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Capron, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Capron is a Census village of 1,311 people across 0.77 square miles of land, in Boone County. Median household income is $90,192, 78.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Capron
What Capron is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,698 plus or minus 503
- County holding the largest share of its areaBoone 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.
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How many people live in Capron
- Population1,311 plus or minus 388
- Median age31.0
- Population under 18345 plus or minus 136
- Share under 1826.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Population 65 and over83 plus or minus 37
- Share 65 and over6.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Households376 plus or minus 103
- Family households297 plus or minus 96
- Share of households that are families79.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Capron
- Median household income$90,192
- Per capita income$28,407
- Civilian labor force783 plus or minus 236
- Employed718 plus or minus 225
- Unemployed65 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Adults 25 and over828 plus or minus 225
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.1 percent plus or minus 28.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Capron
- Housing units406 plus or minus 103
- Occupied units376 plus or minus 103
- Vacant units30 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied294 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied82 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate78.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$160,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $446
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units348 plus or minus 100
- Share single family85.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more32 plus or minus 28
- Share in buildings of two or more7.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes26 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Capron gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute676 plus or minus 223
- Commuting under 15 minutes207 plus or minus 117
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more318 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.0 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled13.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Capron
- NFIP communityVillage of Capron
- NFIP community number170922
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11(M)
The Village of Capron participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170922 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.
Boone County, not Capron
Boone County context, not Capron figures
- Establishments in Boone County890
- Covered employment, Boone County11,526
- Average annual pay, Boone County$55,414
- Housing units permitted, Boone County52
Every figure in this section is published for Boone County as a whole and is not a measurement of Capron.
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
Capron questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Capron, Illinois?
1,311, in 376 households. Capron village covers 0.77 square miles of land, which is 1,698 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Capron in?
Boone 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 Capron?
$90,192. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $160,100. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Capron in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Capron appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Capron, village of, community 170922, 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 Capron figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Boone 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 Capron.
Is zoning published for Capron?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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