Tower Hill

Population: 387
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $61,300

Tower Hill is a community in Shelby County, Illinois, home to 387 residents. At $52,917, its median household income sits below Shelby County's $68,457.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tower Hill's population declined 52.6% from 816 to 387, while its median home value rose 24.1% from $49,400 to $61,300.

Owners occupy 85.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 387
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,917
Median home value: $61,300
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 189
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

816387

Median household income

$54,375$52,917

Median home value

$49,400$61,300

Median gross rent

$653$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	816	$54,375	$49,400	$653
2020	643	$55,588	$50,000	$681
2021	502	$54,500	$54,000	$731
2022	427	$49,688	$61,600	$783
2023	387	$52,917	$61,300	$792

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

Age distribution

Under 513.2%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	13.2%
5 to 17	56	14.5%
18 to 24	23	5.9%
25 to 34	56	14.5%
35 to 44	44	11.4%
45 to 54	41	10.6%
55 to 64	42	10.9%
65 to 74	53	13.7%
75 and over	21	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	336	86.8%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	13.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.0%

High school graduate48.6%

Some college or associate's24.9%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	54	21.0%
High school graduate	125	48.6%
Some college or associate's	64	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	9	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone85.6%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	85.6%
Carpooled	7	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	47	39.2%
15 to 29 min	51	42.5%
30 to 44 min	10	8.3%
45 to 59 min	9	7.5%
60+ min	3	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.76
Poverty rate: 19.1% (74 of 387)

	Count	Share
Family households	104	74.3%
Nonfamily households	36	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	140	74.1%
Vacant	49	25.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	119	85.0%
Renter-occupied	21	15.0%

1-unit, detached65.6%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	124	65.6%
1-unit, attached	3	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	62	32.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1775848
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3868, -88.9592