Yates City

Population: 636
Median household income: $61,500
Median home value: $94,600

Yates City, a community in Knox County, Illinois, has 636 residents. The median household income of $61,500 is above the Knox County median ($53,291).

From 2019 to 2023, Yates City's population declined 23.6% from 832 to 636, while its median home value rose 14.8% from $82,400 to $94,600.

The median gross rent is $625. 12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 636
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $61,500
Median home value: $94,600
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 320
Homeownership rate: 81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

832636

Median household income

$49,904$61,500

Median home value

$82,400$94,600

Median gross rent

$728$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	832	$49,904	$82,400	$728
2020	821	$50,313	$84,200	$695
2021	711	$54,167	$80,000	$731
2022	707	$55,781	$91,300	$725
2023	636	$61,500	$94,600	$625

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7416.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	10.1%
5 to 17	58	9.1%
18 to 24	22	3.5%
25 to 34	114	17.9%
35 to 44	89	14.0%
45 to 54	86	13.5%
55 to 64	56	8.8%
65 to 74	107	16.8%
75 and over	40	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	584	91.8%
Black or African American	22	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.1%
Two or more races	15	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	6.7%
High school graduate	201	40.9%
Some college or associate's	196	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	49	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	13	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	310	89.3%
Carpooled	21	6.1%
Public transit	4	1.2%
Walked	5	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	14.7%
15 to 29 min	58	17.1%
30 to 44 min	181	53.2%
45 to 59 min	31	9.1%
60+ min	20	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 5.6% (35 of 628)

	Count	Share
Family households	165	56.1%
Nonfamily households	129	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	294	91.9%
Vacant	26	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	239	81.3%
Renter-occupied	55	18.7%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	92.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1783817
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7776, -90.0139