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A town of 205.

Population
205
residents
Median home value
$185K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
39.2
years
Jobs based here
60
A commuter town
Small town

205 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wrights

Most working residents leave Wrights for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Carrollton (13%), Jerseyville (5%) and Springfield (5%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wrights0%
Carrollton13%
Jerseyville5%
Springfield5%
Greenfield4%
39 mi
median commute distance
60
jobs based in Wrights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Wrights 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°
Spring43–65°
Summer64–86°
Fall45–67°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+0.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Wrights is

Wrights 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 outWrightsIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.8%13.2%
More adults treating high blood pressure79.3%75.7%
More adults with COPD10%6.3%
Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital
8.1 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 45% of U.S. communities.

45risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
45Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHeat waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wrights for work

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

13% → Carrollton Carrollton 13% 5% → Jerseyville Jerseyville 5% 5% → Springfield Springfield 5% 4% → Greenfield Greenfield 4% 4% → Carlinville Carlinville 4% 3% → Roxana Roxana 3% Wrights · 0% stay
60jobs based in Wrights
0%of working residents work in town
39 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wrights

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Wrights is an unincorporated community in Wrights Township, Greene County, Illinois, United States. Wrights is 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Greenfield and has a post office with ZIP code 62098.

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Elevation
577 ft
ZIP code
62098

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