Apple River

Population: 305
Median household income: $50,250
Median home value: $78,600

Apple River is a community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, home to 305 residents. At $50,250, its median household income sits below Jo Daviess County's $74,954.

From 2019 to 2023, Apple River's population declined 16.4% from 365 to 305, while its median home value rose 13.7% from $69,100 to $78,600.

The median resident is 33.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 305
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,250
Median home value: $78,600
Median gross rent: $800
Housing units: 159
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

365305

Median household income

$41,250$50,250

Median home value

$69,100$78,600

Median gross rent

$617$800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	365	$41,250	$69,100	$617
2020	333	$42,778	$69,000	$588
2021	342	$42,083	$72,500	$689
2022	350	$50,208	$82,500	$748
2023	305	$50,250	$78,600	$800

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 443.9%

45 to 5421.3%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	5.9%
5 to 17	77	25.2%
18 to 24	17	5.6%
25 to 34	44	14.4%
35 to 44	12	3.9%
45 to 54	65	21.3%
55 to 64	28	9.2%
65 to 74	33	10.8%
75 and over	11	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	272	89.2%
Black or African American	4	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	1.0%
Two or more races	4	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	22	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	5.2%
High school graduate	94	48.7%
Some college or associate's	59	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	24	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	121	84.6%
Carpooled	12	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	25	18.5%
15 to 29 min	46	34.1%
30 to 44 min	31	23.0%
45 to 59 min	26	19.3%
60+ min	7	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 14.4% (44 of 305)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	69.3%
Nonfamily households	39	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	127	79.9%
Vacant	32	20.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	89	70.1%
Renter-occupied	38	29.9%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	130	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19	11.9%
5 to 19 units	10	6.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1701673
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.7 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5023, -90.0937