Housing data for Shoal Creek Township, IL
Shoal Creek Township, IL has an estimated 1,494 residents and 624 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Bond County.
8.6% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,494 (±235)
- Housing units
- 624 (±96)
- Households that rent
- 8.6%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +6.8%
What stands out in Shoal Creek Township
Households that rent: 8.6% (±6.5 points) in Shoal Creek Township, lower than in Bond County (23.4%).
Households that moved in since 2020: 5.7% (±3.6 points) in Shoal Creek Township, lower than in Bond County (23.1%).
Median real estate taxes: $1,575 (±$442) in Shoal Creek Township, lower than in Bond County ($2,747).
Average commute: 33.1 minutes (±2.7) in Shoal Creek Township, higher than in Bond County (23.6 minutes).
Housing in Shoal Creek Township at a glance
- Rent burden: 7.4% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 8.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $66,938 median household income
- Home values: $110,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,397 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,575 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 1.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 54.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 69.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 7.7% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 39.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 33.1 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +6.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 5.7% 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)
Shoal Creek Township against Bond County, its state and the nation
| Shoal Creek Township | Bond County | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,494 (±235) | 16,716 (exact) | 12,694,798 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 624 (±96) | 6,899 (±31) | 5,457,452 (±471) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 8.6% (±6.5 points) | 23.4% (±3.7 points) | 32.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $785 (±$110) | $1,274 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $66,938 (±$9,922) | $65,959 (±$3,052) | $83,390 (±$362) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $110,100 (±$18,047) | $145,700 (±$20,047) | $263,300 (±$797) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,575 (±$442) | $2,747 (±$259) | $5,298 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 69.3% (±12.3 points) | 57.7% (±5.5 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 33.1 minutes (±2.7) | 23.6 minutes (±2.2) | 27.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 89.0% (±4.6 points) | 86.5% (±2.7 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.7 years (±5.3) | 39.7 years (±0.6) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Shoal Creek Township covers 58.2 square miles of land, about 26 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Shoal Creek Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,399 (±218) | 1,494 (±235) | +6.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 716 (±94) | 624 (±96) | −12.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $84,200 (±$19,171) | $110,100 (±$18,047) | +30.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $50,000 (±$6,980) | $66,938 (±$9,922) | +33.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,196 (±$185) | $1,397 (±$398) | +16.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,375 (±$268) | $1,575 (±$442) | +14.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.1% (±5.8 points) | 8.6% (±6.5 points) | −4.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 8.0% (±11.7 points) | 7.7% (±14.2 points) | −0.3 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 Bond County
Shoal Creek Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bond County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Bond County recorded 46 violent and 710 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 Shoal Creek Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62086 | 71% | 1,318 | $533 | $110,900 | $65,000 |
| 62077 | 45% | 420 | $970 | $54,700 | $72,917 |
| 62019 | 18% | 314 | $920 | $116,700 | $56,741 |
| 62246 | 10% | 10,077 | $779 | $159,500 | $66,970 |
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 Shoal Creek Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorento | 2.6 mi | $533 | $63,200 | 10.2% |
| Panama | 4.0 mi | $970 | $54,700 | 7.6% |
| Donnellson | 5.4 mi | $913 | $51,700 | 22.6% |
| Old Ripley | 5.8 mi | — | $81,300 | 4.7% |
| Lagrange Township | 6.0 mi | — | $254,800 | 6.5% |
| Grisham Township | 6.2 mi | $933 | $67,400 | 9.1% |
| Old Ripley Township | 6.7 mi | $730 | $208,500 | 15.4% |
| New Douglas | 6.8 mi | $744 | $77,500 | 19.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Shoal Creek Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $682 | $899 | $979 | $1,275 | $1,287 |
HUD income limits for Shoal Creek Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $21,600 | $35,950 | $57,550 |
| 2 people | $24,650 | $41,100 | $65,750 |
| 3 people | $27,750 | $46,250 | $73,950 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $51,350 | $82,150 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $55,500 | $88,750 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $59,600 | $95,300 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $63,700 | $101,900 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $67,800 | $108,450 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $102,700.
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 Shoal Creek Township
What is the median household income in Shoal Creek Township?
The median household income in Shoal Creek Township is $66,938 (±$9,922) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Shoal Creek Township, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $110,100 (±$18,047) for owner-occupied homes in Shoal Creek Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Shoal Creek Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Shoal Creek Township, IL is $1,397 (±$398) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Shoal Creek Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Shoal Creek Township, IL is $1,575 (±$442) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Shoal Creek Township?
Shoal Creek Township, IL has an estimated 624 (±96) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Shoal Creek Township?
The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 43.4% of homes in Shoal Creek Township, IL.
Is Shoal Creek Township growing?
In Shoal Creek Township, the number of residents went from 1,399 in 2015–2019 to 1,494 in 2020–2024 (+6.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Shoal Creek Township?
The ZIP codes that cover Shoal Creek Township are 62086, 62077, 62019, 62246.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 62086?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 62086 is $533 (±$354) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Bond County, IL HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Shoal Creek township, Bond County, Illinois (county subdivision:69641, in state:17 county:005).
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 .