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Pocahontas, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Pocahontas is a Census village of 843 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Bond County. Median household income is $53,971, 68.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pocahontas
What Pocahontas is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,076 plus or minus 271
- County holding the largest share of its areaBond County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
How many people live in Pocahontas
- Population843 plus or minus 212
- Median age40.5 plus or minus 10.9
- Population under 18216 plus or minus 82
- Share under 1825.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over112 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over13.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households316 plus or minus 71
- Family households190 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
Income and work in Pocahontas
- Median household income$53,971 plus or minus $18,091
- Per capita income$29,990 plus or minus $7,148
- Civilian labor force426 plus or minus 119
- Employed420 plus or minus 119
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over538 plus or minus 119
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.0 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.6 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
Housing in Pocahontas
- Housing units328 plus or minus 72
- Occupied units316 plus or minus 71
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied216 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied100 plus or minus 46
- Ownership rate68.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$759
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units246 plus or minus 62
- Share single family75.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more29 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more8.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
How Pocahontas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute330 plus or minus 90
- Commuting under 15 minutes45 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.6 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.7 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone76.1 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Carpooled4.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home17.9 percent plus or minus 11.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
SBA loans in Pocahontas (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,367,000
- Average approval$1,183,500
- Median approval$1,183,500
- Largest approval$2,168,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pocahontas, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bond County, not Pocahontas
Bond County context, not Pocahontas figures
- Establishments in Bond County303
- Covered employment, Bond County4,511
- Average annual pay, Bond County$50,963
- Housing units permitted, Bond County33
Every figure in this section is published for Bond County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pocahontas.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Pocahontas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pocahontas, Illinois?
843, in 316 households. Pocahontas village covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 1,076 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pocahontas in?
Bond County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Pocahontas?
$53,971. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,200. Median gross rent is $759 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Pocahontas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bond County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Pocahontas.
Is zoning published for Pocahontas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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