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Poplar Grove, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Poplar Grove is a Census village of 3,923 people across 7.88 square miles of land, in Boone County. Median household income is $120,278, 92.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poplar Grove
What Poplar Grove is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area7.88 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land498
- 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.
Poplar Grove
How many people live in Poplar Grove
- Population3,923
- Median age36.5
- Population under 181,195 plus or minus 303
- Share under 1830.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over576 plus or minus 164
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households1,378
- Family households1,120
- Share of households that are families81.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Grove
Income and work in Poplar Grove
- Median household income$120,278
- Per capita income$39,606
- Civilian labor force1,975 plus or minus 429
- Employed1,872 plus or minus 387
- Unemployed103 plus or minus 121
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over2,478
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.1 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Grove
Housing in Poplar Grove
- Housing units1,399
- Occupied units1,378
- Vacant units21 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied1,276
- Renter occupied102 plus or minus 75
- Ownership rate92.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$270,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,395 plus or minus $448
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units1,246
- Share single family89.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more52 plus or minus 57
- Share in buildings of two or more3.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes101 plus or minus 68
- Median year structure built2002
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Grove
How Poplar Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,716 plus or minus 370
- Commuting under 15 minutes326 plus or minus 155
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more709 plus or minus 246
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.3 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled13.9 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Grove
SBA loans in Poplar Grove (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,820,800
- Average approval$455,200
- Median approval$308,100
- Largest approval$1,129,600
- Jobs supported93
- Jobs per approval23.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poplar Grove, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Poplar Grove
Flood risk in Poplar Grove
- NFIP communityVillage of Poplar Grove
- NFIP community number170766
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The Village of Poplar Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170766 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 Poplar Grove
Boone County context, not Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove.
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
Poplar Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poplar Grove, Illinois?
3,923, in 1,378 households. Poplar Grove village covers 7.88 square miles of land, which is 498 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove?
$120,278. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $270,700. Median gross rent is $1,395 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Poplar Grove businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $308,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poplar Grove, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Poplar Grove borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Poplar Grove. Only 2 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 Poplar Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Poplar Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Poplar Grove, village of, community 170766, 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 Poplar Grove 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 Poplar Grove.
Is zoning published for Poplar Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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