Pontiac, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

35,771

0.365% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

41.9

0.721% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

10.2%

14.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$68,175

11% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$128,100

11.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Pontiac, IL had a population of 35.8k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $68,175. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Pontiac, IL declined from 35,902 to 35,771, a −0.365% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,419 to $68,175, a 11% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pontiac, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.55%), White (Hispanic) (2.51%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.9%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.38%).

None of the households in Pontiac, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Pontiac, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Unity Cosmetology College (459365) (14 degrees awarded in 2018).

In 2022, the median property value in Pontiac, IL was $128,100, and the homeownership rate was 72.3%.

Most people in Pontiac, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Pontiac, IL was 2 cars per household.

Pontiac, IL borders Bloomington, IL, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, Kankakee, IL, Ottawa-Peru, IL, and Peoria, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Pontiac, IL is home to a population of 35.8k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.72% of Pontiac, IL residents were born outside of the country (614 people).

In 2022, there were 25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Pontiac, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.27k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 899 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of Pontiac, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Pontiac, IL was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pontiac, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pontiac, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
31.8k ± 66
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.27k ± 173
White (Hispanic)
899 ± 149

5.11%

Hispanic Population

1.83k people

5.11% of the people in Pontiac, IL are hispanic (1.83k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pontiac, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.72%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

614 people

1.86%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

668 people

As of 2022, 1.72% of Pontiac, IL residents (614 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pontiac, IL was 1.86%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pontiac, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
814 ± 122
Gulf War (2001-)
411 ± 122
Gulf War (1990s)
307 ± 111

Pontiac, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.98 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pontiac, IL employs 16.7k people. The largest industries in Pontiac, IL are Manufacturing (2,711 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,576 people), and Retail Trade (1,841 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($112,872), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,191), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($67,500).

Employment

Occupations

16.7k

2022 Value

± 779

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 6.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Pontiac, IL grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 16.2k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pontiac, IL, are Production Occupations (1,840 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,744 people), and Management Occupations (1,496 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pontiac, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

16.7k

2022 Value

± 779

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 6.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Pontiac, IL grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 16.2k employees to 16.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pontiac, IL, are Manufacturing (2,711 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,576 people), and Retail Trade (1,841 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pontiac, IL, though some of these residents may live in Pontiac, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,394

Median earning men ± $3,019

$34,308

Median earning women ± $2,291

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($70,121), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,424), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($51,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,383), and Wholesale Trade ($46,406).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

265
Manufacturing
225
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
218
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Pontiac, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (57.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (40.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.1%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 57.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (40.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2018, universities in Pontiac, IL awarded 14 degrees. The student population of Pontiac, IL in 2017 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 24 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pontiac, IL are White (13 and 92.9%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (1 and 7.14%), Asian (0 and 0%), and Black or African American (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in Pontiac, IL by number of degrees awarded are Unity Cosmetology College (459365) (14 and 100%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pontiac, IL was $128,100 in 2022, which is 0.454 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $114,900 to $128,100, a 11.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Pontiac, IL is 72.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Pontiac, IL have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pontiac, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pontiac, IL is $68,175. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Pontiac, IL was DuPage County, IL with a value of $107,035, followed by Kendall County, IL and Lake County, IL, with respective values of $106,358 and $104,553.

Property

$128,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,594

$10,602

Median Property Taxes

±$573

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pontiac, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pontiac, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.3%

Homeownership

2022

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 72.3% of the housing units in Pontiac, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pontiac, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pontiac, IL was DuPage County, IL with a value of $107,035, followed by Kendall County, IL and Lake County, IL, with respective values of $106,358 and $104,553.

The following map shows all of the counties in Pontiac, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,175

Median Household Income

± $3,105

14.7k

Number of Households

± 748

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.7k households in Pontiac, IL grew to $68,175 from the previous year's value of $61,419.

The following chart displays the households in Pontiac, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pontiac, IL is from Illinois.

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Carpooled (7.86%)
Worked At Home (6.36%)

In 2022, 80.6% of workers in Pontiac, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.86%) and those who worked at home (6.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pontiac, IL have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 3.5% of the workforce in Pontiac, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pontiac, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pontiac, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pontiac, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pontiac, IL (3.45k out of 33.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pontiac, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

95.4% of the population of Pontiac, IL has health coverage, with 49% on employee plans, 17.3% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1232 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1231 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1213 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,232 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,232 patients per year. This represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1,231 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Illinois in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.61%

Uninsured

49%

Employer Coverage

17.3%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pontiac, IL declined by 5.36% from 4.87% to 4.61%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pontiac, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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