Ransom

Population: 312
Median household income: $69,250
Median home value: $101,500

Ransom is a community in LaSalle County, Illinois, home to 312 residents. Its median household income of $69,250 runs below the LaSalle County figure of $72,281.

From 2019 to 2023, Ransom's population declined 24.6% from 414 to 312, while its median home value rose 11.1% from $91,400 to $101,500.

The median resident is 35.5 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 312
Median age: 35.5 yrs
Median household income: $69,250
Median home value: $101,500
Median gross rent: $700
Housing units: 149
Homeownership rate: 82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

414312

Median household income

$71,250$69,250

Median home value

$91,400$101,500

Median gross rent

$804$700

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	414	$71,250	$91,400	$804
2020	355	$63,750	$91,200	$595
2021	302	$57,321	$103,600	$625
2022	319	$67,250	$108,000	$713
2023	312	$69,250	$101,500	$700

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3417.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	5.8%
5 to 17	52	16.7%
18 to 24	31	9.9%
25 to 34	54	17.3%
35 to 44	36	11.5%
45 to 54	38	12.2%
55 to 64	35	11.2%
65 to 74	35	11.2%
75 and over	13	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	271	86.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate47.4%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7	3.3%
High school graduate	100	47.4%
Some college or associate's	73	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	12	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	19	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone90.1%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	90.1%
Carpooled	5	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	4.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	16.0%
15 to 29 min	76	46.6%
30 to 44 min	19	11.7%
45 to 59 min	16	9.8%
60+ min	26	16.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 14.7% (46 of 312)

	Count	Share
Family households	90	71.4%
Nonfamily households	36	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	126	84.6%
Vacant	23	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	104	82.5%
Renter-occupied	22	17.5%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	90.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	1	0.7%
Mobile home & other	2	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1762757
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1586, -88.6542