Chenoa

Population: 1,559
Median household income: $66,625
Median home value: $120,700

Chenoa is a community in McLean County, Illinois, home to 1,559 residents. Its median household income of $66,625 runs below the McLean County figure of $78,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chenoa's population declined 21.9% from 1,997 to 1,559, while its median home value rose 15.9% from $104,100 to $120,700.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $835.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,559
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,625
Median home value: $120,700
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 734
Homeownership rate: 86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9971,559

Median household income

$59,333$66,625

Median home value

$104,100$120,700

Median gross rent

$735$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,997	$59,333	$104,100	$735
2020	1,877	$59,904	$107,700	$724
2021	1,893	$58,977	$112,000	$781
2022	1,552	$65,417	$121,400	$835
2023	1,559	$66,625	$120,700	$835

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.7%
5 to 17	310	19.9%
18 to 24	147	9.4%
25 to 34	112	7.2%
35 to 44	180	11.5%
45 to 54	194	12.4%
55 to 64	215	13.8%
65 to 74	145	9.3%
75 and over	183	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,479	94.9%
Black or African American	17	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	15	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	8.7%
High school graduate	404	39.3%
Some college or associate's	304	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	170	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	61	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	514	78.7%
Carpooled	55	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	2.6%
Bicycle	3	0.5%
Worked from home	64	9.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	21.4%
15 to 29 min	263	44.7%
30 to 44 min	120	20.4%
45 to 59 min	40	6.8%
60+ min	40	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 19.1% (298 of 1,559)

	Count	Share
Family households	444	69.7%
Nonfamily households	193	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	637	86.8%
Vacant	97	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	548	86.0%
Renter-occupied	89	14.0%

1-unit, detached88.1%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	647	88.1%
1-unit, attached	31	4.2%
2 to 4 units	19	2.6%
5 to 19 units	16	2.2%
20 or more units	2	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712931
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.7376, -88.7278