Beardstown, Illinois demographics

Beardstown, IL demographics: median age 32.7; 16.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Beardstown city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1704351. The survey estimates a population of 6,169 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Beardstown is 32.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 2,328 households (±162). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	32.7 ±1.7	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	1,724 ±181	27.9% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,578 ±220	25.6% ±3.5 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	2,105 ±259	34.1% ±4.1 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	762 ±159	12.4% ±2.6 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	2,954 ±158	47.9% ±2.2 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	3,215 ±159	52.1% ±2.2 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	3,342 ±268	54.2% ±4.1 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	459 ±112	7.4% ±1.8 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	119 ±105 · low precision	1.9% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	112 ±21	1.8% ±0.3 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	70 ±111 · low precision	1.1% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	995 ±272	16.1% ±4.4 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,072 ±272	17.4% ±4.4 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,680 ±220	59.7% ±3.2 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,489 ±198	40.3% ±3.0 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,010 ±150	43.4% ±5.7 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	123 ±64 · low precision	5.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	436 ±138	18.7% ±5.8 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	665 ±157	28.6% ±6.4 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	94 ±55 · low precision	4.0% ±2.3 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	844 ±141	36.3% ±5.5 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,484 ±174	63.7% ±6.0 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,328
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	665 ±157	28.6% ±6.4 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	613 ±140	26.3% ±5.7 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	489 ±121	21.0% ±5.0 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	242 ±91	10.4% ±3.8 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	184 ±63	7.9% ±2.7 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	64 ±47 · low precision	2.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	71 ±51 · low precision	3.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	4,449 ±229	72.1% ±3.2 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,720 ±213	27.9% ±3.4 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,669
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	3,249 ±266	57.3% ±4.3 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1,955 ±200	34.5% ±3.4 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	236 ±113	4.2% ±2.0 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	5 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	17 ±23 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±28 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	51 ±33 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	130 ±79 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,875
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	823 ±204	21.2% ±5.1 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,573 ±219	40.6% ±5.2 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	684 ±181	17.7% ±4.6 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	146 ±66	3.8% ±1.7 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	416 ±128	10.7% ±3.3 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	233 ±88	6.0% ±2.2 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,118
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	5,040 ±325	82.4% ±4.8 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	587 ±243	9.6% ±4.0 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	136 ±136 · low precision	2.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	100 ±65 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	255 ±127	4.2% ±2.1 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.7% of Beardstown residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 83.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beardstown	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.7% ±2.7 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.1% ±4.5 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±1.7 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Beardstown . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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