Chapin

Population: 618
Median household income: $69,213
Median home value: $83,800

Chapin, a community in Morgan County, Illinois, has 618 residents. At $69,213, its median household income sits above Morgan County's $65,175.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chapin's population grew 32.1% from 468 to 618, while its median home value rose 9.8% from $76,300 to $83,800.

18.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 618
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,213
Median home value: $83,800
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 232
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

468618

Median household income

$50,000$69,213

Median home value

$76,300$83,800

Median gross rent

$768$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	468	$50,000	$76,300	$768
2020	536	$58,450	$68,600	$700
2021	527	$61,350	$73,200	$835
2022	567	$67,308	$85,500	$917
2023	618	$69,213	$83,800	$945

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	45	7.3%
5 to 17	142	23.0%
18 to 24	78	12.6%
25 to 34	60	9.7%
35 to 44	72	11.7%
45 to 54	70	11.3%
55 to 64	67	10.8%
65 to 74	49	7.9%
75 and over	35	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	585	94.7%
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	32	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate39.4%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21	5.9%
High school graduate	139	39.4%
Some college or associate's	128	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	34	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	31	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means4.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	266	86.1%
Carpooled	12	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	5.2%
Other means	14	4.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	28.0%
15 to 29 min	137	46.8%
30 to 44 min	37	12.6%
45 to 59 min	10	3.4%
60+ min	27	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 5.7% (35 of 609)

	Count	Share
Family households	144	69.6%
Nonfamily households	63	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	207	89.2%
Vacant	25	10.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	176	85.0%
Renter-occupied	31	15.0%

1-unit, detached92.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	215	92.7%
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	17	7.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712528
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7669, -90.4027