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A town of 302.

Population
302
residents
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
34.6
years
Jobs based here
47
A commuter town
Small town

302 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rogers

Most working residents leave Rogers for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Piper City (9%), Watseka (3%) and Roberts (2%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rogers3%
Piper City9%
Watseka3%
Roberts2%
Gibson City2%
29 mi
median commute distance
47
jobs based in Rogers
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.

73risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rogers has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Rogers is

Rogers beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better20 too close to call10 worse
What stands outRogersIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.5%13.2%
More adults with COPD9%6.3%
Riverside Medical Center
19.3 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 →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Rogers for work

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

9% → Piper City Piper City 9% 3% → Watseka Watseka 3% 2% → Roberts Roberts 2% 2% → Gibson City Gibson City 2% 2% → Gilman Gilman 2% 2% → Pontiac Pontiac 2% Rogers · 3% stay
47jobs based in Rogers
3%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rogers

Township in Illinois, US

Rogers Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 381 and it contained 197 housing units. It was formed as Grant Township from a portion of Stockton (Brenton) Township in September, 1863; its name was changed to Rogers Township on May 9, 1864.

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Population
381
Area
24 sq mi
Elevation
725 ft

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