Leaf River

Population: 475
Median household income: $75,903
Median home value: $93,600

Leaf River, a community in Ogle County, Illinois, has 475 residents. The median household income of $75,903 is below the Ogle County median ($79,244).

Between 2019 and 2023, Leaf River's population grew 12.6% from 422 to 475, while its median home value rose 14.4% from $81,800 to $93,600.

Owners occupy 82.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 475
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $75,903
Median home value: $93,600
Median gross rent: $795
Housing units: 228
Homeownership rate: 82.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

422475

Median household income

$46,500$75,903

Median home value

$81,800$93,600

Median gross rent

$729$795

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	422	$46,500	$81,800	$729
2020	510	$60,000	$80,600	$711
2021	488	$62,778	$81,600	$694
2022	437	$69,500	$91,100	$744
2023	475	$75,903	$93,600	$795

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	36	7.6%
5 to 17	75	15.8%
18 to 24	21	4.4%
25 to 34	66	13.9%
35 to 44	45	9.5%
45 to 54	92	19.4%
55 to 64	70	14.7%
65 to 74	42	8.8%
75 and over	28	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	457	96.2%
Black or African American	2	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate47.5%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	5.8%
High school graduate	163	47.5%
Some college or associate's	117	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	40	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.7%

Carpooled4.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	86.7%
Carpooled	11	4.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	3.2%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	13.3%
15 to 29 min	73	30.3%
30 to 44 min	69	28.6%
45 to 59 min	62	25.7%
60+ min	5	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 14.2% (67 of 473)

	Count	Share
Family households	112	53.1%
Nonfamily households	99	46.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	92.5%
Vacant	17	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	175	82.9%
Renter-occupied	36	17.1%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	8.8%
5 to 19 units	4	1.8%
20 or more units	1	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1742457
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1233, -89.4040