Population 506 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Confidence
Household size in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.67 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.98 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.72 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.47 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.20 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
The average household in Confidence has 2.47 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. Household size has dropped from 2.67 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.4 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.4 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.8 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.3 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −6.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Confidence is young: half of its residents are under 35.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.8% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.4% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.1% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.9 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Confidence than nationally: 9.1%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Confidence
Renters in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.7% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.6% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 25.1% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 5.9% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −0.8 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Confidence is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 5.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 61.9% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.3% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 19.7% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.3% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.2% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Confidence as nationally: 10.2%, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Illinois overall (8.1%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1976 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1981 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Confidence was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Illinois overall, where the median home dates to 1970.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $705 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $819 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $501 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $879 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$174 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Confidence runs $879 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 30.6% of the typical renter's income, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Confidence
Bachelor's degrees in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.7% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.7% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Confidence have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.7% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 90.8% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.9% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 91.5% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.9 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Confidence have finished high school (91.5%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. Illinois as a whole looks much the same.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Confidence
| Period | Confidence | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.9% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 24.0% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 0.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.4% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.5 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Confidence has been strong: just 0.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Confidence compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confidence | 2.47 | 35.3 | 9.1% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 1978 | $879 | 10.5% | 91.5% | 0.4% |
| Brownstown | 2.75 | 39.7 | 16.7% | 29.7% | 18.1% | 1968 | $875 | 5.4% | 79.2% | 3.8% |
| St. Elmo | 2.57 | 43.6 | 9.1% | 16.8% | 14.0% | 1965 | $768 | 10.7% | 89.2% | 6.1% |
| Hagarstown | 2.73 | 40.3 | 8.5% | 18.0% | 11.7% | 1978 | $780 | 11.1% | 76.6% | 0.8% |
| Wrights Corner | 2.57 | 38.0 | 7.6% | 11.2% | 3.4% | 1980 | $970 | 16.8% | 94.5% | 4.9% |
| Vandalia | 2.46 | 42.1 | 13.4% | 27.0% | 12.7% | 1967 | $852 | 18.8% | 86.7% | 4.6% |
| Ramsey | 3.03 | 34.7 | 11.7% | 15.4% | 7.5% | 1969 | $824 | 10.7% | 81.4% | 3.5% |
| Pruett | 2.73 | 46.1 | 8.1% | 12.3% | 13.8% | 1979 | $759 | 17.9% | 90.5% | 3.5% |
| St. James | 2.57 | 51.3 | 6.9% | 13.4% | 16.2% | 1977 | $767 | 15.5% | 91.8% | 0.2% |
| Shafter | 2.98 | 43.5 | 6.9% | 11.7% | 3.6% | 1982 | $1,030 | 29.7% | 91.9% | 1.5% |
| Herrick | 2.49 | 45.4 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 19.3% | 1981 | $908 | 16.6% | 92.2% | 5.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Confidence. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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