different state 3.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 59.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 62535 was 834 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 63 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 611. College or graduate school enrollment was 160.

Educational Attainment of People in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.1
High school diploma or equivalency 15
Some college, no degree 13.9
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 38.5
Graduate or professional degree 20.8

Disability

In 62535, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 62535, 53.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,130 82.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 222 16.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 23 1.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 62535 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.1
Construction 2
Manufacturing 26.8
Wholesale trade 2.1
Retail trade 6.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.9
Other Services, except public administration 7.3
Public administration 3.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 62535 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 865 62.9
Service occupations 115 8.4
Sales and office occupations 212 15.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 65 4.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 118 8.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.3% of 62535 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 17.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.5
Other means 0
Worked from home 8.1

In 2020-2024, 62535 had a total of 1,300 housing units. Of these housing units, 94.6% 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"). 5.4% 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 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 94.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 62535 was 7.2 rooms, and of these housing units 84.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 62535 had 1,252 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 48 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 92.6% while renters occupied 7.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.86 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.41.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 28.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 62535:

House Heating Fuel Used in 62535 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.5
Electricity 17.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 62535 was $281,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.3 % had a mortgage. 47.7% 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 $2,263 and for owners without a mortgage it was $818.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 62535 was $1,222. 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.