Cadwell, IL Demographics

Population 424 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Cadwell

Household size in Cadwell

Household size, people per household
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–103.542.692.68
2010–143.812.712.73
2015–193.612.662.71
2020–243.362.582.65
Change−0.18−0.11−0.03
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Cadwell is a place of big households: 3.36 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.54 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Cadwell

Median age, years
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–1029.137.637.7
2010–1425.738.538.6
2015–1928.839.639.6
2020–2425.340.240.1
Change−3.8+2.6+2.3
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Cadwell is young: half of its residents are under 25.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward families with many children.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Cadwell

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–105.0%11.7%12.3%
2010–142.1%11.7%12.3%
2015–192.4%11.1%11.6%
2020–244.5%11.3%11.6%
Change−0.5 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Cadwell: 4.5% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Cadwell

Renters in Cadwell

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–1019.4%30.8%33.3%
2010–1410.5%33.1%35.6%
2015–197.8%33.9%36.0%
2020–2427.4%32.9%34.8%
Change+8.0 pts+2.1 pts+1.5 pts
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More than a quarter of households in Cadwell rent their homes (27.4%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Among homeowners, 51.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Cadwell

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–106.9%10.0%11.4%
2010–147.0%10.1%11.4%
2015–194.8%9.8%11.1%
2020–247.4%8.1%9.6%
Change+0.5 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Cadwell than nationally: 7.4%, against 9.6% for the U.S. The picture is much the same across Illinois.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Cadwell

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–10196719661974
2010–14197419671975
2015–19197619681977
2020–24198519701980
Change+18+4+6
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The housing in Cadwell is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Cadwell

Rent, per month
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–10$554$953$965
2010–14$589$1,028$1,040
2015–19$559$1,165$1,213
2020–24$572$1,428$1,571
Change+$18+$475+$606
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Rent in Cadwell runs $572 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 10.5% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Cadwell

Bachelor's degrees in Cadwell

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–107.9%31.2%28.4%
2010–146.2%32.4%29.6%
2015–1911.0%34.7%32.1%
2020–2412.8%37.7%35.6%
Change+4.9 pts+6.5 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Cadwell have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.8%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Cadwell

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–1041.3%86.3%84.9%
2010–1445.9%87.5%86.1%
2015–1935.7%89.1%87.7%
2020–2446.8%90.3%89.3%
Change+5.6 pts+4.0 pts+4.3 pts
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Just over half of adults in Cadwell never finished high school, well above the national share: only 46.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Cadwell

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCadwellIllinoisU.S.
2006–106.5%8.7%8.1%
2010–144.5%10.2%9.4%
2015–190.9%6.1%5.6%
2020–241.1%6.0%5.4%
Change−5.4 pts−2.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Cadwell has been low: just 1.1% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Cadwell compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Cadwell3.3625.34.5%27.4%7.4%1985$57212.8%46.8%1.1%
Chipps2.8535.610.4%16.8%12.7%1989$67025.1%68.3%0.5%
Arthur2.6240.27.1%28.6%6.3%1973$77916.6%73.0%3.7%
Williamsburg3.0327.86.5%29.9%8.5%1984$56512.9%49.1%1.1%
Chesterville4.0524.22.5%27.7%7.4%1976$69811.7%53.6%1.2%
Sullivan2.4239.315.2%25.4%7.0%1969$83222.2%88.0%1.8%
Allenville2.6741.016.6%7.3%19.4%1991$75129.7%80.7%0.0%
Lovington2.4540.811.6%26.6%9.9%1965$7907.8%76.5%1.5%
Humboldt3.2036.48.1%17.0%9.0%1981$90119.5%81.4%7.4%
Pierson2.7932.75.9%23.5%11.0%1975$65816.7%66.3%5.5%
Garrett2.7135.86.2%17.7%7.7%1978$74218.3%69.3%0.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Cadwell. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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