Rio

Population: 210
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $104,700

Rio is a community in Knox County, Illinois, home to 210 residents. At $62,917, its median household income sits above Knox County's $53,291.

From 2019 to 2023, Rio's population grew 15.4% from 182 to 210, while its median home value rose 21.6% from $86,100 to $104,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.6% of the population. 85.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 210
Median age: 36.0 yrs
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $104,700
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 86
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

182210

Median household income

$54,167$62,917

Median home value

$86,100$104,700

Median gross rent

$575$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	182	$54,167	$86,100	$575
2020	206	$62,500	$90,000	—
2021	199	$46,250	$89,400	$650
2022	195	$73,750	$101,800	$715
2023	210	$62,917	$104,700	$771

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

Age distribution

Under 514.3%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	14.3%
5 to 17	23	11.0%
18 to 24	19	9.0%
25 to 34	31	14.8%
35 to 44	15	7.1%
45 to 54	30	14.3%
55 to 64	20	9.5%
65 to 74	20	9.5%
75 and over	22	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	184	87.6%
Black or African American	2	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate44.2%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	8.7%
High school graduate	61	44.2%
Some college or associate's	46	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	15	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	85.6%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	14.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	21.7%
15 to 29 min	43	51.8%
30 to 44 min	10	12.0%
45 to 59 min	8	9.6%
60+ min	4	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 25.2% (53 of 210)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	80.5%
Nonfamily households	15	19.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	77	89.5%
Vacant	9	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	58	75.3%
Renter-occupied	19	24.7%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	81	94.2%
1-unit, attached	1	1.2%
2 to 4 units	4	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1764148
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1093, -90.3988

Rio