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Paw Paw, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Paw Paw is a Census village of 932 people across 0.60 square miles of land, in Lee County. Median household income is $65,156, 75.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Paw Paw
What Paw Paw is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,555 plus or minus 340
- 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.
Paw Paw
How many people live in Paw Paw
- Population932 plus or minus 204
- Median age40.9 plus or minus 13.8
- Population under 18174 plus or minus 76
- Share under 1818.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Population 65 and over206 plus or minus 48
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households380
- Family households222 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families58.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
Income and work in Paw Paw
- Median household income$65,156
- Per capita income$30,688
- Civilian labor force414 plus or minus 110
- Employed395 plus or minus 110
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over701
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
Housing in Paw Paw
- Housing units436
- Occupied units380
- Vacant units56 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate12.8 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Owner occupied287
- Renter occupied93 plus or minus 54
- Ownership rate75.5 percent plus or minus 19.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$153,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$920
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent
- Single family units368
- Share single family84.4 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Units in buildings of two or more68 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more15.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
How Paw Paw gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute366 plus or minus 110
- Commuting under 15 minutes67 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more217 plus or minus 78
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.3 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone82.4 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Paw Paw
Flood risk in Paw Paw
- NFIP communityVillage of Paw Paw
- NFIP community number170419
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Village of Paw Paw participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170419 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 Paw Paw
Lee County context, not Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw.
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
Paw Paw questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Paw Paw, Illinois?
932, in 380 households. Paw Paw village covers 0.60 square miles of land, which is 1,555 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw?
$65,156. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $153,900. Median gross rent is $920 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Paw Paw in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Paw Paw appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Paw Paw, village of, community 170419, 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 Paw Paw 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 Paw Paw.
Is zoning published for Paw Paw?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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