Demographics of Beardstown city, Illinois

Beardstown city, Illinois had 5,691 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −231 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Beardstown city, in four figures

5,691
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,169 ±165.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −231 people.; 32.7 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,587 ±$6,012
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Beardstown city, Illinois's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Beardstown city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Beardstown city, Illinois's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Beardstown city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,922	100.0	100.0
2021	5,835	98.5	100.2
2022	5,780	97.6	100.7
2023	5,808	98.1	101.6
2024	5,721	96.6	102.5
2025	5,691	96.1	103.1

Population of Beardstown city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,922	—
2021	5,835	−87
2022	5,780	−55
2023	5,808	+28
2024	5,721	−87
2025	5,691	−30

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±1.7: for men 33.5 ±2.1 and for women 32.2 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Beardstown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	500 ±89	8.1% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,224 ±157	19.8% ±2.5	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	570 ±138	9.2% ±2.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,760 ±231	28.5% ±3.7	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,353 ±207	21.9% ±3.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	762 ±159	12.4% ±2.6	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,587 ±$6,012, and income per person $24,304 ±$2,148, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Beardstown city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	470 ±151	20.2% ±6.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	518 ±153	22.3% ±6.4	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	532 ±131	22.9% ±5.4	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	397 ±109	17.1% ±4.5	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	326 ±94	14.0% ±3.9	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	26 to 94	1.1% to 4.0%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	6 to 44	0.3% to 1.9%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Beardstown city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	834 ±245	13.7% ±4.0	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	237 ±106	13.7% ±5.9	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	408 ±154	12.1% ±4.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	189 ±90	18.7% ±8.4	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Beardstown city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Beardstown city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	2,508 ±154	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±3.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.1% to 11.3%	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.9% ±6.2	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.1% ±5.5	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$82,100 ±$6,046	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$762 ±$149	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±7	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Beardstown city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,489 ±198	40.3% ±3.0	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,923 ±220	47.4% ±3.3	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	459 ±112	7.4% ±1.8	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	112 ±21	1.8% ±0.3	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 181	0% to 2.9%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 3	0% to < 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	56 to 174	0.9% to 2.8%	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Beardstown city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	3,820 ±250	61.9% ±3.7	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	438 ±108	7.1% ±1.7	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	191 ±81	3.1% ±1.3	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,720 ±213	27.9% ±3.4	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	320 ±98	5.2% ±1.6	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,400 ±218	22.7% ±3.5	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Beardstown city among the places of Illinois

301st of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Beardstown city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lakemoor village	6,467 ±711
Johnsburg village	6,386 ±40
Elburn village	6,354 ±318
Monticello city	6,304 ±218
Countryside city	6,267 ±25
Beardstown city	6,169 ±165
Braidwood city	6,062 ±222
Lake Bluff village	6,041 ±578
Pontoon Beach village	6,025 ±290
Spring Grove village	5,917 ±415
Chillicothe city	5,900 ±327

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in Illinois by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 20 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 25 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 138 Places in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 198 Places in Illinois by median household income
No. 242 Places in Illinois by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026