Beardstown.
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Illinois·Cass County
3 tracts·3K people·$82K median·721/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Beardstown is $82,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Beardstown has 6,169 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 32.7; the population is 47.4% White, 40.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.4% Black, 1.9% Multiracial, 1.8% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Gard Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (7%); Beardstown Jr/Sr High School is the high school with reported scores (8%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $762/month, 52% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Beardstown is $60,587 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Beardstown, median rent is $762/month and the median home value is $82,100 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Beardstown reported 4.1 violent crimes and 28.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2020).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 37 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Beardstown are cold wave (99), strong wind (87) and heat wave (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.13g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Beardstown, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).