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Oglesby, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Oglesby is a Census city of 3,570 people across 4.99 square miles of land, in LaSalle County. Median household income is $76,189, 70.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oglesby
What Oglesby is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land715
- County holding the largest share of its areaLaSalle 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.
Oglesby
How many people live in Oglesby
- Population3,570
- Median age40.2
- Population under 18832 plus or minus 211
- Share under 1823.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over669 plus or minus 138
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households1,549
- Family households934
- Share of households that are families60.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oglesby
Income and work in Oglesby
- Median household income$76,189
- Per capita income$40,880
- Civilian labor force1,871
- Employed1,748
- Unemployed123 plus or minus 64
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over2,457
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.8 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Oglesby
- Housing units1,626
- Occupied units1,549
- Vacant units77 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,094
- Renter occupied455 plus or minus 108
- Ownership rate70.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$139,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$888
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.0 percent
- Single family units1,376
- Share single family84.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more227 plus or minus 85
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes23 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Oglesby gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,649
- Commuting under 15 minutes753 plus or minus 166
- Share commuting under 15 minutes45.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more343 plus or minus 121
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone89.7 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home1.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oglesby
SBA loans in Oglesby (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,619,000
- Average approval$809,500
- Median approval$809,500
- Largest approval$1,270,000
- Jobs supported6
- Jobs per approval3.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term216 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oglesby, 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.
Oglesby
Flood risk in Oglesby
- NFIP communityCity of Oglesby
- NFIP community number170404
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/11(M)
The City of Oglesby participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170404 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.
LaSalle County, not Oglesby
LaSalle County context, not Oglesby figures
- Establishments in LaSalle County2,523
- Covered employment, LaSalle County39,242
- Average annual pay, LaSalle County$58,537
- Housing units permitted, LaSalle County77
Every figure in this section is published for LaSalle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oglesby.
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
Oglesby questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oglesby, Illinois?
3,570, in 1,549 households. Oglesby city covers 4.99 square miles of land, which is 715 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oglesby in?
LaSalle 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 Oglesby?
$76,189. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,700. Median gross rent is $888 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Oglesby businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $809,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oglesby, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Oglesby borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Oglesby. 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 Oglesby in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oglesby appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oglesby, city of, community 170404, 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 Oglesby figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for LaSalle 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 Oglesby.
Is zoning published for Oglesby?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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