Keenes, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

50.8

1.17% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20.7%

8.62% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,375

2019 Median Property Value

$73,300

Economy

The economy of Keenes, IL employs 28 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Keenes, IL were Transportation & Warehousing (12 people), Retail Trade (6 people), and Construction (2 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($68,333), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,333), and Retail Trade ($55,000).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 85

−9.68%

1 Year decline

± 439%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keenes, IL declined at a rate of −9.68%, from 31 employees to 28 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Keenes, IL, are Transportation Occupations (9 people), Sales & Related Occupations (6 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Keenes, 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

2024 Value

± 85

−9.68%

1 Year decline

± 439%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Keenes, IL declined at a rate of −9.68%, from 31 employees to 28 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Keenes, IL, are Transportation & Warehousing (12 people), Retail Trade (6 people), and Construction (2 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Keenes, IL, though some of these residents may live in Keenes, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$68,542

Median earning men ± $1,773

$40,625

Median earning women ± $15,248

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

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($43,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Keenes, IL was $73,300 in 2019, which is 0.22 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2018 and 2019 the median property value increased from $61,300 to $73,300, a 19.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Keenes, IL is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Keenes, IL have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Keenes, IL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$73,300

Median Property Value 2019

±$33,999

$31

Median Property Taxes

±$36

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 Keenes, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

65.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Keenes, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Keenes, 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.

$59,375

Median Household Income

± $25,710

Number of Households

± 47

The following chart displays the households in Keenes, 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 Keenes, 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 (57.1%)
Worked At Home (25%)
Other (10.7%)

In 2024, 57.1% of workers in Keenes, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (25%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (10.7%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Keenes, IL have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Keenes, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Keenes, IL (12 out of 58 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 Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Keenes, 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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