Rio, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Rio is a Census village of 205 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Knox County. Median household income is $72,500, 76.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $70,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rio
What Rio is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land656 plus or minus 186
- 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.
Rio
How many people live in Rio
- Population205 plus or minus 58
- Median age35.8 plus or minus 9.8
- Population under 1851 plus or minus 27
- Share under 1824.9 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Population 65 and over48 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Households76 plus or minus 20
- Family households63 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families82.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio
Income and work in Rio
- Median household income$72,500 plus or minus $18,769
- Per capita income$31,338 plus or minus $10,140
- Civilian labor force90 plus or minus 35
- Employed88 plus or minus 35
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate2.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over137 plus or minus 33
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio
Housing in Rio
- Housing units84 plus or minus 24
- Occupied units76 plus or minus 20
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 9
- Vacancy rate9.5 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 19
- Renter occupied18 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate76.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units80 plus or minus 23
- Share single family95.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio
How Rio gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute75 plus or minus 33
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 16
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.3 percent plus or minus 20.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Drove alone78.4 percent plus or minus 20.8
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rio
SBA loans in Rio (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$70,000
- Average approval$70,000
- Median approval$70,000
- Largest approval$70,000
- Jobs supported25
- Jobs per approval25.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 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 Rio, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Knox County, not Rio
Knox County context, not Rio 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 Rio.
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
Rio questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rio, Illinois?
205, in 76 households. Rio village covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 656 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rio 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 Rio?
$72,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,600. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rio businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $70,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $70,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rio, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rio borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rio. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Rio 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 Rio.
Is zoning published for Rio?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.