Pontoon Beach, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

6,025

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

2.95% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.7%

45.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,861

5.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$145,100

Population & Diversity

Pontoon Beach, IL is home to a population of 6.03k people, from which 95.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.72% of Pontoon Beach, IL residents were born outside of the country (405 people).

In 2024, there were 7.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.94k people) in Pontoon Beach, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 508 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 384 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.4%

2024 Citizenship

98%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.4% of Pontoon Beach, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pontoon Beach, IL was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pontoon Beach, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.94k ± 452
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
508 ± 219
Other (Hispanic)
384 ± 253

19%

Hispanic Population

1.15k people

19% of the people in Pontoon Beach, IL are hispanic (1.15k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pontoon Beach, 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

6.72%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

405 people

4.94%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

303 people

As of 2024, 6.72% of Pontoon Beach, IL residents (405 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 Pontoon Beach, IL was 4.94%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
109 ± 70
Gulf War (2001-)
108 ± 85
Gulf War (1990s)
78 ± 84

Pontoon Beach, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pontoon Beach, IL.

Economy

The economy of Pontoon Beach, IL employs 2.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pontoon Beach, IL were Manufacturing (601 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (475 people), and Retail Trade (241 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,250), Finance & Insurance ($59,861), and Public Administration ($54,779).

Employment

Occupations

2.54k

2024 Value

± 389

−5.36%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pontoon Beach, IL declined at a rate of −5.36%, from 2.69k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pontoon Beach, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (434 people), Material Moving Occupations (327 people), and Architecture & Engineering Occupations (168 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pontoon Beach, 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

2.54k

2024 Value

± 389

−5.36%

1 Year decline

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pontoon Beach, IL declined at a rate of −5.36%, from 2.69k employees to 2.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pontoon Beach, IL, are Manufacturing (601 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (475 people), and Retail Trade (241 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pontoon Beach, IL, though some of these residents may live in Pontoon Beach, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,605

Median earning men ± $5,467

$42,232

Median earning women ± $10,354

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($71,176), Public Administration ($65,134), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,356).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,236), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($46,232), and Manufacturing ($41,758).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pontoon Beach, IL was $145,100 in 2024, which is 0.436 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,900 to $145,100, a 5.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Pontoon Beach, IL is 69.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pontoon Beach, IL have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pontoon Beach, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$145,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,458

$1,655

Median Property Taxes

±$312

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

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

Rent vs Own

69.6%

Homeownership

2024

48.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.6% of the housing units in Pontoon Beach, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pontoon Beach, 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.

$62,861

Median Household Income

± $12,530

2.38k

Number of Households

± 381

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.38k households in Pontoon Beach, IL grew to $62,861 from the previous year's value of $59,375.

The following chart displays the households in Pontoon Beach, 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 Pontoon Beach, 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 (79%)
Carpooled (11.5%)
Worked At Home (6.21%)

In 2024, 79% of workers in Pontoon Beach, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (6.21%).

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

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pontoon Beach, IL have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.26% of the workforce in Pontoon Beach, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pontoon Beach, IL (1.3k out of 5.98k 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 25 - 34, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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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