Streator

Population: 12,274
Median household income: $54,953
Median home value: $88,000

Streator is a community in LaSalle County, Illinois, home to 12,274 residents. The median household income of $54,953 is below the LaSalle County median ($72,281).

Between 2019 and 2023, Streator's population declined 3.0% from 12,653 to 12,274, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $70,800 to $88,000.

The median gross rent is $779. 12.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,274
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,953
Median home value: $88,000
Median gross rent: $779
Housing units: 6,277
Homeownership rate: 61.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,65312,274

Median household income

$39,736$54,953

Median home value

$70,800$88,000

Median gross rent

$641$779

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,653	$39,736	$70,800	$641
2020	12,337	$40,778	$72,400	$661
2021	12,135	$43,053	$69,200	$691
2022	12,279	$46,615	$79,000	$740
2023	12,274	$54,953	$88,000	$779

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	736	6.0%
5 to 17	1,811	14.8%
18 to 24	1,102	9.0%
25 to 34	1,658	13.5%
35 to 44	1,744	14.2%
45 to 54	994	8.1%
55 to 64	1,624	13.2%
65 to 74	1,572	12.8%
75 and over	1,033	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,527	77.6%
Black or African American	451	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	125	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	248	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,917	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.9%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,023	11.9%
High school graduate	3,673	42.6%
Some college or associate's	2,866	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	792	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	271	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled6.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,450	83.4%
Carpooled	331	6.2%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	212	4.0%
Bicycle	23	0.4%
Worked from home	259	4.9%
Other means	51	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,481	48.9%
15 to 29 min	836	16.5%
30 to 44 min	821	16.2%
45 to 59 min	345	6.8%
60+ min	592	11.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 20.6% (2,495 of 12,092)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,981	52.7%
Nonfamily households	2,674	47.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,655	90.1%
Vacant	622	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,485	61.6%
Renter-occupied	2,170	38.4%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,624	73.7%
1-unit, attached	31	0.5%
2 to 4 units	833	13.3%
5 to 19 units	380	6.1%
20 or more units	347	5.5%
Mobile home & other	62	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1773170
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.1250, -88.8296