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A town of 2,020. A typical home worth about $161K.

Population
2,020
+1.2% since 2010
Typical home
$161K
+13.6% in a year
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
29.0
years
Jobs based here
186
A commuter town

What makes Ewing stand out

The 3 things Ewing does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Ewing for work

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

15% → Mount Vernon Mount Vernon 15% 13% → Benton Benton 13% 7% → Marion Marion 7% 3% → Carbondale Carbondale 3% 3% → West Frankfort West Frankfort 3% 3% → Benton Benton 3% Ewing · 2% stay
186jobs based in Ewing
2%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Housing

A typical Ewing home is worth about $161K

The typical Ewing home is worth about $161,000, up 13.6% in a year, 46% below the Illinois typical home.

$161KZillow home value

Typical home value

Ewing$161K
Illinois$298K
+13.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Ewing

Most working residents leave Ewing for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Mount Vernon (15%), Benton (13%) and Marion (7%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Ewing2%
Mount Vernon15%
Benton13%
Marion7%
Carbondale3%
18 mi
median commute distance
186
jobs based in Ewing
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

Healthier than 30% of U.S. towns

Ewing beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outEwingIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.9%10.3%
More adults with COPD9.5%6.3%
More smokers16.8%12.1%
Franklin Hospital
5.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
17th
percentile among IL towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

High risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Ewing’s public schools outperform 68% of Illinois districts

The public schools Ewing’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

B+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Ewing-Northern Elem SchoolPK–8231A−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Ewing has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall46–68°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

3.6% of Ewing is conserved land

3.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.6%conserved
3.6%
conserved · 883 of 24,203 acres
3.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area0.9 mi759
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Ewing

Village in Illinois, United States

Ewing is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
300
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
471 ft
ZIP code
62836

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