Cherry Valley, Illinois demographics

Cherry Valley, IL demographics: median age 45.1; 30.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Cherry Valley village, Illinois · Incorporated village · GEOID 1713074. The survey estimates a population of 3,749 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Cherry Valley is 45.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 10.0 years. There are 1,478 households (±226). 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 45.1 ±10.0 39.0 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,749
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Under 18 684 ±174 18.2% ±3.7 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 1,013 ±312 27.0% ±7.3 pp 22.7% 22.8%
35–64 1,286 ±235 34.3% ±3.5 pp 38.5% 38.0%
65 and older 766 ±179 20.4% ±3.6 pp 17.0% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,749
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Male 1,802 ±314 48.1% ±4.1 pp 49.4% 49.5%
Female 1,947 ±349 51.9% ±4.9 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: 3,749
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
White alone 2,524 ±487 67.3% ±8.0 pp 61.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 273 ±189 · low precision 7.3% ±4.9 pp · low precision 13.6% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 83 ±61 · low precision 2.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 56 ±66 · low precision 1.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision 6.0% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 148 ±166 · low precision 3.9% ±4.4 pp · low precision 7.9% 7.1%
Two or more races 665 ±256 17.7% ±6.3 pp 10.9% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,749
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,128 ±537 83.4% ±6.7 pp 81.2% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 621 ±276 16.6% ±6.9 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: 1,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Married-couple family 774 ±172 52.4% ±8.4 pp 45.3% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 25 ±31 · low precision 1.7% ±2.1 pp · low precision 4.9% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 156 ±90 · low precision 10.6% ±5.9 pp · low precision 11.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 372 ±132 25.2% ±8.1 pp 31.2% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 151 ±111 · low precision 10.2% ±7.3 pp · low precision 6.7% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Households with people under 18 347 ±101 23.5% ±5.8 pp 28.6% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,131 ±229 76.5% ±10.2 pp 71.4% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,478
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 372 ±132 25.2% ±8.1 pp 31.2% 28.7%
Two-person households 649 ±155 43.9% ±8.1 pp 32.3% 33.8%
Three-person households 218 ±131 · low precision 14.7% ±8.6 pp · low precision 14.7% 15.3%
Four-person households 56 ±45 · low precision 3.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision 12.6% 12.6%
Five-person households 107 ±74 · low precision 7.2% ±4.9 pp · low precision 5.8% 5.9%
Six-person households 40 ±35 · low precision 2.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision 2.1% 2.2%
Seven or more people 36 ±37 · low precision 2.4% ±2.5 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: 3,749
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Native 3,376 ±541 90.1% ±4.6 pp 85.3% 85.9%
Foreign born 373 ±168 9.9% ±4.2 pp 14.7% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,432
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
English only 3,020 ±473 88.0% ±4.4 pp 76.0% 77.7%
Spanish 301 ±148 8.8% ±4.1 pp 14.0% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 30 ±34 · low precision 0.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 27 ±41 · low precision 0.8% ±1.2 pp · low precision 2.5% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 2.6% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.9% 1.1%
Vietnamese 34 ±51 · low precision 1.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 9 ±15 · low precision 0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.0% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 11 ±16 · low precision 0.3% ±0.5 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: 2,652
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Less than high school graduate 184 ±89 6.9% ±3.1 pp 9.5% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 878 ±202 33.1% ±5.3 pp 25.1% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 623 ±200 23.5% ±6.4 pp 19.2% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 172 ±86 6.5% ±3.1 pp 8.3% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 557 ±184 21.0% ±6.0 pp 22.6% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 238 ±112 9.0% ±4.0 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: 3,666
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Illinois U.S.
Same house 3,144 ±487 85.8% ±3.1 pp 88.9% 87.7%
Moved within same county 169 ±100 · low precision 4.6% ±2.6 pp · low precision 6.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 182 ±163 · low precision 5.0% ±4.4 pp · low precision 2.4% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 171 ±143 · low precision 4.7% ±3.8 pp · low precision 1.6% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±13 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 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

5.6% of Cherry Valley residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 93.3% 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 Cherry Valley Illinois U.S. Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 5.6% ±2.9 pp · low precision 6.9% 8.4% Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households 93.3% ±1.5 pp 90.8% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 4.8% ±2.2 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 Cherry Valley . 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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