Roberts

Population: 493
Median household income: $63,438
Median home value: $64,600

Roberts is a community in Ford County, Illinois, home to 493 residents. Its median household income of $63,438 runs above the Ford County figure of $60,782.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roberts's population grew 27.1% from 388 to 493, while its median home value rose 29.2% from $50,000 to $64,600.

The typical home was built around 1949. 24.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 493
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,438
Median home value: $64,600
Median gross rent: $786
Housing units: 200
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

388493

Median household income

$29,688$63,438

Median home value

$50,000$64,600

Median gross rent

$816$786

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	388	$29,688	$50,000	$816
2020	470	$36,250	$50,600	$806
2021	471	$51,875	$53,800	$823
2022	494	$61,818	$62,700	$963
2023	493	$63,438	$64,600	$786

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 347.1%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5417.8%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	32	6.5%
5 to 17	132	26.8%
18 to 24	46	9.3%
25 to 34	35	7.1%
35 to 44	63	12.8%
45 to 54	88	17.8%
55 to 64	41	8.3%
65 to 74	31	6.3%
75 and over	25	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	442	89.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.8%
Asian	3	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate41.7%

Some college or associate's26.1%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	47	16.6%
High school graduate	118	41.7%
Some college or associate's	74	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	13	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.5%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133	71.5%
Carpooled	47	25.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	1.1%
Other means	1	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	43	23.4%
15 to 29 min	62	33.7%
30 to 44 min	21	11.4%
45 to 59 min	43	23.4%
60+ min	15	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 24.0% (117 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	119	63.3%
Nonfamily households	69	36.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	188	94.0%
Vacant	12	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	153	81.4%
Renter-occupied	35	18.6%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	187	93.5%
1-unit, attached	2	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7	3.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764655
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6148, -88.1842