Housing data for Oakley Township, IL

Oakley Township, IL has an estimated 950 residents and 527 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Macon County.

9.2% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
950 (±312)
Housing units
527 (±131)
Households that rent
9.2%
Residents since 2015–2019
+41.8%

What stands out in Oakley Township

Median home value: $231,700 (±$51,016) in Oakley Township, higher than in Macon County ($127,300).

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±12.0 points) in Oakley Township, lower than in Macon County (13.6%).

Households that rent: 9.2% (±12.0 points) in Oakley Township, lower than in Macon County (29.8%).

Working from home: 0.0% (±8.0 points) in Oakley Township, lower than in Macon County (8.3%).

Housing in Oakley Township at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $112,563 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $231,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,657 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $4,063 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 83.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 47.1% 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: 53.7% heat with propane
  • Commute and cars: 30.2 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +41.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 15.9% 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)

Oakley Township against Macon County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Oakley TownshipMacon CountyIllinoisUnited States
Residents950 (±312)101,849 (exact)12,694,798 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units527 (±131)49,630 (±55)5,457,452 (±471)143,775,355
Households that rent9.2% (±12.0 points)29.8% (±1.5 points)32.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$847 (±$22)$1,274 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$112,563 (±$60,414)$62,666 (±$2,127)$83,390 (±$362)$80,734
Median home value$231,700 (±$51,016)$127,300 (±$4,307)$263,300 (±$797)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,063 (±$814)$2,696 (±$86)$5,298 (±$22)$3,119
Built before 198047.1% (±24.4 points)75.4% (±2.5 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute30.2 minutes (±12.7)19.4 minutes (±0.8)27.8 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband96.6% (±5.3 points)89.4% (±1.1 points)90.8% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.1 years (±17.0)40.6 years (±0.4)39.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Oakley Township covers 28.7 square miles of land, about 33 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Oakley Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents670 (±153)950 (±312)+41.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units506 (±84)527 (±131)+4.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$202,200 (±$124,643)$231,700 (±$51,016)+14.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$53,919 (±$27,596)$112,563 (±$60,414)+108.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,616 (±$805)$1,657 (±$745)+2.5%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,459 (±$1,895)$4,063 (±$814)+17.5%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent3.4% (±5.3 points)9.2% (±12.0 points)+5.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate71.7% (±53.7 points)0.0% (±49.7 points)−71.7 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 Macon County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Macon County recorded 497 violent and 2,188 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 Oakley 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
6250128%2,324$797$172,200$95,889

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 Oakley Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Cerro Gordo3.0 mi$846$109,20021.4%
Whitmore Township4.5 mi$1,037$122,80015.4%
Long Creek Township4.7 mi$974$160,30019.3%
Oreana5.4 mi$907$137,30013.6%
Cerro Gordo Township6.3 mi$846$115,30016.9%
Long Creek6.4 mi$850$167,5009.0%
Argenta7.0 mi$1,286$106,30015.4%
Decatur7.9 mi$845$99,60037.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Oakley Township, fiscal year 2027

Decatur, IL MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$851$857$1,091$1,407$1,724

HUD income limits for Oakley Township, fiscal year 2026

Decatur, IL MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$20,000$33,300$53,300
2 people$22,850$38,050$60,900
3 people$27,320$42,800$68,500
4 people$33,000$47,550$76,100
5 people$38,680$51,400$82,200
6 people$44,360$55,200$88,300
7 people$50,040$59,000$94,400
8 people$55,720$62,800$100,500

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Decatur, IL MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $95,100.

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 Oakley Township

What is the average home value in Oakley Township, IL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $231,700 (±$51,016) for owner-occupied homes in Oakley Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Oakley Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Oakley Township, IL is $1,657 (±$745) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Oakley Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Oakley Township, IL is $4,063 (±$814) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Oakley Township?

Oakley Township, IL has an estimated 527 (±131) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Oakley Township?

Bottled or tank gas (propane) is the most common heating fuel in Oakley Township, used by 53.7% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How long is the average commute in Oakley Township?

Workers who live in Oakley Township, IL take an average of 30.2 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Oakley Township growing?

In Oakley Township, the number of residents went from 670 in 2015–2019 to 950 in 2020–2024 (+41.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Oakley Township?

The ZIP code that covers Oakley Township is 62501.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 62501?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 62501 is $797 (±$349) 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 Oakley township, Macon County, Illinois (county subdivision:54859, in state:17 county:115).

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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