Findlay

Population: 671
Median household income: $55,625
Median home value: $90,800

Findlay is a community in Shelby County, Illinois, home to 671 residents. At $55,625, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $68,457.

Between 2019 and 2023, Findlay's population declined 4.4% from 702 to 671, while its median home value rose 26.5% from $71,800 to $90,800.

84.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 671
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $55,625
Median home value: $90,800
Median gross rent: $842
Housing units: 308
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

702671

Median household income

$45,703$55,625

Median home value

$71,800$90,800

Median gross rent

$708$842

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	702	$45,703	$71,800	$708
2020	703	$49,432	$70,600	$703
2021	670	$50,694	$69,800	$741
2022	697	$54,205	$82,900	$822
2023	671	$55,625	$90,800	$842

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	9.1%
5 to 17	75	11.2%
18 to 24	76	11.3%
25 to 34	68	10.1%
35 to 44	38	5.7%
45 to 54	96	14.3%
55 to 64	98	14.6%
65 to 74	88	13.1%
75 and over	71	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	636	94.8%
Black or African American	3	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.7%
Asian	12	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.1%
Two or more races	4	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's49.5%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	3.5%
High school graduate	171	37.3%
Some college or associate's	227	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	38	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	242	81.5%
Carpooled	25	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	69	24.9%
15 to 29 min	126	45.5%
30 to 44 min	29	10.5%
45 to 59 min	38	13.7%
60+ min	15	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 18.7% (125 of 668)

	Count	Share
Family households	171	61.1%
Nonfamily households	109	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	280	90.9%
Vacant	28	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	79.3%
Renter-occupied	58	20.7%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	259	84.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	6.5%
5 to 19 units	11	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1726116
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5223, -88.7546