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Thebes, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Thebes is a Census village of 353 people across 1.75 square miles of land, in Alexander County. Median household income is $40,917, 78.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Thebes
What Thebes is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.75 sq mi
- Water area0.57 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land202 plus or minus 93
- County holding the largest share of its areaAlexander 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.
Thebes
How many people live in Thebes
- Population353 plus or minus 162
- Median age25.1 plus or minus 12.7
- Population under 18146 plus or minus 57
- Share under 1841.4 percent plus or minus 25.0
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 31
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Households87 plus or minus 40
- Family households54 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families62.1 percent plus or minus 14.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thebes
Income and work in Thebes
- Median household income$40,917 plus or minus $8,829
- Per capita income$14,503 plus or minus $5,777
- Civilian labor force83 plus or minus 40
- Employed80 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over178 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.1 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thebes
Housing in Thebes
- Housing units129 plus or minus 44
- Occupied units87 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate32.6 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Owner occupied68 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied19 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate78.2 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Median gross rent, monthly$583 plus or minus $177
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units105 plus or minus 41
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thebes
How Thebes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute80 plus or minus 41
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more57.5 percent plus or minus 24.0
- Drove alone92.5 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Thebes
Flood risk in Thebes
- NFIP communityVillage of Thebes
- NFIP community number170006
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/04/09
The Village of Thebes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170006 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.
Alexander County, not Thebes
Alexander County context, not Thebes figures
- Establishments in Alexander County75
- Covered employment, Alexander County888
- Average annual pay, Alexander County$50,443
- Housing units permitted, Alexander County2
Every figure in this section is published for Alexander County as a whole and is not a measurement of Thebes.
All Alexander County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Thebes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Thebes, Illinois?
353, in 87 households. Thebes village covers 1.75 square miles of land, which is 202 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Thebes in?
Alexander 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 Thebes?
$40,917. Median gross rent is $583 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Thebes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Thebes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Thebes, village of, community 170006, 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 Thebes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Alexander 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 Thebes.
Is zoning published for Thebes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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