Abingdon

Population: 3,424
Median household income: $56,414
Median home value: $88,900

Abingdon is a community in Knox County, Illinois, home to 3,424 residents. The median household income of $56,414 is above the Knox County median ($53,291).

From 2019 to 2023, Abingdon's population declined 2.4% from 3,509 to 3,424, while its median home value rose 44.1% from $61,700 to $88,900.

90.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1952.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,424
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $56,414
Median home value: $88,900
Median gross rent: $723
Housing units: 1,635
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5093,424

Median household income

$44,072$56,414

Median home value

$61,700$88,900

Median gross rent

$547$723

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,509	$44,072	$61,700	$547
2020	3,570	$43,171	$70,700	$575
2021	3,586	$44,042	$76,800	$642
2022	3,399	$55,313	$73,900	$764
2023	3,424	$56,414	$88,900	$723

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	212	6.2%
5 to 17	630	18.4%
18 to 24	171	5.0%
25 to 34	547	16.0%
35 to 44	417	12.2%
45 to 54	392	11.4%
55 to 64	444	13.0%
65 to 74	328	9.6%
75 and over	283	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,120	91.1%
Black or African American	47	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	67	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	185	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate48.2%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	7.1%
High school graduate	1,163	48.2%
Some college or associate's	714	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	266	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	97	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone94.1%

Carpooled2.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,504	94.1%
Carpooled	36	2.3%
Public transit	8	0.5%
Walked	15	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	2.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	320	20.5%
15 to 29 min	646	41.3%
30 to 44 min	221	14.1%
45 to 59 min	118	7.5%
60+ min	258	16.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 12.3% (417 of 3,394)

	Count	Share
Family households	801	53.6%
Nonfamily households	694	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,495	91.4%
Vacant	140	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,044	69.8%
Renter-occupied	451	30.2%

1-unit, detached90.0%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,471	90.0%
1-unit, attached	4	0.2%
2 to 4 units	121	7.4%
5 to 19 units	8	0.5%
20 or more units	22	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1700113
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.42 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.8038, -90.4009