Witt

Population: 844
Median household income: $52,813
Median home value: $49,500

Witt is a community in Montgomery County, Illinois, home to 844 residents. The median household income of $52,813 is below the Montgomery County median ($61,863).

Between 2019 and 2023, Witt's population grew 7.4% from 786 to 844, while its median home value fell 4.8% from $52,000 to $49,500.

Owners occupy 72.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 844
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,813
Median home value: $49,500
Median gross rent: $529
Housing units: 383
Homeownership rate: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

786844

Median household income

$37,875$52,813

Median home value

$52,000$49,500

Median gross rent

$553$529

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	786	$37,875	$52,000	$553
2020	613	$36,250	$48,100	$500
2021	638	$39,318	$50,000	$480
2022	935	$53,301	$46,500	$508
2023	844	$52,813	$49,500	$529

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 2411.7%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6417.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	5.2%
5 to 17	177	21.0%
18 to 24	99	11.7%
25 to 34	76	9.0%
35 to 44	99	11.7%
45 to 54	76	9.0%
55 to 64	144	17.1%
65 to 74	94	11.1%
75 and over	35	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	797	94.4%
Black or African American	26	3.1%
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	7	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate44.7%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	106	20.2%
High school graduate	234	44.7%
Some college or associate's	123	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	53	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	251	79.4%
Carpooled	19	6.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	25	7.9%
Other means	9	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	18.9%
15 to 29 min	54	18.6%
30 to 44 min	63	21.6%
45 to 59 min	42	14.4%
60+ min	77	26.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 21.6% (182 of 844)

	Count	Share
Family households	191	56.2%
Nonfamily households	149	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	340	88.8%
Vacant	43	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	247	72.6%
Renter-occupied	93	27.4%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	322	84.1%
1-unit, attached	8	2.1%
2 to 4 units	19	5.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	8.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1782725
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2538, -89.3488