Illinois · Census place 01270
Amboy city, IL
Quick answer
Amboy city has 2,396 residents, ranking #473 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $76,667, the median home is worth $132,600 and median gross rent runs $880 a month.
- Population
- 2,396Amboy city residents
- Median household income
- $76,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $132,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $880Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 48.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Amboy city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Amboy city median would spend about 13.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.5% of residents and 73.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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