Posen, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Posen is a Census village of 5,292 people across 1.17 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $73,051, 67.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Posen
What Posen is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,527
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook 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.
Posen
How many people live in Posen
- Population5,292
- Median age33.1
- Population under 181,264 plus or minus 328
- Share under 1823.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over407 plus or minus 150
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Households1,512
- Family households1,154
- Share of households that are families76.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Posen
Income and work in Posen
- Median household income$73,051
- Per capita income$22,747
- Civilian labor force2,699
- Employed2,534
- Unemployed165 plus or minus 119
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over2,984
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Posen
Housing in Posen
- Housing units1,596
- Occupied units1,512
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 103
- Vacancy rate5.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Owner occupied1,015
- Renter occupied497 plus or minus 189
- Ownership rate67.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$172,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,372
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units1,351
- Share single family84.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more191 plus or minus 138
- Share in buildings of two or more12.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Mobile homes54 plus or minus 60
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Posen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,399
- Commuting under 15 minutes469 plus or minus 190
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more897 plus or minus 280
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.4 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Drove alone74.8 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Carpooled14.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Posen
SBA loans in Posen (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,637,200
- Average approval$772,867
- Median approval$320,000
- Largest approval$2,607,000
- Jobs supported40
- Jobs per approval6.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Posen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Posen
SBA loans in Posen (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$330,000
- Average approval$330,000
- Median approval$330,000
- Largest approval$330,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Posen, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Posen
Flood risk in Posen
- NFIP communityVillage of Posen
- NFIP community number170148
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/19/08
The Village of Posen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170148 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.
Cook County, not Posen
Cook County context, not Posen figures
- Establishments in Cook County134,513
- Covered employment, Cook County2,565,567
- Average annual pay, Cook County$86,931
- Housing units permitted, Cook County6,507
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Posen.
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
Posen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Posen, Illinois?
5,292, in 1,512 households. Posen village covers 1.17 square miles of land, which is 4,527 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Posen in?
Cook 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 Posen?
$73,051. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $172,900. Median gross rent is $1,372 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Posen businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $4.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $320,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $330,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Posen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Posen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Posen. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Posen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Posen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Posen, village of, community 170148, 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 Posen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook 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 Posen.
Is zoning published for Posen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.