Hume, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Hume is a Census village of 492 people across 0.57 square miles of land, in Edgar County. Median household income is $63,958, 72.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hume
What Hume is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.57 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land870 plus or minus 279
- 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.
Hume
How many people live in Hume
- Population492 plus or minus 158
- Median age40.8 plus or minus 14.0
- Population under 18133 plus or minus 83
- Share under 1827.0 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Population 65 and over112 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over22.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Households227 plus or minus 52
- Family households138 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families60.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hume
Income and work in Hume
- Median household income$63,958
- Per capita income$34,677 plus or minus $8,759
- Civilian labor force225 plus or minus 49
- Employed222 plus or minus 50
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate1.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over321 plus or minus 67
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.0 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hume
Housing in Hume
- Housing units252 plus or minus 56
- Occupied units227 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units25 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied164 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied63 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate72.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$78,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$854
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Single family units232 plus or minus 57
- Share single family92.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 17
- Share in buildings of two or more7.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 6
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hume
How Hume gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute200 plus or minus 49
- Commuting under 15 minutes72 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more66 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.0 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled7.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home8.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hume
Flood risk in Hume
- NFIP communityVillage of Hume
- NFIP community number171098
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/11
The Village of Hume does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171098 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 Hume
Edgar County context, not Hume 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 Hume.
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
Hume questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hume, Illinois?
492, in 227 households. Hume village covers 0.57 square miles of land, which is 870 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hume 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 Hume?
$63,958. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $78,000. Median gross rent is $854 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Hume in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Hume appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hume, village of, community 171098, 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 Hume 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 Hume.
Is zoning published for Hume?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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