Illinois · Census place 39727
Kewanee city, IL
Quick answer
Kewanee city has 12,280 residents, ranking #194 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $49,668, the median home is worth $70,000 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 12,280Kewanee city residents
- Median household income
- $49,668Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $70,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kewanee city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kewanee city median would spend about 18.7% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.1% of residents and 69.9% 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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