Demographics of Herrin city, Illinois

Herrin city, Illinois had 12,268 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −67 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Herrin city, in four figures

12,268
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,226 ±71.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −67 people.; 41.2 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,975 ±$5,621
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.

Herrin city, Illinois's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Herrin 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

Herrin city, Illinois's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Herrin 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	12,335	100.0	100.0
2021	12,259	99.4	100.2
2022	12,174	98.7	100.7
2023	12,191	98.8	101.6
2024	12,250	99.3	102.5
2025	12,268	99.5	103.1

Population of Herrin city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,335	—
2021	12,259	−76
2022	12,174	−85
2023	12,191	+17
2024	12,250	+59
2025	12,268	+18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±2.7: for men 40.1 ±2.6 and for women 43.1 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Herrin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	723 ±182	5.9% ±1.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,818 ±296	14.9% ±2.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	857 ±246	7.0% ±2.0	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,231 ±378	26.4% ±3.1	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,261 ±416	26.7% ±3.4	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,336 ±359	19.1% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,975 ±$5,621, and income per person $36,228 ±$3,189, 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 Herrin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	869 ±199	15.6% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,415 ±299	25.5% ±5.2	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,160 ±225	20.9% ±3.9	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	510 ±171	9.2% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	929 ±192	16.7% ±3.4	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	131 to 515	2.4% to 9.3%	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	353 ±153	6.4% ±2.7	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 Herrin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,743 ±401	14.5% ±3.3	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	437 ±131	17.8% ±4.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	970 ±268	14.8% ±3.9	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	336 ±157	11.3% ±5.0	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Herrin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Herrin city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	6,183 ±356	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±6.8	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±3.6	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±4.5	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±5.8	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$113,300 ±$9,799	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,002 ±$98	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±6	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

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 Herrin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	525 ±235	4.3% ±1.9	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,493 ±372	85.8% ±3.0	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	514 ±209	4.2% ±1.7	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	641 ±192	5.2% ±1.6	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 Herrin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	9,205 ±440	75.3% ±3.6	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,496 ±406	20.4% ±3.3	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 222	0% to 1.8%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	416 ±186	3.4% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	75 to 291	0.6% to 2.4%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	85 to 381	0.7% to 3.1%	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Herrin city among the places of Illinois

196th 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 Herrin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Winnetka village	12,484 ±37
Rantoul village	12,421 ±284
Effingham city	12,342 ±433
Streator city	12,330 ±524
Justice village	12,324 ±40
Herrin city	12,226 ±71
Plano city	12,203 ±722
Palos Heights city	12,152 ±29
River Forest village	11,992 ±46
Kewanee city	11,913 ±445
Centralia city	11,856 ±176

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