Nilwood

Population: 140
Median household income: $46,563
Median home value: $44,400

Nilwood, a community in Macoupin County, Illinois, has 140 residents. At $46,563, its median household income sits below Macoupin County's $68,518.

Between 2019 and 2023, Nilwood's population declined 20.5% from 176 to 140, while its median home value fell 25.3% from $59,400 to $44,400.

Households average 2.37 people. 9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 140
Median age: 52.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,563
Median home value: $44,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 105
Homeownership rate: 94.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

176140

Median household income

$45,313$46,563

Median home value

$59,400$44,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	176	$45,313	$59,400	—
2020	188	$47,292	$65,000	—
2021	153	$42,361	$54,000	$775
2022	150	$44,583	$39,800	—
2023	140	$46,563	$44,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 174.3%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over19.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8	5.7%
5 to 17	6	4.3%
18 to 24	21	15.0%
25 to 34	14	10.0%
35 to 44	14	10.0%
45 to 54	12	8.6%
55 to 64	18	12.9%
65 to 74	20	14.3%
75 and over	27	19.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	137	97.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	3	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's34.3%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	22.9%
High school graduate	35	33.3%
Some college or associate's	36	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	10	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	45	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	28.9%
15 to 29 min	11	24.4%
30 to 44 min	11	24.4%
45 to 59 min	8	17.8%
60+ min	2	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 13.6% (19 of 140)

	Count	Share
Family households	46	78.0%
Nonfamily households	13	22.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59	56.2%
Vacant	46	43.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56	94.9%
Renter-occupied	3	5.1%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	90	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753039
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3995, -89.8077