Capron

Population: 1,328
Median household income: $97,643
Median home value: $155,800

Capron, a community in Boone County, Illinois, has 1,328 residents. The median household income of $97,643 is above the Boone County median ($81,638).

From 2019 to 2023, Capron's population declined 15.8% from 1,578 to 1,328, while its median home value rose 36.9% from $113,800 to $155,800.

The median resident is 29.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,328
Median age: 29.2 yrs
Median household income: $97,643
Median home value: $155,800
Median gross rent: $769
Housing units: 405
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5781,328

Median household income

$65,405$97,643

Median home value

$113,800$155,800

Median gross rent

$648$769

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,578	$65,405	$113,800	$648
2020	1,656	$67,316	$117,700	$736
2021	1,557	$68,859	$119,800	$883
2022	1,363	$86,458	$150,000	$733
2023	1,328	$97,643	$155,800	$769

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 2413.3%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over2.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	5.2%
5 to 17	292	22.0%
18 to 24	176	13.3%
25 to 34	224	16.9%
35 to 44	146	11.0%
45 to 54	167	12.6%
55 to 64	169	12.7%
65 to 74	48	3.6%
75 and over	37	2.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	722	54.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	48	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	558	42.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.1%

High school graduate46.5%

Some college or associate's22.3%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	167	21.1%
High school graduate	368	46.5%
Some college or associate's	176	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	71	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	567	79.5%
Carpooled	99	13.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	47	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	30.0%
15 to 29 min	139	20.9%
30 to 44 min	221	33.2%
45 to 59 min	65	9.8%
60+ min	41	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.75
Poverty rate: 11.3% (150 of 1,326)

	Count	Share
Family households	286	80.8%
Nonfamily households	68	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	354	87.4%
Vacant	51	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	278	78.5%
Renter-occupied	76	21.5%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	348	85.9%
1-unit, attached	15	3.7%
2 to 4 units	38	9.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1711124
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3988, -88.7387