Illinois · Census place 16470
Cortland town, IL
Quick answer
Cortland town has 4,556 residents, ranking #349 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $82,750, the median home is worth $203,700 and median gross rent runs $1,420 a month.
- Population
- 4,556Cortland town residents
- Median household income
- $82,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,420Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 77%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cortland town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cortland town median would spend about 20.6% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8% of residents and 77% 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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