Cherry Valley, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

3,749

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

45.1

0.221% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.32%

17.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,655

0.148% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$232,800

Population & Diversity

Cherry Valley, IL is home to a population of 3.75k people, from which 95.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.95% of Cherry Valley, IL residents were born outside of the country (373 people).

In 2024, there were 6.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.5k people) in Cherry Valley, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 397 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 273 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.3%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.3% of Cherry Valley, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cherry Valley, IL was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cherry Valley, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cherry Valley, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.5k ± 483
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
397 ± 194
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
273 ± 189

16.6%

Hispanic Population

621 people

16.6% of the people in Cherry Valley, IL are hispanic (621 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cherry Valley, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

9.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

373 people

10.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

353 people

As of 2024, 9.95% of Cherry Valley, IL residents (373 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cherry Valley, IL was 10.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Cherry Valley, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
47 ± 40
Vietnam
46 ± 37
World War II
29 ± 48

Cherry Valley, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cherry Valley, IL.

Economy

The economy of Cherry Valley, IL employs 1.75k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cherry Valley, IL were Educational Services (285 people), Manufacturing (281 people), and Retail Trade (189 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,750), Transportation & Warehousing ($80,611), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($79,143).

Employment

Occupations

1.75k

2024 Value

± 353

16.3%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherry Valley, IL grew at a rate of 16.3%, from 1.5k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cherry Valley, IL, are Production Occupations (284 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (249 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (218 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cherry Valley, 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

1.75k

2024 Value

± 353

16.3%

1 Year growth

± 25.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cherry Valley, IL grew at a rate of 16.3%, from 1.5k employees to 1.75k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cherry Valley, IL, are Educational Services (285 people), Manufacturing (281 people), and Retail Trade (189 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cherry Valley, IL, though some of these residents may live in Cherry Valley, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,652

Median earning men ± $6,980

$47,917

Median earning women ± $11,782

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($80,931), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($77,821), and Manufacturing ($63,997).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($51,424), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,259), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,731).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cherry Valley, IL was $232,800 in 2024, which is 0.7 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,400 to $232,800, a 4.68% increase. The homeownership rate in Cherry Valley, IL is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cherry Valley, IL have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cherry Valley, IL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$232,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,820

$1,202

Median Property Taxes

±$238

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 Cherry Valley, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2024

59.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Cherry Valley, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cherry Valley, 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.

$74,655

Median Household Income

± $11,420

1.48k

Number of Households

± 274

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.48k households in Cherry Valley, IL declined from $74,655 from the previous year's value of $74,766.

The following chart displays the households in Cherry Valley, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cherry Valley, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.9%)
Worked At Home (6.57%)
Carpooled (2.03%)

In 2024, 88.9% of workers in Cherry Valley, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.57%) and those who carpooled to work (2.03%).

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

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cherry Valley, IL have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.41% of the workforce in Cherry Valley, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cherry Valley, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cherry Valley, IL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.32% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cherry Valley, IL (304 out of 3.66k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cherry Valley, IL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in 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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