Population 179 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Reily Lake
Household size in Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.46 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.99 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.70 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.24 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Households in Reily Lake average 2.70 people, about the same as the country as a whole (2.65). The typical household here is bigger than in Illinois as a whole, where it has 2.58 people. Household size has climbed from 2.46 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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.0 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.5 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 51.7 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 38.6 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +1.6 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
At 38.6, the median age in Reily Lake is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is younger than in Illinois as a whole, where the median age is 40.2.
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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 4.6% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.2 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are less common in Reily Lake than nationally: 9.2%, against 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 Reily Lake
Renters in Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 15.6% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 13.1% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 11.2% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.6 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Reily Lake is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 11.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Nearly six in ten owners (56.3%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.9% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.5% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.7% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 15.7% of the housing in Reily Lake, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1975 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1970 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1977 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +3 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Reily Lake was built around 1977, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Illinois overall, 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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $411 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $631 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $610 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $833 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$423 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Reily Lake runs $833 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.5% 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 Reily Lake
Bachelor's degrees in Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.4% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.5% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Reily Lake have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 11.1%, 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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 72.8% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 75.7% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 75.0% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 85.0% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.2 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in seven adults in Reily Lake never finished high school, more than nationally: 85.0% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Reily Lake
| Period | Reily Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.9% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.5% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.2% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Reily Lake: 6.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. The picture is much the same across Illinois. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Reily Lake compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reily Lake | 2.70 | 38.6 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 15.7% | 1977 | $833 | 11.1% | 85.0% | 6.2% |
| Menard | 2.54 | 42.6 | 11.4% | 9.2% | 20.5% | 1976 | $855 | 14.6% | 94.1% | 9.9% |
| Ellis Grove | 2.55 | 42.2 | 11.4% | 9.3% | 20.5% | 1976 | $855 | 14.6% | 94.3% | 9.8% |
| St. Mary | 2.69 | 43.9 | 4.6% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 1978 | $768 | 3.8% | 58.8% | 0.0% |
| Chester | 2.40 | 42.6 | 7.2% | 20.2% | 10.8% | 1965 | $786 | 14.5% | 82.2% | 3.2% |
| Walsh | 2.19 | 56.8 | 11.8% | 4.6% | 17.6% | 1973 | $863 | 15.3% | 90.5% | 10.3% |
| Modoc | 2.34 | 42.5 | 17.2% | 11.9% | 15.0% | 1980 | $1,052 | 15.3% | 88.5% | 2.5% |
| Evansville | 2.36 | 43.2 | 12.0% | 17.9% | 12.7% | 1957 | $846 | 13.4% | 89.5% | 6.2% |
| Ozora | 2.69 | 46.4 | 9.7% | 20.0% | 22.8% | 1978 | $921 | 16.3% | 91.7% | 9.9% |
| Welge | 2.65 | 48.2 | 9.0% | 1.5% | 11.1% | 1981 | $828 | 16.1% | 85.7% | 1.4% |
| Lithium | 2.84 | 38.7 | 5.1% | 9.7% | 11.2% | 1973 | $850 | 36.7% | 90.7% | 6.7% |
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 Reily Lake. 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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