2022 population: 12,121 ( 584 from 2010 , 175 from 2020)
Land area: 314.4 square miles
Population density: 38.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	11,522	95.06%	6.5%
Black:	125	1.03%	68.9%
Indian:	36	0.30%	33.3%
Asian:	46	0.38%	53.3%
2+ races:	188	1.55%	45.7%
Hispanic:	204	1.68%	68.6%

Total non-White:	599	4.94%	55.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	252	10.2
Deaths:	290	11.8
Net Migration:	-138	-5.6
Net Immigration:	5	0.2

Change in White population:	-798	-6.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	214	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
12,705
12,320	96.97%
74	0.58%
27	0.21%
30	0.24%
129	1.02%
121	0.95%
385	3.03%

2000
12,486
12,240	98.03%
48	0.38%
24	0.19%
21	0.17%
47	0.38%
94	0.75%
246	1.97%

1990
11,164
11,100	99.43%
3	0.03%
10	0.09%
3	0.03%
n/a
48	0.43%
64	0.57%

1980
11,700
11,629	99.39%
0	0.00%
26	0.22%
11	0.09%
n/a
34	0.29%
71	0.61%

1970
9,685
9,642	99.56%
36	0.37%
3	0.03%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
43	0.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,269	10.2
1,182	9.5
-51	-0.4
20	0.2

80	0.6
139	1.1

Number	Rate
1990's
1,466	13.1
1,161	10.4
1,392	12.5
15	0.1

1,140	10.2
182	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
1,634	14.0
1,287	11.0
-835	-7.1
n/a

-529	-4.5
-7	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,434	14.8
n/a

1,987	20.5
28	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Menard County, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.8
2,757	22.7%
9,364	77.3%
2,451	20.2%

5,085
2.39

3,720	73.2%
2,898	77.9%
330	8.9%
1,365	26.8%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
3,001	23.6%
9,704	76.4%
1,978	15.6%

5,140
2.44

3,683	71.7%
2,953	80.2%
319	8.7%
1,457	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
3,323	26.6%
9,163	73.4%
1,656	13.3%

4,875
2.52

3,554	72.9%
2,998	84.4%
307	8.6%
1,321	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.4
3,045	27.3%
8,119	72.7%
1,681	15.1%

4,219
2.60

3,255	77.2%
2,763	84.9%
233	7.2%
964	22.8%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
3,499	29.9%
8,201	70.1%
1,707	14.6%

4,234
2.71

3,328	78.6%
3,035	91.2%
128	3.8%
906	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Menard County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	190	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	98	1.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	140	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	107	2.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	222	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	91	1.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	137	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	298	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	122	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	300	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	477	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	835	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	805	15.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	513	10.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	463	9.1%
$200,000 or more	287	5.6%

Median Household Income	84,846
Per Capita Income	41,497

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	87

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	189	3.7%
Public Assistance	69	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	608	12.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,584	75.8%
Unemployed	275	3.7%
In Armed Forces	25	0.3%

Total Labor Force	5,884	79.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,486	20.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,786	1,493	54.5%
Non-Profit	183	371	33.0%
Self-Employed	363	196	64.9%

Local Government	192	339	36.2%
State Government	437	374	53.9%
Federal Government	103	38	73.0%

Total Private + Self	2,149	1,689	56.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	915	1,122	44.9%
Total	3,064	2,811	52.2%

Pct. Govt.	25.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	995	16.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,420	24.1%
Professional, Technical	1,459	24.8%
Service Occupations	877	14.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	70	1.2%
All others	1,135	19.3%

White Collar		65.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	984	16.7%
Retail trade	723	12.3%
Public administration	700	11.9%
Educational services	619	10.5%
Construction	384	6.5%
Finance and insurance	329	5.6%
Other services	305	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	275	4.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	251	4.3%
Manufacturing	249	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	216	3.7%
Accommodation and food services	200	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	176	3.0%
Wholesale trade	169	2.9%
Information	89	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	63	1.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	59	1.0%
Utilities	56	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	0.4%
Management	17	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	47	0.38%
Puerto Rican	24	0.20%
Cuban	23	0.19%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	23	0.19%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	23	0.19%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	47	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	32	0.26%
Chinese	11	0.09%
Japanese	4	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	11,500	98.6%
Spanish	63	0.5%
Chinese	35	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	24	0.2%
Tagalog	16	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13	0.1%
Other	6	0.1%
German, other Germanic	4	0.0%
Other Indo-European	3	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,277	26.7%
English	1,740	14.2%
Irish	1,586	12.9%
American	989	8.1%
Italian	450	3.7%
European	387	3.2%
Polish	340	2.8%
Scottish	201	1.6%
French	196	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	178	1.4%
Swedish	165	1.3%
Dutch	144	1.2%
Lithuanian	88	0.7%
Norwegian	60	0.5%
Swiss	54	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	12,230	99.6%
Not a citizen	54	0.4%

Native	12,157	99.0%
Foreign-born	127	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
82	0.9%	350	4.0%	2,900	33.5%	3,090	35.7%	1,355	15.6%	886	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	82	0.9%
9-12 Years	350	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,900	33.5%
Some College	3,090	35.7%
Bach. Degree	1,355	15.6%
Grad Degree	886	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,067	5,821	246	4.1%	6.3%
1991	6,193	5,905	288	4.7%	7.3%
1992	6,162	5,863	299	4.9%	7.9%
1993	6,133	5,840	293	4.8%	7.5%
1994	6,149	5,908	241	3.9%	5.8%
1995	6,032	5,796	236	3.9%	5.2%
1996	6,129	5,869	260	4.2%	5.3%
1997	6,219	5,996	223	3.6%	4.8%
1998	6,263	6,058	205	3.3%	4.5%
1999	6,293	6,086	207	3.3%	4.4%

2000	7,037	6,797	240	3.4%	4.4%
2001	6,985	6,704	281	4.0%	5.4%
2002	6,883	6,590	293	4.3%	6.6%
2003	6,710	6,391	319	4.8%	6.7%
2004	6,841	6,499	342	5.0%	6.2%
2005	7,025	6,719	306	4.4%	5.7%
2006	6,966	6,690	276	4.0%	4.6%
2007	6,949	6,639	310	4.5%	5.1%
2008	6,915	6,527	388	5.6%	6.5%
2009	6,886	6,371	515	7.5%	10.2%

2010	7,037	6,498	539	7.7%	10.5%
2011	7,039	6,524	515	7.3%	9.8%
2012	6,851	6,359	492	7.2%	9.0%
2013	6,588	6,115	473	7.2%	9.1%
2014	6,624	6,239	385	5.8%	7.2%
2015	6,624	6,306	318	4.8%	6.0%
2016	6,772	6,454	318	4.7%	5.9%
2017	6,516	6,240	276	4.2%	5.0%
2018	6,541	6,276	265	4.1%	4.4%
2019	6,413	6,177	236	3.7%	4.0%

2020	6,101	5,710	391	6.4%	9.5%
2021	6,172	5,910	262	4.2%	6.1%
2022	6,177	5,954	223	3.6%	4.6%
2023	6,193	5,951	242	3.9%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	5,605
Median Value	$177,100

Occupied	5,085	90.7%
Vacant	520	9.3%

Owned	4,050	79.6%
Rented	1,035	20.4%
Median Rent	$748

Single-Family Units	4,998	89.2%
Detached	4,926	87.9%
Attached	72	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	170	3.0%
Mobile Homes	237	4.2%

Menard County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Menard County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Menard County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Menard County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Menard County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Menard County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Menard County, IL