Piper City

Population: 716
Median household income: $39,338
Median home value: $76,600

Located in Ford County, Illinois, Piper City is a community with a population of 716. At $39,338, its median household income sits below Ford County's $60,782.

Between 2019 and 2023, Piper City's population declined 18.5% from 878 to 716, while its median home value rose 6.4% from $72,000 to $76,600.

Households average 2.02 people. The median gross rent is $786.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 716
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $39,338
Median home value: $76,600
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 373
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 18.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

878716

Median household income

$40,592$39,338

Median home value

$72,000$76,600

Median gross rent

$740$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	878	$40,592	$72,000	$740
2020	855	$36,310	$64,400	$577
2021	709	$34,018	$56,300	$599
2022	744	$38,750	$83,400	$734
2023	716	$39,338	$76,600	$786

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6419.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	1.3%
5 to 17	119	16.6%
18 to 24	65	9.1%
25 to 34	51	7.1%
35 to 44	97	13.5%
45 to 54	117	16.3%
55 to 64	141	19.7%
65 to 74	57	8.0%
75 and over	60	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	618	86.3%
Black or African American	16	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	2.1%
Two or more races	20	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's36.9%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	6.7%
High school graduate	252	48.2%
Some college or associate's	193	36.9%
Bachelor's degree	32	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	77.8%
Carpooled	38	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	4.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	146	51.4%
15 to 29 min	48	16.9%
30 to 44 min	39	13.7%
45 to 59 min	19	6.7%
60+ min	32	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 13.4% (90 of 670)

	Count	Share
Family households	187	56.3%
Nonfamily households	145	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	332	89.0%
Vacant	41	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	241	72.6%
Renter-occupied	91	27.4%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	312	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17	4.6%
5 to 19 units	41	11.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1760079
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.55 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7561, -88.1889