Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety83#161/924
Economy64#336/925
Housing81#179/925
Health64#331/925
Healthcare74#240/923
Environment61#359/917
Education64#332/925
Infrastructure52#448/925
Community78#208/925
Leisure & amenities95#43/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Primary care physicians · high106 /100k
93/100Illinois 82 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Average commute time · low17.7 min
92/100Illinois 27.8 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Distance to an Amtrak station · low7 mi
91/100Illinois 13 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Social associations · high15.8 /10k
90/100Illinois 9.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Mammography screening · high55.0%
90/100Illinois 47.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Grocery stores · high2.3 /10k
88/100Illinois 1.9 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

New homes permitted · low0.3 /1k
6/100Illinois 1.5 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Flu vaccinations · low30.9%
9/100Illinois 48.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.8 /10k
9/100Illinois 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Effective property tax rate · high1.43%
11/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Distance to an airport · high100 mi
16/100Illinois 35 miUnited States 33 mi2025Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
New business applications · low8.7 /1k
17/100Illinois 14.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties

Trends

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

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 49% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+49 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
New business applicationsImproving
4.6 /1k (2020) → 8.7 /1k (2025)
+91%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
New homes permittedWorsening
1.0 /1k (2021) → 0.3 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−69%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Flu vaccinationsWorsening
42.6% (2019) → 30.9% (2023)
−12 pts4 yearsUS 48.0% → 44.0%
Firearm deathsWorsening
8.2 /100k (2020) → 12.6 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+53%6 yearsUS 13.6 /100k → 12.1 /100k

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, Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area improved on 12 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 9 moved within the margin of error and 3 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved12

Libraries+14%1.1 /10k → 1.2 /10k
New businesses+91%4.6 /1k → 8.7 /1k
Arts & recreation+23%5.2 /10k → 6.3 /10k
Child poverty−5.1 points19.4% → 14.3%
Real income+36%$51,062 → $69,235

Declined6

Firearm deaths+53%8.2 /100k → 12.6 /100k
Traffic deaths+36%9.5 /100k → 12.8 /100k
Pharmacies−23%1.1 /10k → 0.8 /10k
Homicides+7.6%2.3 /100k → 2.4 /100k
Grocery stores−13%2.6 /10k → 2.3 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.2 /10k2020	6.3 /10k2025	+23%	Improved	79%
Average commute time	18.1 min2015-2019	17.7 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Within the margin of error	74%
Average weekly wage	$8822020	$1,0722025	+22%	Improved	34%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.6%2015-2019	26.2%2020-2024	+2.6 points	Improved	45%
Broadband subscriptions	77.9%2015-2019	85.3%2020-2024	+7.4 points	Improved	29%
Child poverty rate	19.4%2015-2019	14.3%2020-2024	−5.1 points	Improved	77%
Distance to an airport	100 mi2020	100 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	18%
Drug overdose deaths	18.5 /100k2020	13.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−29%	Improved	56%
Effective property tax rate	1.55%2015-2019	1.43%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	48%
Firearm deaths	8.2 /100k2020	12.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+53%	Declined	8%
Grocery stores	2.6 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	19%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.5 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+11%	Improved	60%
High school diploma or higher	92.0%2015-2019	93.2%2020-2024	+1.2 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.5×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	91%
Homicide rate	2.3 /100k2020	2.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+7.6%	Declined	17%
Income adjusted for local prices	$51,0622019	$69,2352024	+36%	Improved	74%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4492015-2019	0.4522020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	45%
Median household income	$52,1322015-2019	$65,3602020-2024	+25%	Improved	42%
New business applications	4.6 /1k2020	8.7 /1k2025	+91%	Improved	92%
Pharmacies	1.1 /10k2020	0.8 /10k2025	−23%	Declined	14%
Poverty rate	13.2%2015-2019	12.8%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	36%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.2 /10k2024	+14%	Improved	94%
Public transit commuters	0.6%2015-2019	0.4%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	65%
Rent as share of income	27.3%2015-2019	25.9%2020-2024	−1.4 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Rent-burdened households	43.3%2015-2019	40.0%2020-2024	−3.3 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Restaurants and bars	11.9 /10k2020	12.1 /10k2025	+2.1%	Little change	54%
Suicide rate	14.7 /100k2020	16.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+9.3%	Declined	39%
Traffic deaths	9.5 /100k2015-2019	12.8 /100k2020-2024	+36%	Declined	13%
Unemployment rate	5.8%2020	3.6%2025	−2.2 points	Improved	26%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	6.6%2015-2019	6.5%2020-2024	−0.2 points	Within the margin of error	48%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 786 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. 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 925 metro and micro areas 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.

Metro and micro areas like Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area 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, Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area itself moved +0 points in standing on average over the same 28 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

74,678 residents

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: 60–69 men (+0.9 points).

Table view

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

Race and Hispanic origin

74,678 residents

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

White90%67,391
Black3.0%2,209
Hispanic or Latino2.0%1,461

Education

51,300 residents (±142)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma6.8%3,503
High school or GED35%18,179
Some college22%11,333

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

31,100 households (±430)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k18%5,661
$25k–50k20%6,288
$50k–75k18%5,549
$75k–100k14%4,398
$100k–150k17%5,263
$150k–200k7.3%2,259
$200k or more5.4%1,682

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−6.6 points).

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

31,100 households (±430)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Own73%22,567
Rent27%8,533

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

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

Rent paid

7,991 households (±576)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75042%3,377
$750–1,00029%2,354
$1,000–1,50021%1,715

Home values

22,567 homes (±541)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k45%10,059
$150k–250k33%7,485
$250k–400k15%3,313

Age of homes

34,622 homes (±70)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later5.1%1,761
2000–20097.5%2,580
1980–199917%5,877

Size of homes

34,622 homes (±70)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Studio3.4%1,192
1 bedroom10%3,522
2 bedrooms28%9,592
3 bedrooms

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

36,470 workers (±794)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone80%29,064
Carpool8.2%2,973
Public transit0.4%†153
Walk2.6%931
Bike0.3%†122
Work from home7.7%2,819
Other1.1%†408

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−2.7 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

33,651 workers (±835)

Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min50%16,822
15–29 min31%10,391
30–44 min13%4,423

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

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area.

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.

Quincy, IL-MO has 1,969 employer establishments, 265 for every 10,000 residents (1.07× the US rate of 248), with 33,535 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,493. The Census Bureau also counts 4,901 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 1,969; 4,901 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 265; US 248
Paid employees: 33,535
Average annual pay: $54,493; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Quincy, IL-MO by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	148	19.9	1.29×More than typical	869	$60,169	362
Restaurants and other eating places	119	16	0.87×About typical	2,524	$19,299	19
Ambulatory health care services	107	14.4	0.69×Fewer than typical	2,251	$94,924	170
Religious organizations	83	11.2	2.01×More than typical	558	$21,629	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	70	9.4	1.87×More than typical	408	$49,208	94
Construction of buildings	70	9.4	1.25×About typical	296	$53,240	166
Services to buildings and dwellings	64	8.6	1.28×More than typical	212	$28,953	338
Building equipment contractors	60	8.1	1.34×More than typical	518	$61,886	72
Full-service restaurants	58	7.8	1.02×About typical	1,242	$20,749	4
Insurance agencies and brokerages	53	7.1	1.62×More than typical	149	$53,060	106
Lessors of real estate	53	7.1	0.58×Fewer than typical	131	$32,962	534
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	51	6.9	2.58×More than typical	620	$23,613	33

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 74,342 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $452.2K on contracts performed in Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area: $6.10 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $452.2K; −69% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6.10; US $1,994
Sole-source: 14%; US 30%
Single offer: 24%; 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

Federal Acquisition Service$142.5K32%
Department of Veterans Affairs$112.2K

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $540.4M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area: $7,288 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $540.4M; −3.9% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,288; US $12,955
Loan face value: $16.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 4.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$318.5M59%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$45.5M8.4%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$35.2M6.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$29.8M5.5%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$14.5M2.7%
64.015 · Veterans State Nursing Home Care$13.7M2.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$11.6M2.2%
10.990 · Farmer Bridge Assistance Program$10.2M1.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$22M4.1%
SPRINGFIELD, IL
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS$15.1M2.8%
MANTENO, IL
CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC.$6.6M1.2%
SMYRNA, TN
PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER (PACT) FOR WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS$4.9M0.9%
CAMP POINT, IL
QUINCY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$395.1M73%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$51.6M9.6%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$21.6M4.0%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$18.6M3.4%
Department of Agriculture
Under Secretary for Health/Veterans Health Administration$15.4M

Assistance by fiscal year

499.7MFY2021
468.6MFY2022
483MFY2023
491.7MFY2024
562.3MFY2025
540.4MFY2026

County aggregates

84%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Quincy, IL-MO

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

States

The share of the area's residents living in each state.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

QuincyPrincipal city39,109

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Illinois

Areas based in Illinois, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Hannibal, MO63

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved12

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Quincy, IL-MO micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Quincy, IL-MO

States

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Illinois

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved12

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

By type

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

What was bought

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards