Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety85#2,408/15,637
Economy29#11,096/15,631
Housing62#5,739/14,977
Health32#10,680/15,609
Healthcare38#9,695/15,650
Environment29#10,958/15,453
Education35#10,120/15,649
Infrastructure17#12,927/15,650
Community31#10,730/15,651
Leisure & amenities28#11,261/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Pinckneyville, Illinois ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Perry County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low49 min
100/100Illinois 170 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPerry County value
Social associations · high24.4 /10k
99/100Illinois 9.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePerry County value
Property crime rate · low183 /100k
99/100Illinois 1,508 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationPerry County value
Firearm deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Illinois 10.5 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataPerry County value
Distance to an emergency room · low2.8 mi
95/100Illinois 4.0 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPerry County value
Home price to income ratio · low1.9×
93/100Illinois 3.2×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077

Weaknesses

New business applications · low5.7 /1k
0/100Illinois 14.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauPerry County value
Public EV charging ports · low0.0 /10k
3/100Illinois 4.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyPerry County value
Job growth · low-3.9%
4/100Illinois 0.0%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataPerry County value
Primary care shortage · high17.0
9/100Illinois 6.6United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationPerry County value
Flu vaccinations · low31.0%
10/100Illinois 48.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePerry County value
Adult obesity · high42.6%
11/100Illinois 39.0%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
5,436 (2015-2019) → 5,018 (2020-2024)
−7.7%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateImproving
36.1% (2015-2019) → 2.4% (2020-2024)
−34 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$33,485 (2015-2019) → $69,583 (2020-2024)
+108%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent as share of incomeImproving
49.5% (2015-2019) → 31.7% (2020-2024)
−18 pts5 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.8% → 30.6%
Poverty rateImproving
24.9% (2015-2019) → 9.1% (2020-2024)
−16 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
73.2% (2015-2019) → 63.8% (2020-2024)
−9.4 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Pinckneyville, Illinois improved on 2 of 12 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 10 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved2

Household income+108%$33,485 → $69,583
Poverty−16 points24.9% → 9.1%

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 12 measures

Change of every measure of Pinckneyville, Illinois between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	20.9 min2015-2019	18.4 min2020-2024	−2.5 min	Within the margin of error	75%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%2015-2019	12.6%2020-2024	+4.6 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Broadband subscriptions	80.0%2015-2019	87.1%2020-2024	+7.1 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Effective property tax rate	1.80%2015-2019	1.56%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	65%
High school diploma or higher	67.6%2015-2019	71.9%2020-2024	+4.3 points	Within the margin of error	78%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	1.9×2020-2024	−0.5×	Within the margin of error	93%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.5532015-2019	0.4422020-2024	−0.111	Within the margin of error	97%
Median household income	$33,4852015-2019	$69,5832020-2024	+108%	Improved	99%
Poverty rate	24.9%2015-2019	9.1%2020-2024	−16 points	Improved	98%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	49.5%2015-2019	31.7%2020-2024	−18 points	Within the margin of error	98%
Rent-burdened households	73.2%2015-2019	63.8%2020-2024	−9.4 points	Within the margin of error	81%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Pinckneyville, Illinois five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Pinckneyville, Illinois in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Pinckneyville, Illinois itself moved +14.1 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

5,018 residents (±25)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−3.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

5,018 residents (±25)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

White67%3,371
Black24%1,194
Hispanic or Latino7.3%368
Asian1.1%†53
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races0.6%†32

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (−5.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

4,175 residents (±154)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

No high school diploma28%1,174
High school or GED32%1,343
Some college18%753
Associate degree9.1%†378
Bachelor's degree6.9%†289
Graduate degree5.7%†238

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+3.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,400 households (±139)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $25k23%†328
$25k–50k16%†224
$50k–75k20%†279
$75k–100k14%†192
$100k–150k17%†232
$150k–200k1.3%†18
$200k or more9.1%†127

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+8.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,400 households (±139)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Own85%1,183
Rent16%†217

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+27.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

163 households (±102)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $750100%†163
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,5000.0%0

Home values

1,183 homes (±140)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $150k66%782
$150k–250k27%†323
$250k–400k6.6%†78

Age of homes

1,718 homes (±202)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

2010 or later0.0%0
2000–200911%†191
1980–199923%†394

Size of homes

1,718 homes (±202)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom19%†323
2 bedrooms43%741

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,335 workers (±164)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Drive alone83%1,107
Carpool9.8%†131
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home7.3%†97
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+6.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,238 workers (±153)

Pinckneyville, Illinois
Illinois share

Under 15 min57%700
15–29 min13%†155
30–44 min20%†244

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Perry County, the county holding most of Pinckneyville's residents.

Perry County has 378 employer establishments, 183 for every 10,000 residents (0.74× the US rate of 248; 0.72× Illinois's), with 4,302 paid employees at an average annual pay of $46,702. The Census Bureau also counts 987 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 378; 987 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 183; US 248 · Illinois 255
Paid employees: 4,302
Average annual pay: $46,702; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Perry County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Religious organizations	36	17.4	3.14×More than typical	128	$17,070	—
Ambulatory health care services	28	13.5	0.65×Fewer than typical	166	$57,530	37
Restaurants and other eating places	24	11.6	0.63×Fewer than typical	509	$16,094	4
Specialty trade contractors	21	10.2	0.66×Fewer than typical	130	$56,785	73
Automotive repair and maintenance	20	9.7	1.92×More than typical	91	$35,593	19
Limited-service restaurants	14	6.8	0.84×About typical	294	$16,201	—
Insurance agencies and brokerages	12	5.8	1.32×More than typical	37	$49,000	26
Full-service restaurants	10	4.8	0.63×Fewer than typical	215	$15,949	—
Legal services	10	4.8	0.90×About typical	22	$40,591	4
Truck transportation	10	4.8	0.96×About typical	114	$54,684	22
Building equipment contractors	9	4.4	0.72×Too few to compare	32	$44,719	15
Offices of other health practitioners	9	4.4	0.72×Too few to compare	17	$55,941	10

Rank places for an industry Open Perry County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 20,674 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $4,460 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Pinckneyville, Illinois: $0.89 per resident (US $1,995).

Obligations: $4,460; −81% vs FY2025
Per resident: $0.89; US $1,995
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$4,460100%

Top recipients

PINCKNEYVILLE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER LLC$4,460100%

Spending by fiscal year

375.5FY2017
2.6KFY2018
3.9KFY2019
2.9KFY2020
15.5KFY2021
17.4KFY2022
14.2KFY2023
23.5KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$4,460100%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Pinckneyville, Illinois, so they do not add up across cities.

Pinckneyville, Illinois's figures are part of those of Perry County, IL ($247.3K in FY2026), never added to them: 1.8% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Pinckneyville is mostly in Perry County.

See federal money in Perry County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Pinckneyville, Illinois is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Mike BostR-IL-12 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Perry County48100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Perry County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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