Illinois · Census place 61977
Prophetstown city, IL
Quick answer
Prophetstown city has 1,828 residents, ranking #530 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $66,797, the median home is worth $116,300 and median gross rent runs $704 a month.
- Population
- 1,828Prophetstown city residents
- Median household income
- $66,797Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $704Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Prophetstown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prophetstown 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.8% of residents and 75.5% 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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