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 17.73 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Beardstown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Beardstown with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.27% of adults in Beardstown have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Beardstown in 2018 was $23,050, which is low income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,200 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 38.56% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Beardstown include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and Other Subsaharan African.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Beardstown's cultural character, accounting for 21.74% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Beardstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
