MinonkIL
A town of 1,941, settled in 1854. A typical home worth about $165K.
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A typical Minonk home is worth about $165K
The typical Minonk home is worth about $165,000, up 6.2% in a year, 44% below the Illinois typical home.
Typical home value
An age mix much like Illinois’s, and fewer college graduates
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Minonk | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.4% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.3% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.2% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.9% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Minonk has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About one in six working residents works right in Minonk
Most working residents leave Minonk for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (10%), Bloomington (10%) and Normal (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Healthier than 54% of U.S. towns
Minonk beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Minonk | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 10.3% |
1% of Minonk is conserved land
0.0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Millennia Park | — | 13 |
| 2. Veteran's Park | — | 12 |
| 3. Sutton's Park | — | 11 |
About Minonk
City in Illinois, United States
Minonk is a city in Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, Minonk had a population of 1,928. The city is part of the Peoria, Illinois, metropolitan area.
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- Established
- 1854
- Population
- 1,928
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 747 ft
- ZIP code
- 61760
- Area code
- 309
Minonk’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Minonk.