Population
5,007
−1.3% since 2010
Typical home
$218K
+9.9% in a year
Household income
$56K
median
Jobs based here
1,856
Balanced
What makes Eureka stand out The 3 things Eureka does most differently from other towns.
College town
11% of Eureka is in college
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Housing
A typical Eureka home is worth about $218K The typical Eureka home is worth about $218,000, up 9.9% in a year, 27% below the Illinois typical home.
$218K Zillow home value
Typical home value Eureka $218K
Illinois $298K
Market temperature
Seller’s market A strong seller's market Buyer’s Seller’s +9.9%
value change, 1 year
Outdoors
5.6% of Eureka is conserved land 0.7 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
5.6% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 5.6%
conserved · 98 of 1,770 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
#279
most conserved land in IL
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. Eureka Lake Park 0.1 mi 49 2. William Honeg Park — 4 3. Lilac Arboretum — 1
Work & commute
About one in six working residents works right in Eureka Most working residents leave Eureka for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (13%), Bloomington (7%) and Normal (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
18% work in town
Where working residents work In Eureka 18%
Peoria 13%
Bloomington 7%
Normal 6%
Goodfield 4%
17 mi
median commute distance
1,856
jobs based in Eureka
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Health
Healthier than 68% of U.S. towns Eureka beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
B+ Health Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
What stands out Eureka IL Fewer uninsured adults 6.5% 9.9% Fewer adults facing housing insecurity 9.1% 13.2% More adults who have had cancer 9.8% 7.6%
Carle Eureka Hospital
0.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
64th
percentile among IL towns
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers Eureka 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 Winter 19–36°
Spring 40–62°
Summer 62–84°
Fall 43–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
50 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50 Moderate risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Cold waves Tornadoes
5
paid flood claims since 1979
7
federal disasters paid out here
1901 · Minonk is His Home · Wikimedia Commons
Eureka’s story
171 years in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
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Famous people from Eureka 8 notable people were born in Eureka.
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Eureka is a city in and the county seat of Woodford County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Eureka had a population of 5,227. Eureka is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. Eureka is a small community centered on the intersection of what is now U.S. 24 and Illinois 117. It is also one of the towns along the Ronald Reagan Trail, a series of roads that connect towns in central Illinois that were of importance to Reagan's early life. President Reagan attended and graduated from Eureka College.
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Established 1855
Population 5,227
Area 2.7 sq mi
Elevation 768 ft
ZIP code 61530
Area code 309 
