Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Beardstown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Beardstown is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Beardstown with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.75% of adults in Beardstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beardstown in 2022 was $24,304, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,216 for a family of four. However, Beardstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Beardstown is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Beardstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Beardstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Beardstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.35% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beardstown include German, English, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, and Swedish.
Beardstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.88%.
The most common language spoken in Beardstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
