Crab Orchard

Population: 359
Median household income: $110,125
Median home value: $97,900

Crab Orchard, a community in Williamson County, Illinois, has 359 residents. At $110,125, its median household income sits above Williamson County's $65,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Crab Orchard's population grew 131.6% from 155 to 359, while its median home value fell 10.3% from $109,200 to $97,900.

70.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1972.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 359
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $110,125
Median home value: $97,900
Median gross rent: $1,400
Housing units: 153
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

155359

Median household income

$100,625$110,125

Median home value

$109,200$97,900

Median gross rent

$671$1,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	155	—	$109,200	—
2020	222	—	$108,800	—
2021	259	—	$105,600	$671
2022	259	$100,625	$98,600	—
2023	359	$110,125	$97,900	$1,400

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 345.0%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5418.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	7.5%
5 to 17	80	22.3%
18 to 24	27	7.5%
25 to 34	18	5.0%
35 to 44	61	17.0%
45 to 54	65	18.1%
55 to 64	34	9.5%
65 to 74	24	6.7%
75 and over	23	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	350	97.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's47.6%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	79	35.1%
Some college or associate's	107	47.6%
Bachelor's degree	39	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled21.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	157	78.9%
Carpooled	42	21.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	29.6%
15 to 29 min	72	36.2%
30 to 44 min	30	15.1%
45 to 59 min	16	8.0%
60+ min	22	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 12.3% (44 of 359)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	64.2%
Nonfamily households	49	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	137	89.5%
Vacant	16	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	115	83.9%
Renter-occupied	22	16.1%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	108	70.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	26.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1717094
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.4 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.7236, -88.8103