Beardstown City, Illinois

Beardstown City is one of the city of Cass County, Illinois, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. According to the latest population census dating back to 2000, the Beardstown City is home to 5766 inhabitants. The city's estimated population as of July 2008 was 5859, It is the 290th most populous in the U.S. state of Illinois. It covers total area of 3.46 sq mi (8.96 square kilometre), of which, 3.41 square miles (8.83 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 square kilometre) of it is water, makes it the 310th largest by total area in Illinois.

As of the census of 2000, there were 5766 residents, 2172 households, and 1438 families in the city. The population density was 1692.1 people per square mile (653.32/kmē), making it the 437th most densely populated city in Illinois. There were 2339 housing units at an average density of 685.9 per square mile (264.83/kmē). The average household size was 2.59 people, and the average family size was 3.11 people. Age range in the city was well distributed with 26.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median age is 34.4 years, The median age of males and females living in Beardstown City was 32.5 and 36.6 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 5233 White, 50 Black or African American, 13 American Indian, 19 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, 44 from two or more races and 404 Ohter races.

Beardstown city Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Beardstown city Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Beardstown City Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29104, making it the 214th poorest city by median household income among the Illinois. The median income for a family in the city was $31951, making it the 124th poorest city by median family income among the Illinois. The per capita income for the city was $13777, it is the 184th poorest city in terms of per capita income. The median income is $17634, Median income for males is $21114, compared with $13904 for females.

In 2000, 1402 pupils and students, of which 739 are male and 663 are female, 24.31% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 178 nursery or pri school, 126 kindergarten, 607 elementary school, 294 high school and 197 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census5766
April 2000 Estimate5803
July 2000 Estimate5792
July 2001 Estimate5774
July 2002 Estimate5702
July 2003 Estimate5734
July 2004 Estimate5692
July 2005 Estimate5791
July 2006 Estimate5838
July 2007 Estimate5871
July 2008 Estimate5859
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school9682178
Kindergarten8343126
Elementary school350257607
High school135159294
College or graduate school75122197
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Beardstown city, Illinois$29104$31951$13777
Cass County, Illinois$35243$41653$16532
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587