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Towanda township, McLean County, IL

2,530 Population
35.1 square miles 72 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±4.7 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
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$54,722 ±$14,213 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in McLean County: $43,372 ±$1,318
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$118,875 ±$32,322 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in McLean County: $79,905 ±$2,544
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.9% ±2.2% (70  ±54) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-fifth of the rate in McLean County: 12.9% 20,899 (±0.9% / ±1,426)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.6 minutes ±8 (16,305  ±4,569) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in McLean County: 18.3 1,295,840 (±0.4 / ±38,908)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

937 ±169 Number of households
  • McLean County: 70,220 ±669
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.3 (2,530  ±529) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in McLean County: 2.3 162,271 (±0 / ±99)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1% ±1.3% (6  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in McLean County: 4.5% † 2,057 (±0.7% / ±303)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 4.9% 147,208 (±0.1% / ±3,564)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,025 ±173 Number of housing units
  • McLean County: 75,305 ±125
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$327,700 ±$63,127 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in McLean County: $208,400 ±$3,688
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.9% ±12.6% (402  ±329) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McLean County: 14.9% 25,209 (±0.9% / ±1,518.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99.4% ±25% (1,574  ±269.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in McLean County: 95.9% 101,857 (±2% / ±2,116.7)
  • 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)
53% ±7.8% (839  ±198.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McLean County: 47.2% 50,157 (±1.3% / ±1,399.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about 1.5 times 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

6.4% ±6.5% (162  ±169) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McLean County: 7.6% 13,043
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.8% ±6.8% (197  ±119) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in McLean County: 5.3% 7,158 (±0.4% / ±540)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
197 Total veterans ±119 180 Male ±117 17 Female ±25

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