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PercyIL

A town of 921. A typical home worth about $90K.

Population
921
−6.6% since 2010
Typical home
$90K
−2.3% in a year
Household income
$44K
median
Median age
33.5
years
Jobs based here
95
A commuter town

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Small town

921 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Percy home is worth about $90K

The typical Percy home is worth about $90,000, down 2.3% in a year, 70% below the Illinois typical home.

$90KZillow home value

Typical home value

Percy$90K
Illinois$298K
−2.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Percy

Most working residents leave Percy for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Steeleville (24%), Chester (10%) and Sparta (9%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Percy1%
Steeleville24%
Chester10%
Sparta9%
Perryville3%
16 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Percy
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with earthquakes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Percy has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall46–69°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Percy is

Percy beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outPercyIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth18.7%10.3%
More adults with COPD8.9%6.3%
More smokers16.4%12.1%
Sparta Community Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.1% of Percy is conserved land

1.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 7 of 636 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Percy City Park0.2 mi7
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Percy for work

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

24% → Steeleville Steeleville 24% 10% → Chester Chester 10% 9% → Sparta Sparta 9% 3% → Perryville Perryville 3% 2% → Lively Grove Lively Grove 2% 2% → Springfield Springfield 2% Percy · 1% stay
95jobs based in Percy
1%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Percy

Village in Illinois, United States

Percy is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Percy had a population of 906.

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

Population
906
Area
0.9 sq mi
ZIP code
62272

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