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A town of 1,906. Healthier than 67% of U.S. towns.

Population
1,906
+8.6% since 2010
Median home value
$254K
Census ACS
Household income
$108K
median
Median age
38.3
years
Jobs based here
607
Balanced

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Health

Healthier than 67% of U.S. towns

Cruger beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

B+Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
What stands outCrugerIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.3%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%7.6%
Carle Eureka Hospital
2.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
63rd
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cruger has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cruger

Most working residents leave Cruger for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Eureka (18%), Peoria (13%) and Normal (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

5%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cruger5%
Eureka18%
Peoria13%
Normal6%
Bloomington5%
16 mi
median commute distance
607
jobs based in Cruger
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

0.4% of Cruger is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.4%conserved
Map of Cruger: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.4%
conserved · 49 of 10,915 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Eureka Lake Park0.1 mi26
2. William Honeg Park—4
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

About Cruger

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Cruger is an unincorporated community in Woodford County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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

Elevation
758 ft

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