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A town of 487. A regional job hub with 337 jobs.

Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Population
487
residents
Typical home
$127K
+4.2% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
38.8
years
Jobs based here
337
A job hub

What makes Roberts stand out

The 2 things Roberts does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

487 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 68° · L 42°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Roberts

Most working residents leave Roberts for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Paxton (12%), Gibson City (12%) and Champaign (10%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Roberts1%
Paxton12%
Gibson City12%
Champaign10%
Urbana6%
35 mi
median commute distance
337
jobs based in Roberts
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Roberts home is worth about $127K

The typical Roberts home is worth about $127,000, up 4.2% in a year, 57% below the Illinois typical home.

$127KZillow home value

Typical home value

Roberts$127K
Illinois$298K
+4.2%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Roberts has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 12
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Roberts is

Roberts beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRobertsIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16%10.3%
More adults with COPD9%6.3%
More smokers15.8%12.1%
Gibson Community Hospital
13.6 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 48% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A job hub

Every workday, about 336 people come to Roberts for work

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

12% → Paxton Paxton 12% 12% → Gibson City Gibson City 12% 10% → Champaign Champaign 10% 6% → Urbana Urbana 6% 5% → Bloomington Bloomington 5% 4% → Rantoul Rantoul 4% Roberts · 1% stay
337jobs based in Roberts
1%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Roberts

Village in Illinois, United States

Roberts is a village in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 345 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
345
Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
784 ft
ZIP code
60962

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