
Illinois · Census place 72260
Stanford, IL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Stanford, Illinois (Stanford, IL — Census place “Stanford village”) is 469 residents, ranking #963 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $83,173, the median home is worth $101,800 and median gross rent runs $1,375 a month. Looking for the Stanford Illinois ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Stanford, IL: 61774.
- Population
- 469Stanford village residents
- Median household income
- $83,173Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,375Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.6%Owner-occupied households
Stanford ZIP codes (Illinois)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Stanford.
The Stanford IL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Stanford village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Stanford village median would spend about 19.8% 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 1.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 90.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Stanford village, IL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Stanford village is a very small community in Illinois, with 469 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #963 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 34% of them. The median age here is 32.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Stanford village earn a median of $83,173 a year, 5.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 12% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Stanford village is valued at $101,800, 66.4% below the national figure and 43% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,375 a month, 2.2% below the national figure, or roughly $16,500 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 90.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 469 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Stanford village against its county rather than against national figures.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Illinois.
- Ashland village 1,001
- Hamel village 1,004
- Wenona city 1,006
- Forrest village 1,008
- Rapids City village 1,012
- Percy village 1,014
- Forest View village 1,022
- Beckemeyer village 1,024
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Stanford village?
- Stanford village has 469 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #963 of 1,462 in Illinois.
- What is the median household income in Stanford village?
- Median household income in Stanford village is $83,173 a year, 5.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Stanford village?
- Median gross rent is $1,375 a month and the median home value is $101,800, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.
- Is Stanford village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Stanford village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Stanford village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.