Oglesby, IL

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2023 Population

3,723

0.428% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

37.7

1.62% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.62%

11.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$71,618

11.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$130,900

6.34% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,717

1.27% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Oglesby, IL had a population of 3.72k people with a median age of 37.7 and a median household income of $71,618. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Oglesby, IL declined from 3,739 to 3,723, a −0.428% decrease and its median household income grew from $64,178 to $71,618, a 11.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Oglesby, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (83%), Two+ (Hispanic) (8.27%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.65%), White (Hispanic) (2.01%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.58%).

None of the households in Oglesby, 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.

97.5% of the residents in Oglesby, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Oglesby, IL are Illinois Valley Community College (1,057 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Oglesby, IL was $130,900, and the homeownership rate was 71%.

Most people in Oglesby, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Oglesby, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Oglesby, IL is home to a population of 3.72k people, from which 97.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.81% of Oglesby, IL residents were born outside of the country (142 people).

In 2023, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.09k people) in Oglesby, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 308 Two+ (Hispanic) and 173 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.5% of Oglesby, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Oglesby, IL was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oglesby, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.09k ± 316
Two+ (Hispanic)
308 ± 232
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
173 ± 119

11.9%

Hispanic Population

442 people

11.9% of the people in Oglesby, IL are hispanic (442 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Oglesby, 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

3.81%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

142 people

3.05%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

114 people

As of 2023, 3.81% of Oglesby, IL residents (142 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 Oglesby, IL was 3.05%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
44 ± 58
Korea
27 ± 29
Vietnam
21 ± 32

Oglesby, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Oglesby, IL employs 1.72k people. The largest industries in Oglesby, IL are Manufacturing (289 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (233 people), and Educational Services (211 people), and the highest paying industries are Other Services Except Public Administration ($200,125), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,813), and Public Administration ($67,955).

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

1.72k

2023 Value

± 261

−1.27%

1 Year decline

± 21.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oglesby, IL declined at a rate of −1.27%, from 1.74k employees to 1.72k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oglesby, IL, are Management Occupations (230 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (186 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (175 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oglesby, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.72k

2023 Value

± 261

−1.27%

1 Year decline

± 21.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Oglesby, IL declined at a rate of −1.27%, from 1.74k employees to 1.72k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oglesby, IL, are Manufacturing (289 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (233 people), and Educational Services (211 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oglesby, IL, though some of these residents may live in Oglesby, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,188

Median earning men ± $10,991

$37,101

Median earning women ± $10,703

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($200,458), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,528), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($65,288).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($68,712), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,981), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,714).

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 Oglesby, 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 Oglesby, IL awarded 1,057 degrees. The student population of Oglesby, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 985 male students and 1,386 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Oglesby, IL are White (848 and 80.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (139 and 13.2%), Unknown (28 and 2.65%), and Black or African American (17 and 1.61%).

The largest universities in Oglesby, IL by number of degrees awarded are Illinois Valley Community College (1,057 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Oglesby, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (361 and 34.2%), Biological & Physical Sciences (136 and 12.9%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (125 and 11.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,371 students enrolled in Oglesby, IL, 41.5% men and 58.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,698 records, of which 59.7% were women and 40.3% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Biological & Physical Sciences
136 degrees awarded
Liberal Arts & Sciences
128 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
44 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Oglesby, IL was Biological & Physical Sciences with 136 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Illinois Valley Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,057 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Illinois Valley Community College with 1,057 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 443 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Oglesby, IL, which is 0.721 times less than the 614 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 848 degrees mean that there were 6.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 139 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

Public, 2-year ($12,937) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($232) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) 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

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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 Oglesby, IL was $130,900 in 2023, which is 0.431 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $123,100 to $130,900, a 6.34% increase. The homeownership rate in Oglesby, IL is 71%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Oglesby, IL have an average commute time of 24.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oglesby, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$130,900

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,561

$1,181

Median Property Taxes

±$205

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 Oglesby, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

71%

Homeownership

2023

63.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71% of the housing units in Oglesby, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9634

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Oglesby, 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.

$71,618

Median Household Income

± $11,658

1.66k

Number of Households

± 253

In 2023, the median household income of the 1.66k households in Oglesby, IL grew to $71,618 from the previous year's value of $64,178.

The following chart displays the households in Oglesby, 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 Oglesby, 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 (85.9%)
Carpooled (8.27%)
Worked At Home (4.14%)

In 2023, 85.9% of workers in Oglesby, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.27%) and those who worked at home (4.14%).

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

24.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oglesby, IL have a shorter commute time (24.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.74% of the workforce in Oglesby, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.62% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oglesby, IL (358 out of 3.72k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oglesby, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

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

97.1% of the population of Oglesby, IL has health coverage, with 55.9% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 9.83% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in LaSalle County, IL see 2624 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.43% increase from the previous year (2587 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1879 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 916 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,624 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in LaSalle County, IL

Primary care physicians in LaSalle County, IL see an average of 2,624 patients per year. This represents a 1.43% increase from the previous year (2,587 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.3% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.8% were men and 50.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.93%

Uninsured

55.9%

Employer Coverage

14.8%

Medicaid

16.5%

Medicare

9.83%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Oglesby, IL declined by 10.3% from 3.26% to 2.93%.

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

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