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OwanecoIL

A town of 613.

Population
613
residents
Median home value
$102K
Census ACS
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
33.5
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Small town

613 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Cloudy
H 69° · L 46°

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Owaneco. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Owaneco

Most working residents leave Owaneco for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Taylorville (13%), Assumption (12%) and Pana (10%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Owaneco0%
Taylorville13%
Assumption12%
Pana10%
Decatur5%
27 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Owaneco
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Owaneco has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–39°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall44–66°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Owaneco is

Owaneco beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outOwanecoIL
More smokers17.1%12.1%
More adults with COPD8.7%6.3%
More adults with heart disease7.4%5.9%
Taylorville Memorial Hospital
7.3 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 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesEarthquakes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Owaneco for work

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

13% → Taylorville Taylorville 13% 12% → Assumption Assumption 12% 10% → Pana Pana 10% 5% → Decatur Decatur 5% 5% → Bloomington Bloomington 5% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% Owaneco · 0% stay
4jobs based in Owaneco
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Owaneco

Village in Illinois, United States

Owaneco is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
209
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
617 ft
ZIP code
62555

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