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LimaIL

A town of 224.

Population
224
residents
Median home value
$89K
Census ACS
Household income
$74K
median
Median age
35.8
years
Jobs based here
24
A commuter town
Small town

224 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lima

Most working residents leave Lima for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (45%), Ellington (9%) and Mendon (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lima2%
Quincy45%
Ellington9%
Mendon5%
Mount Sterling5%
17 mi
median commute distance
24
jobs based in Lima
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Lima has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–38°
Spring43–63°
Summer65–85°
Fall45–65°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lima is

Lima beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better28 too close to call2 worse
What stands outLimaIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.5%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.7%13.2%
More adults with depression24.3%19.8%
Blessing Hospital
16.7 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 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Lima is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 85 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lima Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Lima for work

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

45% → Quincy Quincy 45% 9% → Ellington Ellington 9% 5% → Mendon Mendon 5% 5% → Mount Sterling Mount Sterling 5% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 3% → Ursa Ursa 3% Lima · 2% stay
24jobs based in Lima
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lima

Village in Illinois, US

Lima is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148.

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

Population
148
Area
0.2 sq mi
ZIP code
62348

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