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YorktownIL

A town of 503.

Population
503
residents
Median home value
$96K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
33.6
years
Jobs based here
35
A commuter town
Small town

503 people, and everyone knows the way

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68°
Fog/Mist
H 69° · L 51°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Yorktown

Most working residents leave Yorktown for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Geneseo (17%), Davenport (6%) and Moline (6%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Yorktown1%
Geneseo17%
Davenport6%
Moline6%
Kewanee5%
27 mi
median commute distance
35
jobs based in Yorktown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Yorktown has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Yorktown is

Yorktown beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better17 too close to call8 worse
What stands outYorktownIL
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.7%13.2%
Fewer uninsured adults7.3%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.2%7.6%
Hammond Henry Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtStrong wind
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Yorktown for work

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

17% → Geneseo Geneseo 17% 6% → Davenport Davenport 6% 6% → Moline Moline 6% 5% → Kewanee Kewanee 5% 4% → Rock Island Rock Island 4% 3% → Atkinson Atkinson 3% Yorktown · 1% stay
35jobs based in Yorktown
1%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Yorktown

Township in Illinois, United States

Fairfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 379 and it contained 142 housing units.

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Population
379
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
627 ft

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