Danvers

Population: 951
Median household income: $66,964
Median home value: $156,500

Danvers is a community in McLean County, Illinois, home to 951 residents. At $66,964, its median household income sits below McLean County's $78,329.

Between 2019 and 2023, Danvers's population declined 8.9% from 1,044 to 951, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $134,500 to $156,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.6% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 951
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $66,964
Median home value: $156,500
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 407
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,044951

Median household income

$69,125$66,964

Median home value

$134,500$156,500

Median gross rent

$819$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,044	$69,125	$134,500	$819
2020	979	$67,813	$136,800	$887
2021	1,057	$65,707	$135,500	$941
2022	1,039	$71,382	$156,000	$1,104
2023	951	$66,964	$156,500	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1722.6%

18 to 243.7%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	5.9%
5 to 17	215	22.6%
18 to 24	35	3.7%
25 to 34	147	15.5%
35 to 44	126	13.2%
45 to 54	129	13.6%
55 to 64	82	8.6%
65 to 74	95	10.0%
75 and over	66	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	906	95.3%
Black or African American	4	0.4%
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	40	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's39.2%

Bachelor's degree25.4%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	5.4%
High school graduate	118	18.3%
Some college or associate's	253	39.2%
Bachelor's degree	164	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	75	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	340	79.3%
Carpooled	5	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	67	15.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	22.1%
15 to 29 min	150	41.4%
30 to 44 min	61	16.9%
45 to 59 min	15	4.1%
60+ min	56	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 8.5% (81 of 951)

	Count	Share
Family households	263	68.0%
Nonfamily households	124	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	387	95.1%
Vacant	20	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	82.2%
Renter-occupied	69	17.8%

1-unit, detached90.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	367	90.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	40	9.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1718537
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.5300, -89.1751