in Pontoon Beach. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 16,286 people, 6,427 households, and 4,698 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 6,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.06% White, 4.04% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98%. Of the 6,427 households 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 23.3% of households were one person and 11.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.90. The age distribution was 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median household income was $50,342 and the median family income was $57,971. Males had a median income of $43,017 versus $27,870 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,292. About 3.2% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Zoe Akins, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and playwright; attended school in Godfrey Craig Hentrich, NFL punter, 1994-2009 John Madson, freelance naturalist, tallgrass prairie ecosystems Ellis Wainwright, brewer, art collector and socialite References External links Villages in Madison County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1832 Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River 1832 establishments in Illinois