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A town of 213.

Population
213
residents
Median home value
$164K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
61.2
years
Jobs based here
4
A commuter town
Small town

213 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Whitefield

Most working residents leave Whitefield for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Peoria (16%), Henry (6%) and Lacon (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Whitefield1%
Peoria16%
Henry6%
Lacon5%
Chillicothe4%
27 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Whitefield
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Whitefield has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
40
paid flood claims since 1982
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Whitefield is

Whitefield beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better17 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWhitefieldIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.8%13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults7.5%9.9%
More adults with COPD9%6.3%
Osf Saint Clare Medical Center
18.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.7% of Whitefield is conserved land

1.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.7%conserved
Map of Whitefield: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.7%
conserved · 397 of 23,393 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit—271
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Whitefield for work

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

16% → Peoria Peoria 16% 6% → Henry Henry 6% 5% → Lacon Lacon 5% 4% → Chillicothe Chillicothe 4% 3% → Metamora Metamora 3% 3% → Ottawa Ottawa 3% Whitefield · 1% stay
4jobs based in Whitefield
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Whitefield

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Whitefield is an unincorporated community in Bureau and Marshall counties, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately nine miles west-northwest of Henry and the Illinois River. Crow Creek flows past to the north of the community.

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

Elevation
709 ft

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