Housing data for Carrier Mills, IL
Carrier Mills, IL has an estimated 1,634 residents and 881 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Saline County.
24.7% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $478 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,634 (±289)
- Housing units
- 881 (±110)
- Households that rent
- 24.7%
- Median gross rent
- $478
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −10.6%
What stands out in Carrier Mills
Median real estate taxes: $812 (±$361) in Carrier Mills, lower than in Saline County ($1,597).
Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 2.8% (±4.8 points) in Carrier Mills, lower than in Saline County (8.7%).
Median gross rent: $478 (±$148) in Carrier Mills, lower than in Saline County ($726).
Median home value: $60,100 (±$10,857) in Carrier Mills, lower than in Saline County ($94,300).
- Property taxes in Carrier Mills
- Types of homes in Carrier Mills
- Median rent in Carrier Mills
- Home values in Carrier Mills
Housing in Carrier Mills at a glance
- Median rent: $478 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 53.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income
- Renters and owners: 24.7% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $50,729 median household income
- Home values: $60,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $960 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $812 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 2.8% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 54.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 76.7% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 49.9% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 30.5 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 63 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: −10.6% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 18.1% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Carrier Mills against Saline County, its state and the nation
| Carrier Mills | Saline County | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,634 (±289) | 23,213 (exact) | 12,694,798 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 881 (±110) | 11,547 (±42) | 5,457,452 (±471) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 24.7% (±8.3 points) | 27.5% (±3.3 points) | 32.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $478 (±$148) | $726 (±$60) | $1,274 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $50,729 (±$13,743) | $53,117 (±$2,764) | $83,390 (±$362) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $60,100 (±$10,857) | $94,300 (±$6,813) | $263,300 (±$797) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $812 (±$361) | $1,597 (±$181) | $5,298 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 76.7% (±13.1 points) | 66.0% (±4.6 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.5 minutes (±5.3) | 23.1 minutes (±1.7) | 27.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 79.7% (±6.4 points) | 76.5% (±2.8 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 42.2 years (±9.2) | 43.8 years (±1.4) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Carrier Mills covers 1.2 square miles of land, about 1,353 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Carrier Mills has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,827 (±294) | 1,634 (±289) | −10.6% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 808 (±84) | 881 (±110) | +9.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $639 (±$201) | $478 (±$148) | −25.2% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $59,800 (±$5,565) | $60,100 (±$10,857) | +0.5% | Down after inflation |
| Median household income | $38,194 (±$7,841) | $50,729 (±$13,743) | +32.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $798 (±$128) | $960 (±$144) | +20.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $752 (±$250) | $812 (±$361) | +8.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 26.1% (±6.6 points) | 24.7% (±8.3 points) | −1.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 4.2% (±6.3 points) | 0.0% (±19.9 points) | −4.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Carrier Mills
In 2025, the Carrier Mills Police Department reported 63 violent and 568 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Saline County, the departments that report recorded 177 violent and 759 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Carrier Mills
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier Mills Township | 1.3 mi | $478 | $81,300 | 17.0% |
| Stonefort Township | 5.1 mi | $742 | $114,700 | 18.5% |
| Independence Township | 5.6 mi | — | $168,500 | 17.5% |
| Harrisburg Township | 5.6 mi | $754 | $88,300 | 33.1% |
| Harrisburg | 5.7 mi | $760 | $84,100 | 38.5% |
| Brushy Township | 6.2 mi | $853 | $161,600 | 16.6% |
| Stonefort | 6.2 mi | $766 | $65,700 | 35.9% |
| Muddy | 8.3 mi | $531 | — | 47.8% |
Places in Illinois most like Carrier Mills
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witt | $578 | $50,700 | $52,500 | 23.7% |
| Witt Township | $578 | $54,000 | $61,856 | 19.4% |
| Carrier Mills Township | $478 | $81,300 | $53,189 | 17.0% |
| La Harpe | $491 | $86,400 | $49,205 | 15.0% |
| Keyesport | $622 | $72,500 | $46,500 | 22.6% |
| Dahlgren | $557 | $80,800 | $44,861 | 20.3% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Illinois.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Carrier Mills, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $648 | $757 | $930 | $1,197 | $1,308 |
HUD income limits for Carrier Mills, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $18,850 | $31,400 | $50,250 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $35,900 | $57,400 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $40,400 | $64,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $44,850 | $71,750 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $48,450 | $77,500 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $52,050 | $83,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $55,650 | $89,000 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $59,250 | $94,750 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Saline County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $75,000.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Carrier Mills
What is the average rent in Carrier Mills, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Carrier Mills is $478 (±$148) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
Are renters in Carrier Mills rent-burdened?
53.0% of renting households in Carrier Mills pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many renters are there in Carrier Mills?
Carrier Mills has an estimated 168 (±63) renting households, 24.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Carrier Mills?
The median household income in Carrier Mills is $50,729 (±$13,743) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Carrier Mills, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $60,100 (±$10,857) for owner-occupied homes in Carrier Mills (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Carrier Mills?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Carrier Mills, IL is $960 (±$144) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
Is Carrier Mills growing?
In Carrier Mills, the number of residents went from 1,827 in 2015–2019 to 1,634 in 2020–2024 (−10.6%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Carrier Mills village, Illinois
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Saline County, IL
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Saline County, IL
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Carrier Mills Police Department (ORI IL0830100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Carrier Mills village, Illinois (place:11397, in state:17).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .