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62974

Pittsburg, IL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,536
Median household income
$64,107
People below poverty
13.7%
Median home value
$199,100

Income

The median income of households in 62974 was $64,107. An estimated 8.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.8
$50,000 to $74,999 27
$75,000 to $99,999 6.6
$100,000 to $149,999 8.8
$150,000 to $199,999 16.3
$200,000 or more 6.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 42250
Female 45625

An estimated 69.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 49.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,699. 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 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.9
Social Security 36.3
Retirement income 49.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.4

In 2020-2024, 18.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 62974 in 2020-2024, 90% had health insurance coverage and 10% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64% and public coverage was 46.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.4%.


In 2020-2024, 62974 had a total population of 1,536 - 782 (50.9%) females and 754 (49.1%) males. The median age was 43.6 years. An estimated 16.9% of the population was under 18 years, 31.7% was 19 to 44 years, 30.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 62974 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 16 22
5 to 9 30 31
10 to 14 47 48
15 to 19 55 53
20 to 24 156 37
25 to 29 17 37
30 to 34 19 47
35 to 39 45 40
40 to 44 19 69
45 to 49 36 82
50 to 54 57 38
55 to 59 49 82
60 to 64 55 64
65 to 69 70 18
70 to 74 13 30
75 to 79 31 73
80 to 84 36 6
85 and over 3 5

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.7% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 12.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.8% of the people in 62974 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.7% of the people in 62974 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 559 households in 62974. The average household size was 2.75 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.4% of the households in 62974 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 27.9% of all households, while 8.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 5.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 16.6% of all households.

In 62974, 33.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 59.4
Cohabiting Couples 4.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 53% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 37.5 20.9
Now married, except separated 54.6 53
Separated 0.8 2.9
Widowed 2.6 9.3
Divorced 4.5 14

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 62974, 21 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 42.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.4% of the people living in 62974 were U.S. natives. 75.7% of the 62974 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.6% of 62974 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 52 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 62974 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 62974.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48
Asia 0
Europe 4
Africa 0
Northern America 48
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 62974 in 2020-2024, 1.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.8% of people at least five years old; 0.8% 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 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.8
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 84.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 62974 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 84.6
Different house, same county 6.6
Different county, same state 0.2
Different state 8.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 62974 was 322 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 239. College or graduate school enrollment was 82.

Educational Attainment of People in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 29.5
Some college, no degree 31.6
Associate's degree 13.7
Bachelor's degree 14
Graduate or professional degree 6.3

Disability

In 62974, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.2% of people under 18 years old, to 11.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 62974, 47.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 482 76.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 100 15.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 50 7.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 62974 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.4
Construction 9.2
Manufacturing 9.7
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 11.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7
Information 3.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 14.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.6
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 10.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 62974 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 154 24.4
Service occupations 97 15.3
Sales and office occupations 157 24.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 140 22.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 84 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.4% of 62974 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1
Other means 0
Worked from home 3.2

In 2020-2024, 62974 had a total of 633 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.3% 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. 20.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 20.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 62974 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 68.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 62974 had 559 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 74 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83% while renters occupied 17%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.73.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.2% and another 31.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 62974:

House Heating Fuel Used in 62974 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 37.8
Electricity 57.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 4.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 62974 was $199,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 44.6 % had a mortgage. 55.4% 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 $1,555 and for owners without a mortgage it was $508.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 62974 was $956. 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.