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A town of 177.

Population
177
residents
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
39.2
years
Jobs based here
5
A commuter town
Small town

177 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Kerr

Most working residents leave Kerr for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Champaign (23%), Rantoul (18%) and Urbana (8%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Kerr0%
Champaign23%
Rantoul18%
Urbana8%
Gifford3%
22 mi
median commute distance
5
jobs based in Kerr
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Kerr has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Kerr is

Kerr beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better19 too close to call7 worse
What stands outKerrIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.1%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.8%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer10.2%7.6%
Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center
18 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

2% of Kerr is conserved land

9.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

2%conserved
Map of Kerr: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2%
conserved · 290 of 14,184 acres
9.3 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Middle Fork River Forest Preserve9.3 mi1,684
2. Patton Woods - Middle Fork River Forest Preserve—17
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Kerr for work

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

23% → Champaign Champaign 23% 18% → Rantoul Rantoul 18% 8% → Urbana Urbana 8% 3% → Gifford Gifford 3% 3% → Savoy Savoy 3% 3% → Effingham Effingham 3% Kerr · 0% stay
5jobs based in Kerr
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Kerr

Township in Illinois, United States

Kerr Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 183 and it contained 64 housing units.

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

Population
183
Area
22 sq mi
Elevation
705 ft

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