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Farmer City, IL

1,885 Population
2.4 square miles 787.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±4.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in De Witt County: 43.7 ±0.7
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,766 ±$4,245 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in De Witt County: $38,005 ±$1,911
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,067 ±$15,827 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in De Witt County: $71,678 ±$6,810
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.2% ±3.8% (150  ±73) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in De Witt County: 10% † 1,505 (±2.7% / ±413)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.2 minutes ±2 (19,995  ±4,861) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in De Witt County: 23.3 152,440 (±1.1 / ±10,509)
  • a little less than the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

763 ±123 Number of households
  • De Witt County: 6,595 ±173
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (1,835  ±301) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in De Witt County: 2.3 15,149 (±0.1 / ±50)
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

859 ±121 Number of housing units
  • De Witt County: 7,320 ±34
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$138,500 ±$13,102 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in De Witt County: $130,300 ±$10,039
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±4.7% (129  ±91) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in De Witt County: 8.5% † 1,302 (±2.3% / ±352.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.1% ±3.7% (1,284  ±190.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in De Witt County: 94% 10,326 (±4.5% / ±491.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.5% ±4.7% (231  ±70) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in De Witt County: 23.2% † 2,550 (±2.4% / ±265.6)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.8% ±3.5% (52  ±67) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in De Witt County: 1.8% 279
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±2.8% (94  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in De Witt County: 10% † 1,208 (±1.5% / ±175)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
94 Total veterans ±41 86 Male ±39 8 Female ±15

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