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Hinckley, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Hinckley is a Census village of 2,331 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in DeKalb County. Median household income is $86,823, 74.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hinckley
What Hinckley is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,717
- County holding the largest share of its areaDeKalb 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.
Hinckley
How many people live in Hinckley
- Population2,331
- Median age33.9
- Population under 18652
- Share under 1828.0 percent
- Population 65 and over293
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent
- Households867
- Family households636
- Share of households that are families73.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinckley
Income and work in Hinckley
- Median household income$86,823
- Per capita income$40,005
- Civilian labor force1,290
- Employed1,145
- Unemployed145 plus or minus 133
- Unemployment rate11.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Adults 25 and over1,358
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinckley
Housing in Hinckley
- Housing units880
- Occupied units867
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied645
- Renter occupied222 plus or minus 81
- Ownership rate74.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$291,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,355
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units767
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more113 plus or minus 56
- Share in buildings of two or more12.8 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinckley
How Hinckley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,004
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.0 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more556 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.4 percent
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked2.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hinckley
SBA loans in Hinckley (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,485,000
- Average approval$495,000
- Median approval$393,000
- Largest approval$900,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hinckley, 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.
Hinckley
Flood risk in Hinckley
- NFIP communityVillage of Hinckley
- NFIP community number170184
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/02/09
The Village of Hinckley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170184 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.
DeKalb County, not Hinckley
DeKalb County context, not Hinckley figures
- Establishments in DeKalb County1,975
- Covered employment, DeKalb County36,272
- Average annual pay, DeKalb County$56,896
- Housing units permitted, DeKalb County257
Every figure in this section is published for DeKalb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hinckley.
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
Hinckley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hinckley, Illinois?
2,331, in 867 households. Hinckley village covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 2,717 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hinckley in?
DeKalb 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 Hinckley?
$86,823. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $291,700. Median gross rent is $1,355 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hinckley businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $393,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hinckley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hinckley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hinckley. 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 Hinckley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hinckley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hinckley, village of, community 170184, 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 Hinckley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for DeKalb 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 Hinckley.
Is zoning published for Hinckley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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