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Population
262
residents
Median age
25.7
years
Jobs based here
8
A commuter town
Small town

262 people, and everyone knows the way

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60°
Cloudy
H 68° · L 43°

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wall

Most working residents leave Wall for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Gibson City (14%), Paxton (8%) and Champaign (8%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wall0%
Gibson City14%
Paxton8%
Champaign8%
Rantoul5%
28 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Wall
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wall has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring40–62°
Summer61–84°
Fall42–65°
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 Wall is

Wall beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Illinois
2 better21 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWallIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.7%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.7%13.2%
More adults with COPD9.1%6.3%
Gibson Community Hospital
10.8 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 commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wall for work

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

14% → Gibson City Gibson City 14% 8% → Paxton Paxton 8% 8% → Champaign Champaign 8% 5% → Rantoul Rantoul 5% 5% → Normal Normal 5% 4% → Chicago Chicago 4% Wall · 0% stay
8jobs based in Wall
0%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wall

Township in Illinois, US

Wall Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 190 and it contained 78 housing units. The township was formed from Patton Township on June 12, 1867.

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

Population
190
Area
37 sq mi
Elevation
771 ft

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