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Quincy, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Quincy is a Census city of 39,109 people across 15.92 square miles of land, in Adams County. Median household income is $56,480, 63.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Quincy
What Quincy is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.92 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,456
- County holding the largest share of its areaAdams County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Quincy
How many people live in Quincy
- Population39,109
- Median age39.7
- Population under 188,427
- Share under 1821.5 percent
- Population 65 and over7,928
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households17,620
- Family households9,033
- Share of households that are families51.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Quincy
Income and work in Quincy
- Median household income$56,480
- Per capita income$36,040
- Civilian labor force20,363
- Employed19,408
- Unemployed955 plus or minus 201
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over26,977
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Quincy
- Housing units19,139
- Occupied units17,620
- Vacant units1,519
- Vacancy rate7.9 percent
- Owner occupied11,205
- Renter occupied6,415
- Ownership rate63.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$837
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units14,306
- Share single family74.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,421
- Share in buildings of two or more23.1 percent
- Mobile homes412 plus or minus 158
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Quincy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute17,448
- Commuting under 15 minutes11,617
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,754
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.1 percent
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home8.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Quincy
SBA loans in Quincy (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$11,350,100
- Average approval$472,921
- Median approval$237,150
- Ninetieth percentile approval$719,700
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported315
- Jobs per approval13.1
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.3 percent
- Share to franchises12.5 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quincy, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Quincy
SBA loans in Quincy (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$9,596,000
- Average approval$799,667
- Median approval$309,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported90
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quincy, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Quincy
Flood risk in Quincy
- NFIP communityCity of Quincy
- NFIP community number170003
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/05/18
The City of Quincy participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170003 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Adams County, not Quincy
Adams County context, not Quincy figures
- Establishments in Adams County1,787
- Covered employment, Adams County32,154
- Average annual pay, Adams County$54,986
- Housing units permitted, Adams County69
Every figure in this section is published for Adams County as a whole and is not a measurement of Quincy.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Quincy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Quincy, Illinois?
39,109, in 17,620 households. Quincy city covers 15.92 square miles of land, which is 2,456 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Quincy in?
Adams County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Quincy?
$56,480. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,200. Median gross rent is $837 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Quincy businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $11.4 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $237,150, plus 12 504 approvals worth $9.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Quincy, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Quincy borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Quincy. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Quincy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Quincy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Quincy, city of, community 170003, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Quincy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Adams County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Quincy.
Is zoning published for Quincy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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