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A town of 907.

Population
907
−2.4% since 2010
Median home value
$136K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
48.1
years
Jobs based here
101
A commuter town
Small town

907 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Casner

Most working residents leave Casner for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (34%), Marion (3%) and Nashville (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Casner3%
Mount Vernon34%
Marion3%
Nashville3%
Centralia2%
13 mi
median commute distance
101
jobs based in Casner
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Casner has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 7
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Casner is

Casner beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better21 too close to call6 worse
What stands outCasnerIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.6%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity12%15.9%
More adults with COPD8%6.3%
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Casner’s public schools outperform 53% of Illinois districts

The public schools Casner’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

B−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Woodlawn High School9–12174B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Casner is conserved land

4.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,924 acres
4.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Casner for work

Where Casner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

34% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 34% 3% → Marion Marion 3% 3% → Nashville Nashville 3% 2% → Centralia Centralia 2% 2% → Shiloh Shiloh 2% 2% → Waltonville Waltonville 2% Casner · 3% stay
101jobs based in Casner
3%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Casner

Township in Illinois, United States

Casner Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,209 and it contained 509 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
1,209
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
495 ft

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