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Empire township, McLean County, IL

3,993 Population
49.5 square miles 80.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in McLean County: 34.3 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$43,809 ±$5,103 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in McLean County: $43,372 ±$1,318
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$87,896 ±$14,648 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McLean County: $79,905 ±$2,544
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.2% ±2.3% (168  ±90) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in McLean County: 12.9% 20,899 (±0.9% / ±1,426)
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±1.1 (38,365  ±5,154) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in McLean County: 18.3 1,295,840 (±0.4 / ±38,908)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,647 ±123 Number of households
  • McLean County: 70,220 ±669
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (3,976  ±24) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in McLean County: 2.3 162,271 (±0 / ±99)
  • 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

3.5% ±2.4% (28  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in McLean County: 4.5% † 2,057 (±0.7% / ±303)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,716 ±124 Number of housing units
  • McLean County: 75,305 ±125
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$174,600 ±$15,280 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in McLean County: $208,400 ±$3,688
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.5% ±4.9% (454  ±193.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in McLean County: 14.9% 25,209 (±0.9% / ±1,518.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.2% ±9.3% (2,568  ±284.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in McLean County: 95.9% 101,857 (±2% / ±2,116.7)
  • a little 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)
36.6% ±5.5% (978  ±156.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McLean County: 47.2% 50,157 (±1.3% / ±1,399.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • a little higher than 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

0.9% ±1.3% (37  ±53) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in McLean County: 7.6% 13,043
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.8% ±2.8% (294  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • nearly double the rate in McLean County: 5.3% 7,158 (±0.4% / ±540)
  • about double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
294 Total veterans ±86 266 Male ±80 28 Female ±22

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