Colona

Population: 5,189
Median household income: $76,558
Median home value: $152,100

Colona, a community in Henry County, Illinois, has 5,189 residents. At $76,558, its median household income sits above Henry County's $69,912.

Between 2019 and 2023, Colona's population grew 1.8% from 5,096 to 5,189, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $123,700 to $152,100.

84.7% of workers drive to work alone. 89.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,189
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $76,558
Median home value: $152,100
Median gross rent: $881
Housing units: 2,342
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0965,189

Median household income

$67,647$76,558

Median home value

$123,700$152,100

Median gross rent

$815$881

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,096	$67,647	$123,700	$815
2020	5,307	$64,643	$129,100	$694
2021	5,339	$68,657	$130,000	$825
2022	5,404	$64,375	$136,500	$816
2023	5,189	$76,558	$152,100	$881

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	219	4.2%
5 to 17	876	16.9%
18 to 24	422	8.1%
25 to 34	594	11.4%
35 to 44	847	16.3%
45 to 54	683	13.2%
55 to 64	777	15.0%
65 to 74	445	8.6%
75 and over	326	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,518	87.1%
Black or African American	19	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.7%
Two or more races	149	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	450	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	333	9.1%
High school graduate	1,625	44.3%
Some college or associate's	1,068	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	584	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	62	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,643	84.7%
Carpooled	232	7.4%
Public transit	10	0.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	208	6.7%
Other means	29	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	313	10.7%
15 to 29 min	1,927	66.1%
30 to 44 min	503	17.3%
45 to 59 min	44	1.5%
60+ min	127	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 3.1% (163 of 5,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,505	71.4%
Nonfamily households	603	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,108	90.0%
Vacant	234	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,751	83.1%
Renter-occupied	357	16.9%

1-unit, detached89.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,093	89.4%
1-unit, attached	88	3.8%
2 to 4 units	63	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	98	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1715664
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.82 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 41.4734, -90.3324