Cerro Gordo

Population: 1,426
Median household income: $69,118
Median home value: $108,000

Cerro Gordo, a community in Piatt County, Illinois, has 1,426 residents. At $69,118, its median household income sits below Piatt County's $87,516.

From 2019 to 2023, Cerro Gordo's population declined 5.0% from 1,501 to 1,426, while its median home value rose 17.3% from $92,100 to $108,000.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 93.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,426
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $69,118
Median home value: $108,000
Median gross rent: $875
Housing units: 566
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5011,426

Median household income

$55,089$69,118

Median home value

$92,100$108,000

Median gross rent

$650$875

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,501	$55,089	$92,100	$650
2020	1,275	$57,750	$94,900	$824
2021	1,370	$61,364	$97,100	$831
2022	1,411	$67,303	$106,400	$820
2023	1,426	$69,118	$108,000	$875

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	7.7%
5 to 17	339	23.8%
18 to 24	126	8.8%
25 to 34	152	10.7%
35 to 44	170	11.9%
45 to 54	195	13.7%
55 to 64	137	9.6%
65 to 74	83	5.8%
75 and over	114	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,337	93.8%
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	29	2.0%
Two or more races	40	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate38.4%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.4%
High school graduate	327	38.4%
Some college or associate's	354	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	105	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone85.5%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	531	85.5%
Carpooled	32	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	54	8.7%
Other means	4	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	92	16.2%
15 to 29 min	345	60.8%
30 to 44 min	100	17.6%
45 to 59 min	30	5.3%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 11.3% (161 of 1,426)

	Count	Share
Family households	369	68.8%
Nonfamily households	167	31.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	536	94.7%
Vacant	30	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	419	78.2%
Renter-occupied	117	21.8%

1-unit, detached89.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	508	89.8%
1-unit, attached	17	3.0%
2 to 4 units	13	2.3%
5 to 19 units	19	3.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1712268
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8892, -88.7345