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Abingdon, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Abingdon is a Census city of 3,443 people across 1.42 square miles of land, in Knox County. Median household income is $61,653, 71.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Abingdon
What Abingdon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.42 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,417
- County holding the largest share of its areaKnox 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.
Abingdon
How many people live in Abingdon
- Population3,443
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18821 plus or minus 239
- Share under 1823.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over663 plus or minus 147
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent
- Households1,499
- Family households856
- Share of households that are families57.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
Income and work in Abingdon
- Median household income$61,653
- Per capita income$33,046
- Civilian labor force1,834
- Employed1,646
- Unemployed188 plus or minus 99
- Unemployment rate10.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over2,395
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
Housing in Abingdon
- Housing units1,691
- Occupied units1,499
- Vacant units192 plus or minus 136
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied1,064
- Renter occupied435 plus or minus 158
- Ownership rate71.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,600 plus or minus $21,287
- Median gross rent, monthly$732
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.2 percent
- Single family units1,497
- Share single family88.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more184 plus or minus 134
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
How Abingdon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,626
- Commuting under 15 minutes452 plus or minus 177
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more541 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone90.2 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked3.3 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Abingdon
Flood risk in Abingdon
- NFIP communityCity of Abingdon
- NFIP community number170348
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/11(M)
The City of Abingdon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170348 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.
Knox County, not Abingdon
Knox County context, not Abingdon figures
- Establishments in Knox County968
- Covered employment, Knox County17,106
- Average annual pay, Knox County$46,491
- Housing units permitted, Knox County2
Every figure in this section is published for Knox County as a whole and is not a measurement of Abingdon.
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
Abingdon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Abingdon, Illinois?
3,443, in 1,499 households. Abingdon city covers 1.42 square miles of land, which is 2,417 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Abingdon in?
Knox 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 Abingdon?
$61,653. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,600. Median gross rent is $732 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Abingdon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Abingdon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Abingdon, city of, community 170348, 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 Abingdon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Knox 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 Abingdon.
Is zoning published for Abingdon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.