Delavan

Population: 1,600
Median household income: $69,038
Median home value: $118,400

Located in Tazewell County, Illinois, Delavan is a community with a population of 1,600. Its median household income of $69,038 runs below the Tazewell County figure of $76,704.

Between 2019 and 2023, Delavan's population declined 8.6% from 1,751 to 1,600, while its median home value rose 7.3% from $110,300 to $118,400.

87.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,600
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,038
Median home value: $118,400
Median gross rent: $775
Housing units: 741
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7511,600

Median household income

$58,056$69,038

Median home value

$110,300$118,400

Median gross rent

$743$775

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,751	$58,056	$110,300	$743
2020	1,708	$62,500	$110,300	$741
2021	1,808	$55,833	$110,200	$798
2022	1,708	$68,170	$128,800	$825
2023	1,600	$69,038	$118,400	$775

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1724.9%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	5.1%
5 to 17	399	24.9%
18 to 24	68	4.3%
25 to 34	196	12.3%
35 to 44	216	13.5%
45 to 54	139	8.7%
55 to 64	224	14.0%
65 to 74	108	6.8%
75 and over	169	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,470	91.9%
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	26	1.6%
Two or more races	29	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	9.9%
High school graduate	379	36.0%
Some college or associate's	395	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	149	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled3.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	548	88.7%
Carpooled	22	3.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	5.3%
Other means	3	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	18.3%
15 to 29 min	225	38.5%
30 to 44 min	153	26.2%
45 to 59 min	43	7.4%
60+ min	57	9.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 12.0% (191 of 1,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	426	67.6%
Nonfamily households	204	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	630	85.0%
Vacant	111	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	495	78.6%
Renter-occupied	135	21.4%

1-unit, detached87.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	650	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	87	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	4	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1719226
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.3710, -89.5461