35.9% were non-families. Of all households 31.2% were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,440, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $30,516 versus $19,680 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,638. About 12.7% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Fern Andra (1893–1974; birth name Vernal Andrews), circus performer, actress, early film director Henry Bacon (1866–1924), architect of Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and other notable public buildings Fred Bechly (1924–2004), electrical engineer and inventor in field of color television broadcasting Edward Bechly (1874–1945), editor, publisher, and proprietor of Iroquois County Times-Democrat Craig Calhoun (1952–), economist and educator, Director of London School of Economics and Political Science (2012–2016); President of Berggruen Institute (2016–) Sam Campbell (1895–1962), popular author and nature enthusiast P.C. Cast, young adult author (House of Night series) Frank M. Crangle (1861–1934), Illinois state representative and lawyer Rex Everhart (1920–2000), musical theatre and voice actor (Beauty and The Beast) Mike L. Fry, original Happy the Hobo on the nationally syndicated children's television series Happy's Place A.E. Henning, City Council member of Los Angeles (1929–1933) Curtis Painter (born 1985), NFL quarterback 2009–2014; played collegiate football at Purdue University; formerly a starter for Indianapolis Colts Harold Reetz (born 1948), agronomist and former President of the Foundation for Agronomic Research. Sam Rice, Hall of Fame baseball outfielder, 1924 World Series champion Vaughn R. Walker (born 1944), chief judge of United States District Court for the Northern District of California, noted for presiding over Perry v. Schwarzenegger Mary Margaret Whipple (born 1940), former Virginia state senator Gordie Windhorn (born 1933), former Major League Baseball player See