2022 population: 3,770 ( 700 from 2010 , 2 from 2020)
Land area: 368.9 square miles
Population density: 10.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,466	91.94%	14.5%
Black:	118	3.13%	56.1%
Indian:	28	0.74%	0.0%
Asian:	20	0.53%	66.7%
2+ races:	70	1.86%	79.5%
Hispanic:	68	1.80%	6.2%

Total non-White:	304	8.06%	26.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	59	7.8
Deaths:	120	15.9
Net Migration:	65	8.6
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.3

Change in White population:	-589	-13.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-111	-2.5

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
4,470
4,055	90.72%
269	6.02%
28	0.63%
12	0.27%
39	0.87%
64	1.43%
415	9.28%

2000
4,413
4,104	93.00%
158	3.58%
30	0.68%
12	0.27%
61	1.38%
40	0.91%
309	7.00%

1990
4,373
4,052	92.66%
264	6.04%
15	0.34%
3	0.07%
n/a
39	0.89%
321	7.34%

1980
4,404
4,204	95.46%
179	4.06%
6	0.14%
2	0.05%
n/a
13	0.30%
200	4.54%

1970
3,857
3,595	93.21%
206	5.34%
2	0.05%
2	0.05%
n/a
29	0.75%
262	6.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
308	7.0
428	9.7
-312	-7.1
12	0.3

-49	-1.1
106	2.4

Number	Rate
1990's
373	8.5
471	10.8
679	15.5
-2	-0.0

52	1.2
-12	-0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
482	10.9
497	11.3
10	0.2
n/a

-152	-3.5
121	2.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
580	15.0
n/a

609	15.8
-62	-1.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Pope 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
49.7
617	16.4%
3,153	83.6%
946	25.1%

1,349
2.68

854	63.3%
724	84.8%
74	8.7%
495	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
46.6
814	18.2%
3,656	81.8%
965	21.6%

1,829
2.23

1,209	66.1%
986	81.6%
79	6.5%
620	33.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.8
951	21.5%
3,462	78.5%
782	17.7%

1,775
2.32

1,241	69.9%
1,012	81.5%
96	7.7%
534	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,011	23.1%
3,362	76.9%
803	18.4%

1,639
2.41

1,197	73.0%
1,059	88.5%
71	5.9%
442	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
33.4
1,252	28.4%
3,152	71.6%
777	17.6%

1,556
2.62

1,195	76.8%
1,037	86.8%
69	5.8%
361	23.2%

2022 Housing Data for Pope County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	145	10.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	109	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	54	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	35	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	69	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	18	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	59	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	76	5.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	52	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	102	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	160	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	172	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	145	10.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	3.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	91	6.7%
$200,000 or more	20	1.5%

Median Household Income	57,582
Per Capita Income	26,251

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	81	6.0%
Public Assistance	57	4.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	171	12.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,084	48.8%
Unemployed	127	5.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,211	54.5%
Not in Labor Force	1,011	45.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		51.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	323	351	47.9%
Non-Profit	52	60	46.4%
Self-Employed	103	71	59.2%

Local Government	66	93	41.5%
State Government	47	95	33.1%
Federal Government	6	17	26.1%

Total Private + Self	426	422	50.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	171	265	39.2%
Total	597	687	46.5%

Pct. Govt.	25.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	144	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	171	13.3%
Professional, Technical	352	27.4%
Service Occupations	278	21.7%
All others	339	26.4%

White Collar		51.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	293	22.8%
Retail trade	198	15.4%
Educational services	153	11.9%
Public administration	81	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	74	5.8%
Accommodation and food services	71	5.5%
Other services	70	5.5%
Construction	70	5.5%
Utilities	66	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	50	3.9%
Finance and insurance	48	3.7%
Manufacturing	45	3.5%
Wholesale trade	29	2.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	17	1.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	11	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	90	2.37%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	28	0.74%
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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	1	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,458	95.9%
Spanish	128	3.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	9	0.2%
Other Indo-European	8	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	3	0.1%
Other Asian	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	549	14.5%
Irish	467	12.3%
English	396	10.4%
American	339	8.9%
French	75	2.0%
Norwegian	65	1.7%
Polish	65	1.7%
Italian	53	1.4%
Scottish	48	1.3%
Welsh	31	0.8%
European	26	0.7%
Danish	14	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	12	0.3%
Dutch	11	0.3%
Lithuanian	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,774	99.3%
Not a citizen	25	0.7%

Native	3,763	99.1%
Foreign-born	36	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
153	5.3%	190	6.5%	1,190	41.0%	920	31.7%	303	10.4%	145	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	153	5.3%
9-12 Years	190	6.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,190	41.0%
Some College	920	31.7%
Bach. Degree	303	10.4%
Grad Degree	145	5.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,617	1,456	161	10.0%	6.3%
1991	1,709	1,524	185	10.8%	7.3%
1992	1,673	1,479	194	11.6%	7.9%
1993	1,689	1,482	207	12.3%	7.5%
1994	1,700	1,524	176	10.4%	5.8%
1995	1,646	1,540	106	6.4%	5.2%
1996	1,671	1,511	160	9.6%	5.3%
1997	1,697	1,555	142	8.4%	4.8%
1998	1,823	1,674	149	8.2%	4.5%
1999	1,804	1,678	126	7.0%	4.4%

2000	2,040	1,910	130	6.4%	4.4%
2001	1,992	1,858	134	6.7%	5.4%
2002	1,984	1,845	139	7.0%	6.6%
2003	1,916	1,758	158	8.2%	6.7%
2004	1,988	1,837	151	7.6%	6.2%
2005	1,984	1,861	123	6.2%	5.7%
2006	1,953	1,830	123	6.3%	4.6%
2007	1,968	1,830	138	7.0%	5.1%
2008	1,934	1,771	163	8.4%	6.5%
2009	1,896	1,698	198	10.4%	10.2%

2010	2,029	1,835	194	9.6%	10.5%
2011	1,970	1,796	174	8.8%	9.8%
2012	1,883	1,721	162	8.6%	9.0%
2013	1,830	1,661	169	9.2%	9.1%
2014	1,796	1,646	150	8.4%	7.2%
2015	1,769	1,645	124	7.0%	6.0%
2016	1,774	1,647	127	7.2%	5.9%
2017	1,786	1,670	116	6.5%	5.0%
2018	1,765	1,659	106	6.0%	4.4%
2019	1,686	1,597	89	5.3%	4.0%

2020	1,643	1,513	130	7.9%	9.5%
2021	1,687	1,606	81	4.8%	6.1%
2022	1,760	1,681	79	4.5%	4.6%
2023	1,799	1,728	71	3.9%	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,317
Median Value	$137,500

Occupied	1,349	58.2%
Vacant	968	41.8%

Owned	1,115	82.7%
Rented	234	17.3%
Median Rent	$393

Single-Family Units	1,699	73.3%
Detached	1,688	72.9%
Attached	11	0.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18	0.8%
Mobile Homes	500	21.6%

Pope County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Pope County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Pope County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Pope County, IL

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Pope County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Pope County, IL