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WeldonIL

A town of 350. A typical home worth about $125K.

Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Population
350
residents
Typical home
$125K
+11.7% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
24
A commuter town

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350 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 69° · L 46°

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Housing

A typical Weldon home is worth about $125K

The typical Weldon home is worth about $125,000, up 11.7% in a year, 58% below the Illinois typical home.

$125KZillow home value

Typical home value

Weldon$125K
Illinois$298K
+11.7%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Weldon

Most working residents leave Weldon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Clinton (18%), Springfield (5%) and Decatur (4%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Weldon0%
Clinton18%
Springfield5%
Decatur4%
Le Roy3%
26 mi
median commute distance
24
jobs based in Weldon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Weldon has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

21″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Weldon is

Weldon beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Illinois
5 better24 too close to call3 worse
What stands outWeldonIL
Fewer uninsured adults6.4%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity11.5%15.9%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.6%10.3%
Kirby Medical Center
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 43% of U.S. communities.

43risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
43Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Weldon for work

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

18% → Clinton Clinton 18% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 4% → Decatur Decatur 4% 3% → Le Roy Le Roy 3% 3% → Carbondale Carbondale 3% 3% → Champaign Champaign 3% Weldon · 0% stay
24jobs based in Weldon
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Weldon

Village in Illinois, United States

Weldon is a village in Nixon Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 369 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
369
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
714 ft
ZIP code
61882

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