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Bone Gap, Illinois

Village in Edwards County, Illinois · ZIP 62815

  • Edwards County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 177 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 78Households
  • $44,167Median household income
  • $67,000Median home value
  • 1ZIP codes

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Population, 2000 to 2020−33.5%
1502002503002000: 27220002010: 24620102020: 1812020272181
Population of Bone Gap at each census
CensusPopulation
2000272
2010246
2020181

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Bone Gap
Under $50k55.2%
$50k to $100k11.5%
$100k to $150k20.5%
$150k to $200k2.6%
$200k and over10.3%

Median household income $44,167 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Bone Gap
Owner occupied
65 units
Renter occupied
13 units
Vacancy rate
11.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Bone Gap compared with its county and state
Bone Gap compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBone GapEdwards CountyIllinois
Population1876,11812,692,653
Median household income$44,167$59,386$81,702
Median age40.744.638.9
Median home value$67,000$97,500$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher7.9%13.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents0.5%0.8%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes83.3%79.2%66.8%
Mean commute to work46.3 minutes23.6 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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