Housing data for Elm Grove Township, IL

Elm Grove Township, IL has an estimated 2,954 residents and 1,246 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Tazewell County.

18.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $975 a month.

Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−1.3%).

Figures last updated on .

Residents
2,954 (±21)
Housing units
1,246 (±108)
Households that rent
18.3%
Median gross rent
$975
Residents since 2015–2019
−1.3%

What stands out in Elm Grove Township

Median home value: $233,400 (±$23,734) in Elm Grove Township, higher than in Tazewell County ($167,500).

Median household income: $103,973 (±$22,590) in Elm Grove Township, higher than in Tazewell County ($77,982).

Households without a vehicle: 0.9% (±1.5 points) in Elm Grove Township, lower than in Tazewell County (5.5%).

Median real estate taxes: $4,344 (±$478) in Elm Grove Township, higher than in Tazewell County ($3,536).

Housing in Elm Grove Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $975 median gross rent a month
  • Rent by bedrooms: $893 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 30.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 18.3% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $103,973 median household income
  • Home values: $233,400 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,771 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $4,344 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 5.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 77.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 74.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 37.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 25.7 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −1.3% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 18.2% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Elm Grove Township against Tazewell County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Elm Grove TownshipTazewell CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents2,954 (±21)130,290 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units1,246 (±108)58,731 (±93)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent18.3% (±6.4 points)21.6% (±1.4 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$975 (±$197)$909 (±$34)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$103,973 (±$22,590)$77,982 (±$1,962)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$233,400 (±$23,734)$167,500 (±$2,913)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,344 (±$478)$3,536 (±$72)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198074.2% (±15.5 points)72.2% (±2.7 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.7 minutes (±5.7)20.8 minutes (±0.6)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband93.3% (±3.9 points)90.2% (±0.9 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.6 years (±5.6)41.9 years (±0.3)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Elm Grove Township covers 36.0 square miles of land, about 82 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Elm Grove Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents2,993 (±24)2,954 (±21)−1.3%Measurable decrease
Housing units1,206 (±88)1,246 (±108)+3.3%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$678 (±$29)$975 (±$197)+43.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$176,700 (±$16,682)$233,400 (±$23,734)+32.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$80,625 (±$6,220)$103,973 (±$22,590)+29.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,571 (±$237)$1,771 (±$184)+12.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,520 (±$214)$4,344 (±$478)+23.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent16.5% (±6.5 points)18.3% (±6.4 points)+1.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±14.5 points)0.0% (±16.1 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 Tazewell County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Tazewell County recorded 257 violent and 1,407 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 Elm Grove 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
6155425%40,577$836$127,600$65,194
6156825%4,483$1,002$239,300$100,972

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 Elm Grove Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Tremont3.2 mi$1,037$187,40032.1%
Pekin4.9 mi$819$120,70031.6%
South Pekin5.8 mi$800$106,40017.1%
Cincinnati Township (Tazewell County)5.9 mi$1,106$178,60027.2%
Pekin Township6.1 mi$785$113,80028.8%
Dillon Township6.2 mi—$257,3003.1%
Groveland Township (Tazewell County)6.2 mi$931$154,40016.5%
Tremont Township6.2 mi$965$238,90022.4%

Places in Illinois most like Elm Grove Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Big Grove Township$1,108$256,400$115,15618.8%
Pilot Township (Kankakee County)$1,037$214,700$92,22221.2%
Newark$1,006$241,100$99,37517.0%
Germantown$913$192,500$92,08315.7%
Hopedale Township$881$199,000$97,89117.3%
Lexington Township$917$186,700$104,74412.1%

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 Elm Grove Township, fiscal year 2027

Peoria, IL MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$915$961$1,212$1,557$1,710

HUD income limits for Elm Grove Township, fiscal year 2026

Peoria, IL MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$22,300$37,150$59,450
2 people$25,500$42,450$67,950
3 people$28,700$47,750$76,450
4 people$33,000$53,050$84,900
5 people$38,680$57,300$91,700
6 people$44,360$61,550$98,500
7 people$50,040$65,800$105,300
8 people$55,720$70,050$112,100

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Peoria, IL MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $106,100.

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 Elm Grove Township

What is the average rent in Elm Grove Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Elm Grove Township is $975 (±$197) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How many renters are there in Elm Grove Township?

Elm Grove Township has an estimated 213 (±78) renting households, 18.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Elm Grove Township?

The median household income in Elm Grove Township is $103,973 (±$22,590) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Elm Grove Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $233,400 (±$23,734) for owner-occupied homes in Elm Grove Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Elm Grove Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Elm Grove Township, IL is $1,771 (±$184) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Elm Grove Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Elm Grove Township, IL is $4,344 (±$478) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Elm Grove Township growing?

In Elm Grove Township, the number of residents went from 2,993 in 2015–2019 to 2,954 in 2020–2024 (−1.3%), a measurable decrease.

What ZIP codes are in Elm Grove Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Elm Grove Township are 61554, 61568.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 61554?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61554 is $836 (±$74) 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 Elm Grove township, Tazewell County, Illinois (county subdivision:23607, in state:17 county:179).

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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