Onarga

Population: 1,362
Median household income: $64,286
Median home value: $96,500

Onarga, a community in Iroquois County, Illinois, has 1,362 residents. At $64,286, its median household income sits in line with Iroquois County's $62,439.

Between 2019 and 2023, Onarga's population grew 29.1% from 1,055 to 1,362, while its median home value rose 11.3% from $86,700 to $96,500.

The median resident is 42.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,362
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,286
Median home value: $96,500
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 554
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0551,362

Median household income

$46,635$64,286

Median home value

$86,700$96,500

Median gross rent

$625$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,055	$46,635	$86,700	$625
2020	1,134	$48,024	$83,800	$635
2021	1,225	$51,638	$83,500	$667
2022	1,288	$57,188	$95,500	$727
2023	1,362	$64,286	$96,500	$748

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	2.2%
5 to 17	239	17.5%
18 to 24	194	14.2%
25 to 34	93	6.8%
35 to 44	166	12.2%
45 to 54	180	13.2%
55 to 64	204	15.0%
65 to 74	154	11.3%
75 and over	102	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	514	37.7%
Black or African American	13	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.4%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	812	59.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma34.8%

High school graduate34.9%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	34.8%
High school graduate	314	34.9%
Some college or associate's	181	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	57	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	34	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled13.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	522	82.6%
Carpooled	87	13.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	323	53.0%
15 to 29 min	92	15.1%
30 to 44 min	114	18.7%
45 to 59 min	78	12.8%
60+ min	2	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 9.2% (123 of 1,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	342	67.3%
Nonfamily households	166	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	508	91.7%
Vacant	46	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	436	85.8%
Renter-occupied	72	14.2%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	507	91.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.4%
2 to 4 units	26	4.7%
5 to 19 units	19	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1756081
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.67 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7153, -88.0108