Illinois · Census place 67925
Scales Mound village, IL
Quick answer
Scales Mound village has 441 residents, ranking #978 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $66,765, the median home is worth $158,000 and median gross rent runs $774 a month.
- Population
- 441Scales Mound village residents
- Median household income
- $66,765Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $158,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $774Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Scales Mound village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Scales Mound village median would spend about 13.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.6% of residents and 75.3% 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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