Amboy, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Amboy is a Census city of 2,384 people across 6.21 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $68,258, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Amboy
What Amboy is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.21 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land384
- County holding the largest share of its areaLee 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 Amboy
- Population2,384
- Median age47.8
- Population under 18422 plus or minus 109
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over507 plus or minus 104
- Share 65 and over21.3 percent
- Households1,002
- Family households674
- Share of households that are families67.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Amboy
- Median household income$68,258
- Per capita income$33,032
- Civilian labor force1,365
- Employed1,252
- Unemployed113 plus or minus 57
- Unemployment rate8.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,797
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Amboy
- Housing units1,104
- Occupied units1,002
- Vacant units102 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied762
- Renter occupied240 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate76.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$134,800 plus or minus $34,915
- Median gross rent, monthly$824
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent
- Single family units855
- Share single family77.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more153 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more13.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes96 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Amboy gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,232
- Commuting under 15 minutes437 plus or minus 124
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more426 plus or minus 142
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.6 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Drove alone92.6 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Amboy (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,245,500
- Average approval$449,100
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$1,445,700
- Jobs supported32
- Jobs per approval6.4
- 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 lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amboy, 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.
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Flood risk in Amboy
- NFIP communityCity of Amboy
- NFIP community number170414
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/05/10
The City of Amboy participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170414 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.
Lee County, not Amboy
Lee County context, not Amboy figures
- Establishments in Lee County690
- Covered employment, Lee County12,375
- Average annual pay, Lee County$58,453
- Housing units permitted, Lee County43
Every figure in this section is published for Lee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Amboy.
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
Amboy questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Amboy, Illinois?
2,384, in 1,002 households. Amboy city covers 6.21 square miles of land, which is 384 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Amboy in?
Lee 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 Amboy?
$68,258. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $134,800. Median gross rent is $824 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Amboy businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Amboy, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Amboy borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Amboy. 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.
Is Amboy in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Amboy appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Amboy, city of, community 170414, 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 Amboy figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lee 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 Amboy.
Is zoning published for Amboy?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.