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Downs, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Downs is a Census village of 1,641 people across 3.00 square miles of land, in McLean County. Median household income is $110,625, 90.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $51,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Downs
What Downs is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land547 plus or minus 117
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcLean 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 Downs
- Population1,641 plus or minus 350
- Median age33.4
- Population under 18651 plus or minus 152
- Share under 1839.7 percent
- Population 65 and over180 plus or minus 89
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households573 plus or minus 139
- Family households422 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families73.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Downs
- Median household income$110,625
- Per capita income$43,433 plus or minus $8,795
- Civilian labor force760 plus or minus 182
- Employed747 plus or minus 183
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate1.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over948 plus or minus 209
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher55.9 percent plus or minus 15.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Downs
- Housing units573 plus or minus 139
- Occupied units573 plus or minus 139
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied521 plus or minus 141
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 28
- Ownership rate90.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$240,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,258
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Single family units568 plus or minus 141
- Share single family99.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 7
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Downs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute613 plus or minus 180
- Commuting under 15 minutes134 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more118 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone78.5 percent
- Carpooled1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home17.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Downs (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$51,700
- Average approval$51,700
- Median approval$51,700
- Largest approval$51,700
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- 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 Downs, 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 Downs
- NFIP communityVillage of Downs
- NFIP community number171072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/08(M)
The Village of Downs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 171072 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.
McLean County, not Downs
McLean County context, not Downs figures
- Establishments in McLean County3,481
- Covered employment, McLean County88,945
- Average annual pay, McLean County$66,183
- Housing units permitted, McLean County243
Every figure in this section is published for McLean County as a whole and is not a measurement of Downs.
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
Downs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Downs, Illinois?
1,641, in 573 households. Downs village covers 3.00 square miles of land, which is 547 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Downs in?
McLean 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 Downs?
$110,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,600. Median gross rent is $1,258 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Downs businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $51,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $51,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Downs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Downs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Downs. 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 Downs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Downs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Downs, village of, community 171072, 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 Downs figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McLean 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 Downs.
Is zoning published for Downs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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