Illinois · Census place 04078
Batavia city, IL
Quick answer
Batavia city has 26,730 residents, ranking #81 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $119,167, the median home is worth $358,000 and median gross rent runs $1,255 a month.
- Population
- 26,730Batavia city residents
- Median household income
- $119,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $358,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,255Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Batavia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Batavia city median would spend about 12.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 77.7% 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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