Normal

Population: 52,908
Median household income: $66,350
Median home value: $199,900

Normal, a community in McLean County, Illinois, has 52,908 residents. Its median household income of $66,350 runs below the McLean County figure of $78,329.

From 2019 to 2023, Normal's population declined 3.6% from 54,891 to 52,908, while its median home value rose 17.5% from $170,200 to $199,900.

46.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,908
Median age: 25.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,350
Median home value: $199,900
Median gross rent: $974
Housing units: 21,879
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

54,89152,908

Median household income

$58,111$66,350

Median home value

$170,200$199,900

Median gross rent

$875$974

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	54,891	$58,111	$170,200	$875
2020	54,699	$58,381	$169,300	$852
2021	53,446	$58,564	$172,400	$858
2022	52,920	$63,965	$194,400	$924
2023	52,908	$66,350	$199,900	$974

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2432.9%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,334	4.4%
5 to 17	6,551	12.4%
18 to 24	17,405	32.9%
25 to 34	5,947	11.2%
35 to 44	5,418	10.2%
45 to 54	4,620	8.7%
55 to 64	4,372	8.3%
65 to 74	3,565	6.7%
75 and over	2,696	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,874	75.4%
Black or African American	6,047	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	0.1%
Asian	2,077	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.1%
Two or more races	1,105	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,698	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree34.0%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	666	2.5%
High school graduate	5,253	19.7%
Some college or associate's	6,737	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	9,050	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,912	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.4%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home12.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,384	70.8%
Carpooled	1,575	6.1%
Public transit	364	1.4%
Walked	2,253	8.7%
Bicycle	125	0.5%
Worked from home	3,226	12.4%
Other means	44	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,360	54.3%
15 to 29 min	7,275	32.0%
30 to 44 min	1,537	6.8%
45 to 59 min	531	2.3%
60+ min	1,042	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 21.5% (9,887 of 46,044)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,686	49.0%
Nonfamily households	10,089	51.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,775	90.4%
Vacant	2,104	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,922	55.2%
Renter-occupied	8,853	44.8%

1-unit, detached46.9%

1-unit, attached6.9%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units23.2%

20 or more units13.3%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,259	46.9%
1-unit, attached	1,499	6.9%
2 to 4 units	1,547	7.1%
5 to 19 units	5,067	23.2%
20 or more units	2,901	13.3%
Mobile home & other	606	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753234
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 40.5201, -88.9922