Housing data for Cold Spring Township, IL

Cold Spring Township, IL has an estimated 244 residents and 168 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Shelby County.

18.0% of households rent.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−53.2%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
244 (±142)
Housing units
168 (±88)
Households that rent
18.0%
Residents since 2015–2019
−53.2%

What stands out in Cold Spring Township

Homes built before 1980: 32.8% (±31.6 points) in Cold Spring Township, lower than in Shelby County (66.8%).

Housing in Cold Spring Township at a glance

  • Renters and owners: 18.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $194,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $3,467 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 90.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 32.8% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 99.2% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 21.0 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −53.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 7.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Cold Spring Township against Shelby County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Cold Spring TownshipShelby CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents244 (±142)20,720 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units168 (±88)10,060 (±36)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent18.0% (±20.1 points)21.6% (±2.3 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$814 (±$91)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income—$72,095 (±$4,523)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$194,900 (±$107,189)$137,100 (±$8,548)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$3,467 (±$1,567)$2,063 (±$171)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198032.8% (±31.6 points)66.8% (±4.8 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute21.0 minutes (±9.5)20.8 minutes (±1.5)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband89.3% (±15.7 points)88.6% (±1.9 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents56.6 years (±8.5)45.3 years (±0.3)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Cold Spring Township covers 35.0 square miles of land, about 7 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Cold Spring Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents521 (±158)244 (±142)−53.2%Measurable decrease
Housing units234 (±55)168 (±88)−28.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$129,500 (±$31,339)$194,900 (±$107,189)+50.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,401 (±$444)$3,467 (±$1,567)+147.5%Up after inflation
Households that rent23.2% (±19.5 points)18.0% (±20.1 points)−5.2 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±42.5 points)0.0% (±67.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Shelby County

Cold Spring Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Shelby County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Shelby County recorded 84 violent and 289 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Cold Spring Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6257131%1,269$813$115,600$79,390
6243119%717$625$122,200$64,904

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Cold Spring Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Herrick Township4.4 mi$850$100,80011.1%
Lakewood Township5.5 mi—$212,2007.9%
Herrick5.8 mi$850$73,80016.4%
Tower Hill5.9 mi$783$68,30016.0%
Oconee Township6.6 mi$1,354$115,70011.8%
Tower Hill Township6.6 mi$643$120,10012.8%
Cowden6.7 mi$698$77,00036.1%
Dry Point Township6.8 mi$720$107,50022.6%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Cold Spring Township, fiscal year 2027

Shelby County, IL, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$659$766$946$1,127$1,400

HUD income limits for Cold Spring Township, fiscal year 2026

Shelby County, IL, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,200$32,000$51,200
2 people$21,950$36,600$58,500
3 people$27,320$41,150$65,800
4 people$33,000$45,700$73,100
5 people$38,680$49,400$78,950
6 people$44,360$53,050$84,800
7 people$50,040$56,700$90,650
8 people$55,720$60,350$96,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Shelby County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $91,400.

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 Cold Spring Township

How much are property taxes in Cold Spring Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Cold Spring Township, IL is $3,467 (±$1,567) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Cold Spring Township growing?

In Cold Spring Township, the number of residents went from 521 in 2015–2019 to 244 in 2020–2024 (−53.2%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Cold Spring Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Cold Spring Township are 62571, 62431.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 62571?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 62571 is $813 (±$314) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Cold Spring township, Shelby County, Illinois (county subdivision:15417, in state:17 county:173).

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 .

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