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Mounds, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Mounds is a Census city of 986 people across 1.21 square miles of land, in Pulaski County. Median household income is $30,917, 49.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mounds
What Mounds is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.21 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land817
- County holding the largest share of its areaPulaski 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.
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How many people live in Mounds
- Population986
- Median age36.4 plus or minus 11.0
- Population under 18249 plus or minus 78
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over202 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households389
- Family households186 plus or minus 50
- Share of households that are families47.8 percent plus or minus 9.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Mounds
- Median household income$30,917 plus or minus $6,965
- Per capita income$17,221 plus or minus $4,642
- Civilian labor force256 plus or minus 102
- Employed246 plus or minus 99
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over543
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.1 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.7 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Mounds
- Housing units606
- Occupied units389
- Vacant units217 plus or minus 61
- Vacancy rate35.8 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied192 plus or minus 62
- Renter occupied197 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate49.4 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Median gross rent, monthly$592 plus or minus $420
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.0 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Single family units430
- Share single family71.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more125 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more20.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes51 plus or minus 42
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Mounds gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute214 plus or minus 95
- Commuting under 15 minutes37 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.3 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more147 plus or minus 106
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more68.7 percent plus or minus 39.3
- Drove alone82.4 percent plus or minus 21.1
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport2.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Mounds
- NFIP communityCity of Mounds
- NFIP community number170564
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Mounds participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170564 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pulaski County, not Mounds
Pulaski County context, not Mounds figures
- Establishments in Pulaski County86
- Covered employment, Pulaski County1,195
- Average annual pay, Pulaski County$45,329
- Housing units permitted, Pulaski County0
Every figure in this section is published for Pulaski County as a whole and is not a measurement of Mounds.
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.
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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
Mounds questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mounds, Illinois?
986, in 389 households. Mounds city covers 1.21 square miles of land, which is 817 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mounds in?
Pulaski 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 Mounds?
$30,917. Median gross rent is $592 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Mounds in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mounds appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mounds, city of, community 170564, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Mounds figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pulaski 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 Mounds.
Is zoning published for Mounds?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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