Cisco, IL Demographics

Population 698 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Cisco

Household size in Cisco

Household size, people per household
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–103.062.692.68
2010–143.012.712.73
2015–192.212.662.71
2020–242.432.582.65
Change−0.62−0.11−0.03
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Households in Cisco run small, averaging 2.43 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Household size has dropped from 3.06 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 Cisco

Median age, years
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–1037.337.637.7
2010–1436.538.538.6
2015–1946.139.639.6
2020–2446.040.240.1
Change+8.7+2.6+2.3
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Cisco skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.0, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.

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 Cisco

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–101.5%11.7%12.3%
2010–142.2%11.7%12.3%
2015–1912.7%11.1%11.6%
2020–243.7%11.3%11.6%
Change+2.2 pts−0.4 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 3.7% of households in Cisco, well below the national share of 11.6%.

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 Cisco

Renters in Cisco

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–1010.2%30.8%33.3%
2010–1416.2%33.1%35.6%
2015–1913.5%33.9%36.0%
2020–2414.9%32.9%34.8%
Change+4.7 pts+2.1 pts+1.5 pts
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Cisco is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 14.9% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. More than four in ten owners (45.7%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Cisco

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–1011.3%10.0%11.4%
2010–143.6%10.1%11.4%
2015–197.6%9.8%11.1%
2020–2410.5%8.1%9.6%
Change−0.8 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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About as many homes sit empty in Cisco as nationally: 10.5%, against 9.6%. The rate is higher than in Illinois as a whole (8.1%).

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 Cisco

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–10196019661974
2010–14198319671975
2015–19196819681977
2020–24198319701980
Change+23+4+6
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The typical home in Cisco was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Illinois as a whole, where the median home dates to 1970.

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 Cisco

Rent, per month
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–10$1,203$953$965
2010–14$767$1,028$1,040
2015–19$740$1,165$1,213
2020–24$1,333$1,428$1,571
Change+$130+$475+$606
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The median renter in Cisco pays $1,333 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.3% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

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 Cisco

Bachelor's degrees in Cisco

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–1036.6%31.2%28.4%
2010–1436.9%32.4%29.6%
2015–1933.6%34.7%32.1%
2020–2437.6%37.7%35.6%
Change+1.0 pts+6.5 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are about as common in Cisco as nationally: 37.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.

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 Cisco

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–1095.4%86.3%84.9%
2010–1495.8%87.5%86.1%
2015–1997.3%89.1%87.7%
2020–2497.5%90.3%89.3%
Change+2.1 pts+4.0 pts+4.3 pts
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Finishing high school is nearly universal in Cisco: 97.5% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Cisco

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodCiscoIllinoisU.S.
2006–105.1%8.7%8.1%
2010–143.5%10.2%9.4%
2015–191.7%6.1%5.6%
2020–249.3%6.0%5.4%
Change+4.3 pts−2.7 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Cisco runs well above the national rate: 9.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 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).

Cisco compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Cisco2.4346.03.7%14.9%10.5%1983$1,33337.6%97.5%9.3%
Newburg2.4152.49.8%1.5%7.3%1972$89640.0%99.3%0.5%
Milmine2.4644.85.0%12.1%10.0%1976$1,28637.0%98.1%12.6%
Monticello2.3645.05.8%15.0%3.9%1977$1,33340.4%96.1%0.7%
Argenta2.4447.79.2%10.0%10.3%1968$1,01827.7%94.6%2.9%
DeLand2.5943.312.5%18.7%10.5%1960$84020.8%92.3%2.7%
Weldon2.7443.413.0%14.8%13.8%1964$80425.9%97.4%3.8%
Cerro Gordo2.5640.213.1%18.9%4.9%1959$1,04720.3%96.5%4.2%
Bement2.4840.211.0%17.2%6.1%1961$82515.7%96.9%1.7%
Oakley2.4350.27.0%2.3%9.9%1972$89436.2%98.0%2.0%
Oreana2.4740.98.8%10.3%11.9%1971$92626.2%95.1%2.8%

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 Cisco. 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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