Mounds is located in Pulaski county Illinois with a geographic area of 1.2 square miles. The total population in Mounds is 916 with 47.5% male and 52.5% female. Children under age 5 represent 7.3% of the population, under age 18 equal 29.7% of the population and over age 65 is 22.2% of the population. The median household income is $26,645, per capita income is $14,395. There are a total of 376 housing units with 66.5% owner occupied. Education includes 30.9% of residents that are high school graduates and 11.7% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The average temperature in Mounds in the summer is 79 degrees, and in the winter 27 degrees.