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Oblong, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Oblong is a Census village of 1,634 people across 1.09 square miles of land, in Crawford County. Median household income is $57,917, 71.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oblong
What Oblong is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.09 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,505
- County holding the largest share of its areaCrawford 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.
Oblong
How many people live in Oblong
- Population1,634
- Median age38.7 plus or minus 9.4
- Population under 18347 plus or minus 107
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over362
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households680
- Family households431 plus or minus 97
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oblong
Income and work in Oblong
- Median household income$57,917
- Per capita income$28,339
- Civilian labor force765 plus or minus 158
- Employed740 plus or minus 160
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,134
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.8 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oblong
Housing in Oblong
- Housing units744
- Occupied units680
- Vacant units64 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate8.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied488 plus or minus 105
- Renter occupied192 plus or minus 89
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$83,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$542 plus or minus $128
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Single family units632
- Share single family84.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more48 plus or minus 31
- Share in buildings of two or more6.5 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oblong
How Oblong gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute737 plus or minus 160
- Commuting under 15 minutes326 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting under 15 minutes44.2 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone91.5 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crawford County, not Oblong
Crawford County context, not Oblong figures
- Establishments in Crawford County411
- Covered employment, Crawford County7,487
- Average annual pay, Crawford County$61,683
- Housing units permitted, Crawford County8
Every figure in this section is published for Crawford County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oblong.
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
Oblong questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oblong, Illinois?
1,634, in 680 households. Oblong village covers 1.09 square miles of land, which is 1,505 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oblong in?
Crawford 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 Oblong?
$57,917. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $83,100. Median gross rent is $542 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Oblong figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Crawford 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 Oblong.
Is zoning published for Oblong?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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