Quincy, IL

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2022 Population

39,441

0.62% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

40.5

1.25% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

15%

4.13% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$54,199

6.57% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$141,200

14.9% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

19,608

1.04% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Quincy, IL had a population of 39.4k people with a median age of 40.5 and a median household income of $54,199. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Quincy, IL declined from 39,687 to 39,441, a −0.62% decrease and its median household income grew from $50,857 to $54,199, a 6.57% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Quincy, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.7%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.17%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.9%), White (Hispanic) (1.11%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.05%).

None of the households in Quincy, 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.

99.4% of the residents in Quincy, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Quincy, IL are John Wood Community College (488 degrees awarded in 2022), Quincy University (272 degrees), and Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (71 degrees).

In 2022, the median property value in Quincy, IL was $141,200, and the homeownership rate was 65%.

Most people in Quincy, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Quincy, IL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Quincy, IL is home to a population of 39.4k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.73% of Quincy, IL residents were born outside of the country (682 people).

In 2022, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (34.2k people) in Quincy, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.54k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2022 Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.4% of Quincy, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Quincy, IL was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Quincy, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
34.2k ± 224
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.44k ± 293
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.54k ± 311

1.9%

Hispanic Population

750 people

1.9% of the people in Quincy, IL are hispanic (750 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Quincy, 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

1.73%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

682 people

1.73%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

688 people

As of 2022, 1.73% of Quincy, IL residents (682 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Quincy, IL was 1.73%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
764 ± 178
Gulf War (2001-)
495 ± 177
Gulf War (1990s)
492 ± 187

Quincy, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.54 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Quincy, IL employs 19.6k people. The largest industries in Quincy, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,898 people), Manufacturing (2,824 people), and Retail Trade (2,738 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($70,289), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($67,800), and Construction ($53,485).

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

19.6k

2022 Value

± 1,023

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Quincy, IL grew at a rate of 1.04%, from 19.4k employees to 19.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Quincy, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,486 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,023 people), and Management Occupations (1,538 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Quincy, 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

19.6k

2022 Value

± 1,023

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 7.34%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Quincy, IL grew at a rate of 1.04%, from 19.4k employees to 19.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Quincy, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,898 people), Manufacturing (2,824 people), and Retail Trade (2,738 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Quincy, IL, though some of these residents may live in Quincy, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,531

Median earning men ± $1,047

$32,568

Median earning women ± $1,348

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($71,368), Construction ($54,091), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,500).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,286), Public Administration ($60,972), and Manufacturing ($44,167).

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 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

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 Quincy, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

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 2022, universities in Quincy, IL awarded 864 degrees. The student population of Quincy, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,382 male students and 1,851 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Quincy, IL are White (748 and 87.8%), followed by Black or African American (36 and 4.23%), Unknown (26 and 3.05%), and Hispanic or Latino (24 and 2.82%).

The largest universities in Quincy, IL by number of degrees awarded are John Wood Community College (488 and 56.5%), Quincy University (272 and 31.5%), and Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences (71 and 8.22%).

The most popular majors in Quincy, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (220 and 25.5%), Registered Nursing (118 and 13.7%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (39 and 4.51%).

The median tuition cost in Quincy, IL for private four year colleges is $30,110.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Quincy, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 61.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 28%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 3,233 (42.7% men and 57.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 3,233 students enrolled in Quincy, IL, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,669 records, of which 60.2% were women and 39.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
173 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
39 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
38 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Quincy, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 173 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

John Wood Community College
488 degrees awarded
Quincy University
272 degrees awarded
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
71 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was John Wood Community College with 488 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 318 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Quincy, IL, which is 0.582 times less than the 546 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 748 degrees mean that there were 20.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 36 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($30,110) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,600) 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

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

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 Quincy, IL was $141,200 in 2022, which is 0.501 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $122,900 to $141,200, a 14.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Quincy, IL is 65%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Quincy, IL have an average commute time of 13.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Quincy, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Quincy, IL is $54,199. In 2022, the place with the highest median household income in Quincy, IL was Census Tract 105 with a value of $94,557, followed by Census Tract 104 and Census Tract 106, with respective values of $85,995 and $79,040.

Housing

Property

$141,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$5,384

$11,287

Median Property Taxes

±$730

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

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

Rent vs Own

65%

Homeownership

2022

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 65% of the housing units in Quincy, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 105
Census Tract 104
Census Tract 106

In 2022, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Quincy, IL was Census Tract 105 with a value of $94,557, followed by Census Tract 104 and Census Tract 106, with respective values of $85,995 and $79,040.

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

$54,199

Median Household Income

± $3,330

17.4k

Number of Households

± 934

In 2022, the median household income of the 17.4k households in Quincy, IL grew to $54,199 from the previous year's value of $50,857.

The following chart displays the households in Quincy, 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 Quincy, 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 2022

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (7.95%)
Worked At Home (6.01%)

In 2022, 80.5% of workers in Quincy, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.95%) and those who worked at home (6.01%).

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

13.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Quincy, IL have a shorter commute time (13.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.634% of the workforce in Quincy, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Quincy, IL (5.73k out of 38.2k 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 Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Quincy, IL is White, followed by Black 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

95.5% of the population of Quincy, IL has health coverage, with 48.7% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 16.6% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 0.983% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Adams County, IL see 997 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.45% decrease from the previous year (1022 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1226 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 330 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

997 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adams County, IL

Primary care physicians in Adams County, IL see an average of 997 patients per year. This represents a 2.45% decrease from the previous year (1,022 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.5%

Uninsured

48.7%

Employer Coverage

17.9%

Medicaid

16.6%

Medicare

11.4%

Non-Group

0.983%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Quincy, IL grew by 2.69% from 4.38% to 4.5%.

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

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