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Hometown, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Hometown, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

4,244

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,101

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.5% since 2018

Hometown lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone2,639 (62.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone810 (19.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race656 (15.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races82 (1.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone27 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone1 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish838
  2. 2.Other Indo-European36
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic19
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

219

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$30,906

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care470
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management350
  3. 3.Manufacturing250
  4. 4.Other Services222
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations739
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations456
  3. 3.Service Occupations371
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations324
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations228

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 2.22×)222
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.61×)200
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.34×)350
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)250
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.15×)115

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$152,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$812/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $125,000 to $149,999331 (23.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999251 (18.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999223 (16.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999163 (11.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999147 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99972 (5.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

1.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,557 (76.0%)
  • Public Transit176 (8.6%)
  • Carpooled133 (6.5%)
  • Worked at Home123 (6.0%)
  • Walked53 (2.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other7 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.