Mount Carroll, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,501

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.2

3.14% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.1%

35.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$58,500

1.13% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$86,600

Population & Diversity

Mount Carroll, IL is home to a population of 1.5k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.33% of Mount Carroll, IL residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2024, there were 63.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.4k people) in Mount Carroll, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 22 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 21 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Mount Carroll, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Carroll, IL was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Carroll, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.4k ± 145
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
22 ± 24
White (Hispanic)
21 ± 32

2.73%

Hispanic Population

41 people

2.73% of the people in Mount Carroll, IL are hispanic (41 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Carroll, 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
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

2.33%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

2.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

As of 2024, 2.33% of Mount Carroll, IL residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Mount Carroll, IL was 2.57%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
29 ± 29
Gulf War (2001-)
26 ± 21
Gulf War (1990s)
3 ± 14

Mount Carroll, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.12 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Mount Carroll, IL.

Economy

The economy of Mount Carroll, IL employs 808 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Carroll, IL were Manufacturing (173 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (101 people), and Retail Trade (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,750), Finance & Insurance ($52,813), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,813).

Employment

Occupations

808

2024 Value

± 125

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Carroll, IL grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 799 employees to 808 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Carroll, IL, are Production Occupations (107 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (74 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (65 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Carroll, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

808

2024 Value

± 125

1.13%

1 Year growth

± 21.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Carroll, IL grew at a rate of 1.13%, from 799 employees to 808 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Carroll, IL, are Manufacturing (173 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (101 people), and Retail Trade (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Carroll, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mount Carroll, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,529

Median earning men ± $4,570

$34,259

Median earning women ± $3,612

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,813), and Construction ($45,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($54,688), Manufacturing ($37,440), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($33,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Carroll, IL was $86,600 in 2024, which is 0.26 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,800 to $86,600, a 2.48% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mount Carroll, IL is 71.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Carroll, IL have an average commute time of 26 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Carroll, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$86,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$4,706

$499

Median Property Taxes

±$87

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 Mount Carroll, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.7%

Homeownership

2024

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.7% of the housing units in Mount Carroll, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.5%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$58,500

Median Household Income

± $12,577

696

Number of Households

± 102

In 2024, the median household income of the 696 households in Mount Carroll, IL declined from $58,500 from the previous year's value of $59,167.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Carroll, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (77.7%)
Carpooled (11.2%)
Worked At Home (6.59%)

In 2024, 77.7% of workers in Mount Carroll, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (6.59%).

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

26 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Carroll, IL have a shorter commute time (26 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.85% of the workforce in Mount Carroll, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Carroll, IL (201 out of 1.43k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Carroll, 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

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

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

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