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Paxton, IL Urban Area

4,125 Population
2.1 square miles 1,939.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,903 ±$3,281 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,745 ±$12,001 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.3% ±3.2% (355  ±125) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.5 minutes ±1.6 (44,375  ±7,010) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,826 ±139 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (3,932  ±214) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.2% ±5.8% (75  ±48) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,992 ±134 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$118,900 ±$9,642 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.9% ±3% (279  ±122.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.3% ±8.2% (2,671  ±310.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
20.8% ±4.8% (595  ±144.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of 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

0.7% ±0.8% (27  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.2% ±2.7% (290  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
290 Total veterans ±88 256 Male ±85 34 Female ±25

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