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Compton, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Compton is a Census village of 259 people across 0.16 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $57,500, 69.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Compton
What Compton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,570 plus or minus 352
- 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.
Compton
How many people live in Compton
- Population259 plus or minus 58
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 1864 plus or minus 23
- Share under 1824.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over68 plus or minus 23
- Share 65 and over26.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Households102 plus or minus 25
- Family households64 plus or minus 18
- Share of households that are families62.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Compton
Income and work in Compton
- Median household income$57,500 plus or minus $15,773
- Per capita income$27,272
- Civilian labor force116 plus or minus 32
- Employed103 plus or minus 29
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate11.2 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over184 plus or minus 41
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.9 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Compton
Housing in Compton
- Housing units125 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units102 plus or minus 25
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 16
- Vacancy rate18.4 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Owner occupied71 plus or minus 21
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate69.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,009 plus or minus $541
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.1 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Single family units113 plus or minus 28
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more0.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Compton
How Compton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute93 plus or minus 28
- Commuting under 15 minutes22 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.7 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more45 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Compton
Flood risk in Compton
- NFIP communityVillage of Compton
- NFIP community number170416
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Compton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170416 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 Compton
Lee County context, not Compton 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 Compton.
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
Compton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Compton, Illinois?
259, in 102 households. Compton village covers 0.16 square miles of land, which is 1,570 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Compton 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 Compton?
$57,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,800. Median gross rent is $1,009 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Compton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Compton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Compton, village of, community 170416, 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 Compton 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 Compton.
Is zoning published for Compton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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