Illinois · Census place 02726
Atkinson town, IL
Quick answer
Atkinson town has 988 residents, ranking #702 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $53,712, the median home is worth $116,900 and median gross rent runs $725 a month.
- Population
- 988Atkinson town residents
- Median household income
- $53,712Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $725Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 76.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Atkinson town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Atkinson town median would spend about 16.2% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.2% of residents and 76.6% 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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