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RubiconIL

A town of 466.

Population
466
residents
Median home value
$114K
Census ACS
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
38
A commuter town
Small town

466 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 83° · L 58°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Rubicon

Most working residents leave Rubicon for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Greenfield (20%), Jacksonville (7%) and Springfield (6%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rubicon1%
Greenfield20%
Jacksonville7%
Springfield6%
South Jacksonville5%
25 mi
median commute distance
38
jobs based in Rubicon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Rubicon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring43–64°
Summer64–85°
Fall45–66°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Rubicon is

Rubicon beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRubiconIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.8%13.2%
More adults with COPD9.1%6.3%
Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital
13.7 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

99% of working residents leave Rubicon for work

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

20% → Greenfield Greenfield 20% 7% → Jacksonville Jacksonville 7% 6% → Springfield Springfield 6% 5% → South Jacksonville South Jacksonville 5% 3% → Carrollton Carrollton 3% 2% → Gillespie Gillespie 2% Rubicon · 1% stay
38jobs based in Rubicon
1%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rubicon

Township in Illinois, United States

Rubicon Township is one of thirteen townships in Greene County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 272 and it contained 138 housing units.

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

Population
272
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
607 ft

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