Nora, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

180

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

8.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,073

3.76% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$91,000

Economy

The economy of Nora, IL employs 110 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Nora, IL were Educational Services (53 people), Transportation & Warehousing (18 people), and Manufacturing (14 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($74,318), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,318), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,750).

Employment

Occupations

110

2024 Value

± 100

−2.65%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nora, IL declined at a rate of −2.65%, from 113 employees to 110 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Nora, IL, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (53 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (20 people), and Transportation Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Nora, 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

110

2024 Value

± 100

−2.65%

1 Year decline

± 124%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Nora, IL declined at a rate of −2.65%, from 113 employees to 110 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Nora, IL, are Educational Services (53 people), Transportation & Warehousing (18 people), and Manufacturing (14 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Nora, IL, though some of these residents may live in Nora, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$27,050

Median earning men ± $24,714

$35,000

Median earning women ± $23,521

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($26,225).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Nora, IL was $91,000 in 2024, which is 0.274 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $73,800 to $91,000, a 23.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Nora, IL is 61.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Nora, IL have an average commute time of 19.8 minutes, and they carpooled to work. Car ownership in Nora, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$91,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,018

$45

Median Property Taxes

±$32

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.6%

Homeownership

2024

55.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.6% of the housing units in Nora, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 64%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Nora, 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.

$54,073

Median Household Income

± $1,026

Number of Households

± 46

In 2024, the median household income of the 73 households in Nora, IL grew to $54,073 from the previous year's value of $52,112.

The following chart displays the households in Nora, 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 Nora, 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

Carpooled (47.2%)
Drove Alone (34.3%)
Worked At Home (18.5%)

In 2024, 47.2% of workers in Nora, IL carpooled to work, followed by those who drove alone to work (34.3%) and those who worked at home (18.5%).

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

19.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Nora, IL have a shorter commute time (19.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.82% of the workforce in Nora, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Nora, IL (9 out of 180 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 Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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