What is the population of Batavia city?

Batavia city has 26,730 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #81 of 1,462 in Illinois.

What is the median household income in Batavia city?

Median household income in Batavia city is $119,167 a year, 51.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Batavia city?

Median gross rent is $1,255 a month and the median home value is $358,000, so rent absorbs about 12.6% of median household income.

Is Batavia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Batavia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Batavia, IL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Batavia, Illinois (Batavia, IL — Census place “Batavia city”) is 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. Looking for the Batavia Illinois ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Batavia, IL: 60510, 60539.

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

Batavia ZIP codes (Illinois)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Batavia.

The Batavia IL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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

Batavia city, IL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Batavia city is a small city in Illinois, with 26,730 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #81 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 41.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Batavia city earn a median of $119,167 a year, 51.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 61% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 5% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Batavia city is valued at $358,000, 18% above the national figure and 100% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,255 a month, 10.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,060 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Batavia city?: Batavia city has 26,730 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #81 of 1,462 in Illinois.
What is the median household income in Batavia city?: Median household income in Batavia city is $119,167 a year, 51.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Batavia city?: Median gross rent is $1,255 a month and the median home value is $358,000, so rent absorbs about 12.6% of median household income.
Is Batavia city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Batavia city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Batavia city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.