Hometown, Illinois demographics

Hometown, IL demographics: median age 41.3; 16.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hometown city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1735866. The survey estimates a population of 4,215 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hometown is 41.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.5 years. There are 1,773 households (±195). 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	41.3 ±5.5	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,215
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	868 ±221	20.6% ±5.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	934 ±219	22.2% ±5.2 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	1,746 ±309	41.4% ±7.3 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	667 ±166	15.8% ±3.9 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,215
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	2,000 ±138	47.4% ±3.2 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	2,215 ±142	52.6% ±3.3 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: 4,215
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	2,639 ±367	62.6% ±8.7 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	27 ±36 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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	810 ±383	19.2% ±9.1 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	738 ±391 · low precision	17.5% ±9.3 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,215
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,656 ±343	63.0% ±8.1 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,559 ±339	37.0% ±8.0 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: 1,773
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	594 ±115	33.5% ±5.3 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	82 ±75 · low precision	4.6% ±4.2 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	322 ±124	18.2% ±6.7 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	628 ±215	35.4% ±11.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	147 ±77 · low precision	8.3% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,773
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	457 ±79	25.8% ±3.4 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,316 ±239	74.2% ±10.7 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,773
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	628 ±215	35.4% ±11.5 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	559 ±157	31.5% ±8.2 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	174 ±77	9.8% ±4.2 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	228 ±90	12.9% ±4.9 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	167 ±89 · low precision	9.4% ±4.9 pp · low precision	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	7 ±18 · low precision	0.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	10 ±21 · low precision	0.6% ±1.2 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: 4,215
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	3,815 ±157	90.5% ±3.6 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	400 ±149	9.5% ±3.5 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 4,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	3,265 ±273	80.0% ±6.5 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	751 ±272	18.4% ±6.7 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	11 ±17 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	21 ±23 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	32 ±35 · low precision	0.8% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1 ±4 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 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: 2,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	257 ±137 · low precision	8.7% ±4.6 pp · low precision	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,156 ±261	38.9% ±8.3 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	686 ±198	23.1% ±6.4 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	384 ±131	12.9% ±4.3 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	330 ±123	11.1% ±4.1 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	157 ±134 · low precision	5.3% ±4.5 pp · low precision	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: 4,169
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	4,028 ±94	96.6% ±1.9 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	111 ±72 · low precision	2.7% ±1.7 pp · low precision	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	30 ±38 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 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

5.2% of Hometown residents (±2.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 89.1% 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	Hometown	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.2% ±2.4 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.1% ±5.6 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±2.9 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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