Bay View Gardens

Population: 287
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $116,700

Bay View Gardens, a community in Woodford County, Illinois, has 287 residents. The median household income of $46,875 is below the Woodford County median ($85,629).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bay View Gardens's population declined 27.3% from 395 to 287, while its median home value rose 14.0% from $102,400 to $116,700.

92.0% of workers drive to work alone. 79.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 287
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $46,875
Median home value: $116,700
Median gross rent: $748
Housing units: 146
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

395287

Median household income

$36,667$46,875

Median home value

$102,400$116,700

Median gross rent

$725$748

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	395	$36,667	$102,400	$725
2020	487	$36,080	$120,200	$706
2021	383	$37,292	$119,000	$690
2022	342	$41,071	$114,200	$739
2023	287	$46,875	$116,700	$748

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6423.0%

65 to 7416.7%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	8.0%
5 to 17	24	8.4%
18 to 24	12	4.2%
25 to 34	53	18.5%
35 to 44	27	9.4%
45 to 54	22	7.7%
55 to 64	66	23.0%
65 to 74	48	16.7%
75 and over	12	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	286	99.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.3%
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)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.6%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	27.6%
High school graduate	70	30.7%
Some college or associate's	72	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	20	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone92.0%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.4%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	115	92.0%
Carpooled	3	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	3	2.4%
Worked from home	4	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24	19.8%
15 to 29 min	75	62.0%
30 to 44 min	13	10.7%
45 to 59 min	6	5.0%
60+ min	3	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 17.8% (51 of 287)

	Count	Share
Family households	77	59.7%
Nonfamily households	52	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	129	88.4%
Vacant	17	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88	68.2%
Renter-occupied	41	31.8%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	116	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13	8.9%
5 to 19 units	15	10.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1704273
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 40.8138, -89.5280