Coleta

Population: 189
Median household income: $44,286
Median home value: $106,300

Coleta is a community in Whiteside County, Illinois, home to 189 residents. Its median household income of $44,286 runs below the Whiteside County figure of $64,536.

From 2019 to 2023, Coleta's population declined 3.6% from 196 to 189, while its median home value rose 24.2% from $85,600 to $106,300.

The typical home was built around 1946. 15.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,286
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 78
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

196189

Median household income

$55,536$44,286

Median home value

$85,600$106,300

Median gross rent

$733$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	196	$55,536	$85,600	$733
2020	230	$56,875	$98,000	—
2021	206	$49,375	$88,500	$780
2022	202	$57,500	$93,900	$867
2023	189	$44,286	$106,300	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	9	4.8%
5 to 17	49	25.9%
18 to 24	8	4.2%
25 to 34	38	20.1%
35 to 44	18	9.5%
45 to 54	16	8.5%
55 to 64	23	12.2%
65 to 74	11	5.8%
75 and over	17	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	150	79.4%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	20.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's39.0%

Bachelor's degree8.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	8.1%
High school graduate	50	40.7%
Some college or associate's	48	39.0%
Bachelor's degree	10	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone91.2%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	91.2%
Carpooled	6	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	1	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	12.1%
15 to 29 min	37	40.7%
30 to 44 min	20	22.0%
45 to 59 min	17	18.7%
60+ min	6	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 15.5% (28 of 181)

	Count	Share
Family households	42	53.8%
Nonfamily households	36	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	78	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	65	83.3%
Renter-occupied	13	16.7%

1-unit, detached97.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	76	97.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1715469
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.37 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.9020, -89.7998