Mount Erie, IL

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2024 Population
135
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
25.9
7.17% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
30.5%
18.8% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$28,750
39.2% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$94,300
3.97% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
61
10.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Mount Erie, 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.

100% of the residents in Mount Erie, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Erie, IL was $94,300, and the homeownership rate was 95.5%.

Most people in Mount Erie, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Erie, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mount Erie, IL is home to a population of 135 people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0% of Mount Erie, IL residents were born outside of the country (0 people).

In 2024, there were 134 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (134 people) in Mount Erie, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Mount Erie, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Erie, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Erie, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    134 ± 95
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    1 ± 2
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    0 ± 13

In 2024, there were 134 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (134 people) in Mount Erie, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Mount Erie, IL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 22
  2. Vietnam
    1 ± 19

Mount Erie, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 9 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Erie, IL employs 61 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Erie, IL were Manufacturing (21 people), Transportation & Warehousing (7 people), and Educational Services (7 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($96,250), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($44,107), and Manufacturing ($7,679).

Employment

Occupations

61
2024 Value
± 86
10.9%
1 Year growth
± 181%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Erie, IL grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 55 employees to 61 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Erie, IL, are Production Occupations (20 people), Management Occupations (8 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (7 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Erie, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

61
2024 Value
± 86
10.9%
1 Year growth
± 181%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Erie, IL grew at a rate of 10.9%, from 55 employees to 61 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Erie, IL, are Manufacturing (21 people), Transportation & Warehousing (7 people), and Educational Services (7 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Erie, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mount Erie, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Mount Erie, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.
Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Erie, IL was $94,300 in 2024, which is 0.283 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $90,700 to $94,300, a 3.97% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Erie, IL is 95.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Erie, IL have an average commute time of 30 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Erie, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$94,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$35,254
$42
Median Property Taxes
±$36

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 Erie, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

95.5%
Homeownership
2024
35%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 95.5% of the housing units in Mount Erie, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$28,750
Median Household Income
± $21,479
44
Number of Households
± 41

In 2023, the median household income of the 44 households in Mount Erie, IL declined from $28,750 from the previous year's value of $47,250.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Erie, 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 $25k - $30k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Erie, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (95.1%)
  2. Carpooled (4.92%)

In 2024, 95.1% of workers in Mount Erie, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (4.92%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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.

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Commute Time

30 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Erie, IL have a longer commute time (30 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mount Erie, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Erie, IL (39 out of 128 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Erie, IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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Health

90.4% of the population of Mount Erie, IL has health coverage, with 37% on employee plans, 40.7% on Medicaid, 7.41% on Medicare, 5.19% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.6% were men and 44.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 42.2% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 27.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.63% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 55.6% were men and 44.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.63%
Uninsured
37%
Employer Coverage
40.7%
Medicaid
7.41%
Medicare
5.19%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Erie, IL grew by 42.3% from 6.77% to 9.63%.

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