Eureka, IL

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2023 Population

5,095

7.43% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.7

2.78% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.9%

4.97% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$55,172

14.3% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$154,600

2.59% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,300

14.5% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Eureka, IL had a population of 5.1k people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $55,172. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Eureka, IL declined from 5,504 to 5,095, a −7.43% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,250 to $55,172, a 14.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Eureka, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.81%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%), White (Hispanic) (0.962%), and Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.903%).

None of the households in Eureka, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Eureka, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Eureka, IL are Eureka College (143 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Eureka, IL was $154,600, and the homeownership rate was 66.6%.

Most people in Eureka, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Eureka, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Eureka, IL is home to a population of 5.1k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 0.667% of Eureka, IL residents were born outside of the country (34 people).

In 2023, there were 32.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.69k people) in Eureka, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 143 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 96 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Eureka, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Eureka, IL was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Eureka, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Eureka, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.69k ± 480
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
143 ± 104
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
96 ± 52

2.24%

Hispanic Population

114 people

2.24% of the people in Eureka, IL are hispanic (114 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Eureka, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

0.667%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

34 people

0.654%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

36 people

As of 2023, 0.667% of Eureka, IL residents (34 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Eureka, IL was 0.654%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Eureka, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
43 ± 52
Vietnam
17 ± 31
Korea
14 ± 27

Eureka, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.53 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Eureka, IL employs 2.3k people. The largest industries in Eureka, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (567 people), Educational Services (426 people), and Manufacturing (214 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($73,980), Finance & Insurance ($69,524), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($69,226).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2023 Value

± 389

−14.5%

1 Year decline

± 28.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Eureka, IL declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 2.69k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Eureka, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (344 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (259 people), and Management Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Eureka, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.3k

2023 Value

± 389

−14.5%

1 Year decline

± 28.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Eureka, IL declined at a rate of −14.5%, from 2.69k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Eureka, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (567 people), Educational Services (426 people), and Manufacturing (214 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Eureka, IL, though some of these residents may live in Eureka, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,596

Median earning men ± $10,244

$39,440

Median earning women ± $7,276

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($73,980), Other Services Except Public Administration ($68,988), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($68,661).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,688), Public Administration ($41,042), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,124).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Eureka, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Eureka, IL awarded 143 degrees. The student population of Eureka, IL in 2022 is skewed towards men, with 295 male students and 264 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Eureka, IL are White (119 and 83.8%), followed by Black or African American (11 and 7.75%), Hispanic or Latino (4 and 2.82%), and Two or More Races (4 and 2.82%).

The largest universities in Eureka, IL by number of degrees awarded are Eureka College (143 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Eureka, IL are General Business Administration & Management (22 and 15.4%), Criminal Justice And Corrections, General (19 and 13.3%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (15 and 10.5%).

The median tuition cost in Eureka, IL for private four year colleges is $27,450.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Eureka, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 86.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 559 (52.8% men and 47.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 559 students enrolled in Eureka, IL, 52.8% men and 47.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 397 records, of which 55.4% were women and 44.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
22 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice And Corrections, General
19 degrees awarded
Elementary Education & Teaching
15 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Eureka, IL was General Business Administration & Management with 22 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Eureka, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Eureka College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

143 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eureka College with 143 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 66 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Eureka, IL, which is 0.857 times less than the 77 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 119 degrees mean that there were 10.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 11 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($27,450) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($930) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Eureka, IL was $154,600 in 2023, which is 0.51 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $150,700 to $154,600, a 2.59% increase. The homeownership rate in Eureka, IL is 66.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Eureka, IL have an average commute time of 28.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Eureka, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$17,102

$1,431

Median Property Taxes

±$291

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Eureka, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Eureka, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.6%

Homeownership

2023

65.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.6% of the housing units in Eureka, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Eureka, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 306.01

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Eureka, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,172

Median Household Income

± $18,513

2.15k

Number of Households

± 404

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.15k households in Eureka, IL grew to $55,172 from the previous year's value of $48,250.

The following chart displays the households in Eureka, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Eureka, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80%)
Worked At Home (8.86%)
Carpooled (8.12%)

In 2023, 80% of workers in Eureka, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.86%) and those who carpooled to work (8.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Eureka, IL have a longer commute time (28.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.48% of the workforce in Eureka, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Eureka, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Eureka, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Eureka, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Eureka, IL (634 out of 4.55k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Eureka, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.3% of the population of Eureka, IL has health coverage, with 47% on employee plans, 17.6% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.883% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Woodford County, IL see 2005 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.939% decrease from the previous year (2024 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5461 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2730 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Woodford County, IL.

2,005 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Woodford County, IL

Primary care physicians in Woodford County, IL see an average of 2,005 patients per year. This represents a 0.939% decrease from the previous year (2,024 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Woodford County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 34.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.4% were men and 57.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.65%

Uninsured

47%

Employer Coverage

17.6%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.883%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Eureka, IL grew by 54.3% from 4.31% to 6.65%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Eureka, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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