Atwood

Population: 976
Median household income: $58,875
Median home value: $119,500

Located in Piatt County, Illinois, Atwood is a community with a population of 976. Its median household income of $58,875 runs below the Piatt County figure of $87,516.

Between 2019 and 2023, Atwood's population grew 3.2% from 946 to 976, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $85,800 to $119,500.

The median resident is 38.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 976
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,875
Median home value: $119,500
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 501
Homeownership rate: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

946976

Median household income

$41,741$58,875

Median home value

$85,800$119,500

Median gross rent

$587$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	946	$41,741	$85,800	$587
2020	1,126	$48,750	$86,800	$725
2021	1,085	$50,139	$88,300	$641
2022	979	$56,563	$111,100	$687
2023	976	$58,875	$119,500	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 347.8%

35 to 4418.9%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	6.5%
5 to 17	186	19.1%
18 to 24	58	5.9%
25 to 34	76	7.8%
35 to 44	184	18.9%
45 to 54	109	11.2%
55 to 64	97	9.9%
65 to 74	101	10.3%
75 and over	102	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	970	99.4%
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	6	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	4.3%
High school graduate	334	49.9%
Some college or associate's	198	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	73	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	35	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	339	79.8%
Carpooled	14	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	4.5%
Bicycle	2	0.5%
Worked from home	47	11.1%
Other means	4	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	177	46.8%
15 to 29 min	87	23.0%
30 to 44 min	51	13.5%
45 to 59 min	40	10.6%
60+ min	23	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 7.4% (72 of 973)

	Count	Share
Family households	290	66.4%
Nonfamily households	147	33.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	437	87.2%
Vacant	64	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	366	83.8%
Renter-occupied	71	16.2%

1-unit, detached90.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	454	90.6%
1-unit, attached	4	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	21	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1702882
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.62 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7993, -88.4627