Norris City

Population: 1,613
Median household income: $37,778
Median home value: $80,800

Norris City, a community in White County, Illinois, has 1,613 residents. At $37,778, its median household income sits below White County's $53,097.

From 2019 to 2023, Norris City's population grew 43.1% from 1,127 to 1,613, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $56,100 to $80,800.

The median resident is 36.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 29.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,613
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $37,778
Median home value: $80,800
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 644
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 14.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1271,613

Median household income

$43,125$37,778

Median home value

$56,100$80,800

Median gross rent

$519$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,127	$43,125	$56,100	$519
2020	1,325	$33,250	$55,800	$281
2021	1,327	$42,900	$58,300	$545
2022	1,352	$38,558	$71,700	$558
2023	1,613	$37,778	$80,800	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1729.8%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	73	4.5%
5 to 17	480	29.8%
18 to 24	107	6.6%
25 to 34	137	8.5%
35 to 44	184	11.4%
45 to 54	188	11.7%
55 to 64	183	11.3%
65 to 74	114	7.1%
75 and over	147	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,569	97.3%
Black or African American	6	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	157	16.5%
High school graduate	300	31.5%
Some college or associate's	397	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	71	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	28	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	420	77.2%
Carpooled	62	11.4%
Public transit	8	1.5%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	7.7%
Other means	12	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	128	25.5%
15 to 29 min	185	36.9%
30 to 44 min	67	13.3%
45 to 59 min	51	10.2%
60+ min	71	14.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 23.4% (377 of 1,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	415	68.5%
Nonfamily households	191	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	606	94.1%
Vacant	38	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	445	73.4%
Renter-occupied	161	26.6%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units21.7%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	468	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	140	21.7%
5 to 19 units	10	1.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1753403
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.17 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9786, -88.3278