Housing data for Thompsonville, IL
Thompsonville, IL has an estimated 500 residents and 283 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Franklin County.
48.9% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $674 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 500 (±140)
- Housing units
- 283 (±70)
- Households that rent
- 48.9%
- Median gross rent
- $674
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +0.8%
What stands out in Thompsonville
Households that rent: 48.9% (±13.0 points) in Thompsonville, higher than in Franklin County (25.9%).
Median household income: $46,058 (±$9,872) in Thompsonville, lower than in Franklin County ($56,740).
Median gross rent: $674 (±$59) in Thompsonville, lower than in Franklin County ($803).
Housing in Thompsonville at a glance
- Median rent: $674 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $440 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 50.7% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 48.9% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $46,058 median household income
- Home values: $84,500 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $950 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,432 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.7% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 56.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 59.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 8.3% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 60.4% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 29.8 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +0.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 24.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 1.3% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Thompsonville against Franklin County, its state and the nation
| Thompsonville | Franklin County | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 500 (±140) | 37,323 (exact) | 12,694,798 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 283 (±70) | 18,462 (±45) | 5,457,452 (±471) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 48.9% (±13.0 points) | 25.9% (±2.0 points) | 32.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $674 (±$59) | $803 (±$51) | $1,274 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $46,058 (±$9,872) | $56,740 (±$3,913) | $83,390 (±$362) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $84,500 (±$10,638) | $89,000 (±$3,455) | $263,300 (±$797) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,432 (±$313) | $1,394 (±$66) | $5,298 (±$22) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 59.8% (±16.2 points) | 70.2% (±3.4 points) | 63.4% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.8 minutes (±7.1) | 26.9 minutes (±1.3) | 27.8 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 70.6% (±15.6 points) | 83.4% (±1.5 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 40.3 years (±11.2) | 43.4 years (±0.5) | 39.0 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Thompsonville covers 2.0 square miles of land, about 246 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Thompsonville has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 496 (±100) | 500 (±140) | +0.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 269 (±42) | 283 (±70) | +5.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $654 (±$118) | $674 (±$59) | +3.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $73,900 (±$10,021) | $84,500 (±$10,638) | +14.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $32,604 (±$5,919) | $46,058 (±$9,872) | +41.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $771 (±$55) | $950 (±$229) | +23.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $689 (±$212) | $1,432 (±$313) | +107.8% | Up after inflation |
| Households that rent | 37.6% (±9.9 points) | 48.9% (±13.0 points) | +11.3 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±30.3 points) | 8.3% (±6.3 points) | +8.3 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.
Places near Thompsonville
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Township | 0.5 mi | $674 | $113,400 | 25.0% |
| Hanaford | 4.7 mi | — | $54,500 | 5.5% |
| Frankfort Township (Franklin County) | 5.4 mi | $669 | $89,900 | 33.0% |
| Eastern Township | 5.5 mi | $1,000 | $132,200 | 15.2% |
| South Flannigan Township | 6.4 mi | — | $159,400 | 32.5% |
| Tate Township | 7.3 mi | $950 | $126,900 | 25.3% |
| Galatia Township | 8.1 mi | $962 | $76,000 | 23.8% |
| Flannigan Township | 8.2 mi | — | — | 14.8% |
Places in Illinois most like Thompsonville
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher City | $596 | $90,800 | $43,750 | 47.9% |
| Lenzburg | $669 | $77,900 | $42,656 | 36.4% |
| Mound City | $775 | $55,600 | $41,250 | 57.9% |
| Liberty Township (Effingham County) | $750 | $91,800 | $61,471 | 47.0% |
| Lenzburg Township | $788 | $153,900 | $52,917 | 38.7% |
| Brownstown | $886 | $72,900 | $53,000 | 43.2% |
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 Thompsonville, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $648 | $711 | $930 | $1,225 | $1,315 |
HUD income limits for Thompsonville, 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 Franklin County, IL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $75,100.
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 Thompsonville
How many renters are there in Thompsonville?
Thompsonville has an estimated 115 (±53) renting households, 48.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Thompsonville?
The median household income in Thompsonville is $46,058 (±$9,872) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Thompsonville, IL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $84,500 (±$10,638) for owner-occupied homes in Thompsonville (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Thompsonville?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Thompsonville, IL is $950 (±$229) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Thompsonville?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Thompsonville, IL is $1,432 (±$313) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Thompsonville?
Thompsonville, IL has an estimated 283 (±70) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Thompsonville growing?
In Thompsonville, the number of residents went from 496 in 2015–2019 to 500 in 2020–2024 (+0.8%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Thompsonville village, Illinois
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Franklin County, IL
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Franklin County, IL
- 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 Thompsonville village, Illinois (place:75159, 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 .