Illinois · Census place 05209
Benld city, IL
Quick answer
Benld city has 1,535 residents, ranking #574 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $45,667, the median home is worth $83,000 and median gross rent runs $832 a month.
- Population
- 1,535Benld city residents
- Median household income
- $45,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $83,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $832Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Benld city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Benld city median would spend about 21.9% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.1% of residents and 68.8% 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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