Pontiac, IL

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2023 Population

11,483

0.279% 1-year growth

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

43.4

4.83% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

9.92%

1.62% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$59,579

7.88% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$110,200

0.988% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

4,928

0.364% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Pontiac, IL had a population of 11.5k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $59,579. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pontiac, IL grew from 11,451 to 11,483, a 0.279% increase and its median household income grew from $55,226 to $59,579, a 7.88% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pontiac, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (82.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (8.69%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.67%), Two+ (Hispanic) (1.99%), and White (Hispanic) (1.76%).

None of the households in Pontiac, 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% of the residents in Pontiac, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Pontiac, IL was $110,200, and the homeownership rate was 65%.

Most people in Pontiac, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 16.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Pontiac, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Pontiac, IL is home to a population of 11.5k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2023, 2.13% of Pontiac, IL residents were born outside of the country (245 people).

In 2023, there were 9.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.45k people) in Pontiac, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 998 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 307 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99% of Pontiac, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pontiac, IL was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pontiac, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.45k ± 345
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
998 ± 131
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 122

5.28%

Hispanic Population

606 people

5.28% of the people in Pontiac, IL are hispanic (606 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pontiac, 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

2.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

245 people

2022 Foreign-Born Population

229 people

As of 2023, 2.13% of Pontiac, IL residents (245 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 Pontiac, IL was 2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
148 ± 89
Vietnam
148 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
139 ± 75

Pontiac, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pontiac, IL employs 4.93k people. The largest industries in Pontiac, IL are Manufacturing (932 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (839 people), and Retail Trade (775 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($93,029), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,935), and Public Administration ($60,982).

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

4.93k

2023 Value

± 489

−0.364%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pontiac, IL declined at a rate of −0.364%, from 4.95k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pontiac, IL, are Production Occupations (752 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (526 people), and Material Moving Occupations (512 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pontiac, 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

4.93k

2023 Value

± 489

−0.364%

1 Year decline

± 13.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pontiac, IL declined at a rate of −0.364%, from 4.95k employees to 4.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pontiac, IL, are Manufacturing (932 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (839 people), and Retail Trade (775 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pontiac, IL, though some of these residents may live in Pontiac, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,390

Median earning men ± $2,787

$35,248

Median earning women ± $4,259

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($69,926), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,938), and Manufacturing ($50,396).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,500), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,815), and Public Administration ($39,432).

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 Pontiac, 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

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

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 2018, universities in Pontiac, IL awarded 14 degrees. The student population of Pontiac, IL in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pontiac, IL are White (13 and 92.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 7.14%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2017 there were 25 students enrolled in Pontiac, IL, 4% men and 96% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in N/A with N/A records, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men.

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pontiac, IL, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2018 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 13 degrees mean that there were 13 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, InfinityM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while InfinityM% 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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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 Pontiac, IL was $110,200 in 2023, which is 0.363 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $111,300 to $110,200, a 0.988% decrease. The homeownership rate in Pontiac, IL is 65%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pontiac, IL have an average commute time of 16.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pontiac, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pontiac, IL is $59,579. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Pontiac, IL was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $65,743, followed by Census Tract 9607 and Census Tract 9605, with respective values of $64,489 and $62,621.

Housing

Property

$110,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,437

$3,040

Median Property Taxes

±$361

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

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9606
Census Tract 9607
Census Tract 9605

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pontiac, IL was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $65,743, followed by Census Tract 9607 and Census Tract 9605, with respective values of $64,489 and $62,621.

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

$59,579

Median Household Income

± $8,102

4.68k

Number of Households

± 477

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.68k households in Pontiac, IL grew to $59,579 from the previous year's value of $55,226.

The following chart displays the households in Pontiac, 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 Pontiac, 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 (77.9%)
Carpooled (9.44%)
Worked At Home (6.08%)

In 2023, 77.9% of workers in Pontiac, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.44%) and those who worked at home (6.08%).

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

16.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pontiac, IL have a shorter commute time (16.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.51% of the workforce in Pontiac, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pontiac, IL (972 out of 9.8k 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 75+, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

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

95.3% of the population of Pontiac, IL has health coverage, with 48.2% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 17% on Medicare, 10.9% on non-group plans, and 1.64% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Livingston County, IL see 2724 patients per year on average, which represents a 14.6% increase from the previous year (2377 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2229 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 495 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

2,724 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Livingston County, IL

Primary care physicians in Livingston County, IL see an average of 2,724 patients per year. This represents a 14.6% increase from the previous year (2,377 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.7% under 18 years, 16.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.3% were men and 55.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.68%

Uninsured

48.2%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

17%

Medicare

10.9%

Non-Group

1.64%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pontiac, IL grew by 0.637% from 4.65% to 4.68%.

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

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