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EldredIL

A town of 172.

Population
172
residents
Median home value
$80K
Census ACS
Household income
$80K
median
Median age
51.0
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Small town

172 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Cloudy
H 70° · L 46°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.

91risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
91Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1993
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Eldred

Most working residents leave Eldred for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Jacksonville (10%), Carrollton (7%) and White Hall (4%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Eldred1%
Jacksonville10%
Carrollton7%
White Hall4%
Alton4%
39 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Eldred
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Eldred has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

16″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–41°
Spring44–65°
Summer65–86°
Fall45–67°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Eldred is

Eldred beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better16 too close to call8 worse
What stands outEldredIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity8.5%13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults6.7%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer11.9%7.6%
Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital
7.6 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 →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Eldred for work

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

10% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 10% 7% → Carrollton Carrollton 7% 4% → White Hall White Hall 4% 4% → Alton Alton 4% 4% → Springfield Springfield 4% 3% → Winchester Winchester 3% Eldred · 1% stay
4jobs based in Eldred
1%of working residents work in town
39 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Eldred

Village in Illinois, United States

Eldred is a village in Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 149 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
149
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
446 ft
ZIP code
62027

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