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Bath TownshipHickory Township

People

Population 652Highest 93Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -14.9% —

Median age 54.6±5.6Lowest 40% above IL 61.8±4Highest 58% above IL

Hickory Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 11.3%±4.9Highest IL: 21.8% 1.1%±37.2Lowest IL: 21.8%

Bath Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 28.4%±9Lowest IL: 17% 31.2%±40.1Highest IL: 17%

Hickory Township and Bath Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 15.3%Highest IL: 37.8% 13%Lowest IL: 37.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2%±1.9Highest IL: 6.3% 0%±19.8Lowest IL: 6.3%

Bath Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $61,458±$16k 26% below IL —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $86,100±$20k 67% below IL —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $835±$38 34% below IL —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,769 67% below IL —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 17.6%±100 IL: 47.9% —

Below poverty line 13.7%Highest IL: 11.8% 0%Lowest IL: 11.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Lowest IL: 67.1% 100%Highest IL: 67.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1966Lowest 5 yrs older than IL 1973Highest 2 yrs newer than IL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 36 minLowest 31% above IL 38 minHighest 36% above IL

Work from home 4.2%±4Highest IL: 15.9% 0%±59.1Lowest IL: 15.9%

Bath Township and Hickory Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.8%Highest 2.6%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 27.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.21Lowest 0.42Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Havana (16%)Rushville (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Hickory TownshipFew work in Bath Township

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.7%Lowest 14.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 3.0Highest 2.0Lowest

Illinois average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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