Chestnut, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

347

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.6

0.422% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.3%

13% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,091

4.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$135,600

Population & Diversity

Chestnut, IL is home to a population of 347 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 26.8% of Chestnut, IL residents were born outside of the country (93 people).

In 2024, there were 1.12 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (183 people) in Chestnut, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 164 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 0 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Chestnut, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Chestnut, IL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Chestnut, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
183 ± 70
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
164 ± 189
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
0 ± 13

47.3%

Hispanic Population

164 people

47.3% of the people in Chestnut, IL are hispanic (164 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Chestnut, 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

26.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

93 people

29.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

As of 2024, 26.8% of Chestnut, IL residents (93 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 Chestnut, IL was 29.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Chestnut, IL was $135,600 in 2024, which is 0.408 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,800 to $135,600, a 1.6% decrease. The homeownership rate in Chestnut, IL is 94.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Chestnut, IL have an average commute time of 22.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Chestnut, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$135,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,497

$134

Median Property Taxes

±$86

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 Chestnut, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

94.4%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 94.4% of the housing units in Chestnut, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Chestnut, 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.

$54,091

Median Household Income

± $10,002

142

Number of Households

± 92

In 2024, the median household income of the 142 households in Chestnut, IL grew to $54,091 from the previous year's value of $51,875.

The following chart displays the households in Chestnut, 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 Chestnut, 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 (93.3%)
Carpooled (6.74%)

In 2024, 93.3% of workers in Chestnut, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.74%) 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

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Chestnut, IL have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Chestnut, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Chestnut, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Chestnut, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Chestnut, IL (60 out of 347 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Chestnut, IL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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