Boody, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

301

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.3

38.4% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,500

12.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$104,900

6.42% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

142

Economy

The economy of Boody, IL employs 142 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Boody, IL were Other Services, Except Public Administration (51 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Wholesale Trade (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($53,333).

Employment

Occupations

142

2024 Value

± 120

−29.4%

1 Year decline

± 146%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boody, IL declined at a rate of −29.4%, from 201 employees to 142 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Boody, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (67 people), Production Occupations (22 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (16 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Boody, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

142

2024 Value

± 120

−29.4%

1 Year decline

± 146%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Boody, IL declined at a rate of −29.4%, from 201 employees to 142 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Boody, IL, are Other Services, Except Public Administration (51 people), Manufacturing (24 people), and Wholesale Trade (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Boody, IL, though some of these residents may live in Boody, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,412

Median earning men ± $108,777

$51,520

Median earning women ± $1,456

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($53,333).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Boody, IL was $104,900 in 2024, which is 0.315 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $112,100 to $104,900, a 6.42% decrease. The homeownership rate in Boody, IL is 62%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Boody, IL have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Boody, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$104,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,385

$93

Median Property Taxes

±$58

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Boody, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Boody, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

62%

Homeownership

2024

61.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62% of the housing units in Boody, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Boody, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$53,500

Median Household Income

± $6,535

150

Number of Households

± 93

In 2024, the median household income of the 150 households in Boody, IL declined from $53,500 from the previous year's value of $60,859.

The following chart displays the households in Boody, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Boody, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Boody, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Boody, IL have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Boody, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Boody, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Boody, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Boody, IL have 1 car.

Poverty

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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