Mount Pulaski, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,507
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Poverty Rate
5.87%
7.87% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$66,176
5.7% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$110,500
2.56% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
634
0.782% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Mount Pulaski, 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.

99.9% of the residents in Mount Pulaski, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Mount Pulaski, IL was $110,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.8%.

Most people in Mount Pulaski, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Mount Pulaski, IL was 1 car per household.

Population & Diversity

Mount Pulaski, IL is home to a population of 1.51k people, from which 99.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.597% of Mount Pulaski, IL residents were born outside of the country (9 people).

In 2024, there were 72.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.45k people) in Mount Pulaski, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 15 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.9%
2024 Citizenship
99.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.9% of Mount Pulaski, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Mount Pulaski, IL was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mount Pulaski, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.45k ± 296
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    20 ± 14
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    15 ± 24
2.26%
Hispanic Population
34 people

In 2024, there were 72.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.45k people) in Mount Pulaski, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 15 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.26% of the people in Mount Pulaski, IL are hispanic (34 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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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Foreign-Born Population

0.597%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
9 people
0.397%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
6 people

As of 2024, 0.597% of Mount Pulaski, IL residents (9 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 Pulaski, IL was 0.397%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    29 ± 22
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    11 ± 18
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    10 ± 23

Mount Pulaski, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mount Pulaski, IL employs 634 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Pulaski, IL were Public Administration (142 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people), and Manufacturing (65 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,563), Public Administration ($73,649), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,438).

Occupations

634
2024 Value
± 117
−0.782%
1 Year decline
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pulaski, IL declined at a rate of −0.782%, from 639 employees to 634 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Pulaski, IL, are Management Occupations (151 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (81 people), and Production Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Pulaski, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

634
2024 Value
± 117
−0.782%
1 Year decline
± 26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Pulaski, IL declined at a rate of −0.782%, from 639 employees to 634 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Pulaski, IL, are Public Administration (142 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (95 people), and Manufacturing (65 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Pulaski, IL, though some of these residents may live in Mount Pulaski, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,750
Median earning men ± $11,303
$48,971
Median earning women ± $10,188

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($107,917), Manufacturing ($70,417), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($69,063).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($73,328), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($57,500), and Wholesale Trade ($52,500).

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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.

US Senators from Illinois

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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 Pulaski, IL was $110,500 in 2024, which is 0.332 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,400 to $110,500, a 2.56% decrease. The homeownership rate in Mount Pulaski, IL is 80.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Pulaski, IL have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Pulaski, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Property

$110,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,117
$525
Median Property Taxes
±$117

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

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Rent vs Own

80.8%
Homeownership
2024
59.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 80.8% of the housing units in Mount Pulaski, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.6%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$66,176
Median Household Income
± $14,074
650
Number of Households
± 121

In 2024, the median household income of the 650 households in Mount Pulaski, IL declined from $66,176 from the previous year's value of $70,175.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Pulaski, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.22%)
  3. Carpooled (8.43%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Mount Pulaski, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.22%) and those who carpooled to work (8.43%).

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

24.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Pulaski, IL have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.93% of the workforce in Mount Pulaski, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Pulaski, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Pulaski, IL have 1 car.

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Poverty & Diversity

5.87% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Pulaski, IL (86 out of 1.46k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

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

98.1% of the population of Mount Pulaski, IL has health coverage, with 60.3% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 17.1% on Medicare, 8.95% on non-group plans, and 0.41% 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, 43.3% were men and 56.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.4% under 18 years, 13.1% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.3% were men and 56.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

1.91%
Uninsured
60.3%
Employer Coverage
11.3%
Medicaid
17.1%
Medicare
8.95%
Non-Group
0.41%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Mount Pulaski, IL grew by 155% from 0.749% to 1.91%.

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