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Chrisman, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Chrisman is a Census city of 1,214 people across 0.72 square miles of land, in Edgar County. Median household income is $58,462, 55.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $135,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Chrisman
What Chrisman is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.72 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,689 plus or minus 372
- County holding the largest share of its areaEdgar 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 Chrisman
- Population1,214 plus or minus 267
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 18.5
- Population under 18329 plus or minus 131
- Share under 1827.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Population 65 and over320 plus or minus 80
- Share 65 and over26.4 percent
- Households448
- Family households264 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Chrisman
- Median household income$58,462
- Per capita income$27,064
- Civilian labor force407 plus or minus 122
- Employed378 plus or minus 119
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over857
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.7 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Chrisman
- Housing units515
- Occupied units448
- Vacant units67 plus or minus 46
- Vacancy rate13.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied248 plus or minus 56
- Renter occupied200 plus or minus 74
- Ownership rate55.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$79,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$727
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units426 plus or minus 86
- Share single family82.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more77 plus or minus 35
- Share in buildings of two or more15.0 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes12 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Chrisman gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute340 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes107 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.5 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more72 plus or minus 31
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.2 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home10.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Chrisman (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$135,600
- Average approval$67,800
- Median approval$67,800
- Largest approval$73,600
- Jobs supported22
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chrisman, 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.
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Flood risk in Chrisman
- NFIP communityCity of Chrisman
- NFIP community number171097
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11
The City of Chrisman participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171097 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.
Edgar County, not Chrisman
Edgar County context, not Chrisman figures
- Establishments in Edgar County334
- Covered employment, Edgar County7,065
- Average annual pay, Edgar County$54,835
- Housing units permitted, Edgar County6
Every figure in this section is published for Edgar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Chrisman.
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
Chrisman questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Chrisman, Illinois?
1,214, in 448 households. Chrisman city covers 0.72 square miles of land, which is 1,689 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Chrisman in?
Edgar 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 Chrisman?
$58,462. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $79,400. Median gross rent is $727 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Chrisman businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $135,600 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $67,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Chrisman, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Chrisman borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Chrisman. 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 Chrisman in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Chrisman appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Chrisman, city of, community 171097, 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 Chrisman figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Edgar 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 Chrisman.
Is zoning published for Chrisman?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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