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Poplar Grove, IL

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

Population

4,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$120,278

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone3,384 (86.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races259 (6.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race203 (5.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone31 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone13 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish295
  2. 2.Arabic40
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic31
  4. 4.Other Indo-European21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Per Capita Income

$38,180

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care609
  2. 2.Manufacturing416
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities186
  4. 4.Other Services136
  5. 5.Retail Trade126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations907
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations269
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations253
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations223
  5. 5.Service Occupations220

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.49×)109
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.14×)416
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.63×)186
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.48×)136
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.33×)609

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$253,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,443/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999389 (28.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999282 (20.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999185 (13.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999126 (9.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99975 (5.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,99967 (4.9%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$57,882

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.9 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,516 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled238 (12.8%)
  • Worked at Home86 (4.6%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other13 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit11 (0.6%)

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.