It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pontoon Beach has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pontoon Beach has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pontoon Beach than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pontoon Beach may be for you.
The citizens of Pontoon Beach are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.00% of adults in Pontoon Beach have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pontoon Beach in 2018 was $27,722, which is lower middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,888 for a family of four. However, Pontoon Beach contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pontoon Beach is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pontoon Beach home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pontoon Beach residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Pontoon Beach also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.19% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pontoon Beach include German, Irish, Italian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Pontoon Beach is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
