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Keithsburg, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Keithsburg is a Census city of 490 people across 2.56 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $44,625, 80.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Keithsburg
What Keithsburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.56 sq mi
- Water area0.62 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land192 plus or minus 45
- County holding the largest share of its areaMercer 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.
Keithsburg
How many people live in Keithsburg
- Population490 plus or minus 116
- Median age52.7
- Population under 1879 plus or minus 35
- Share under 1816.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over156 plus or minus 51
- Share 65 and over31.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Households267 plus or minus 59
- Family households140 plus or minus 38
- Share of households that are families52.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keithsburg
Income and work in Keithsburg
- Median household income$44,625 plus or minus $19,906
- Per capita income$45,992 plus or minus $14,820
- Civilian labor force231 plus or minus 73
- Employed209 plus or minus 67
- Unemployed22 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate9.5 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over396 plus or minus 84
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher2.8 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keithsburg
Housing in Keithsburg
- Housing units328 plus or minus 75
- Occupied units267 plus or minus 59
- Vacant units61 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate18.6 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Owner occupied216
- Renter occupied51 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate80.9 percent plus or minus 24.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$607 plus or minus $217
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units212 plus or minus 51
- Share single family64.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more13.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Mobile homes73 plus or minus 36
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keithsburg
How Keithsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute209 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 11
- Share commuting under 15 minutes6.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more118 plus or minus 36
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.5 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Drove alone76.1 percent plus or minus 34.2
- Carpooled23.9 percent plus or minus 12.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Keithsburg
Flood risk in Keithsburg
- NFIP communityCity of Keithsburg
- NFIP community number170508
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The City of Keithsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170508 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.
Mercer County, not Keithsburg
Mercer County context, not Keithsburg figures
- Establishments in Mercer County258
- Covered employment, Mercer County2,968
- Average annual pay, Mercer County$43,706
- Housing units permitted, Mercer County16
Every figure in this section is published for Mercer County as a whole and is not a measurement of Keithsburg.
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
Keithsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Keithsburg, Illinois?
490, in 267 households. Keithsburg city covers 2.56 square miles of land, which is 192 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Keithsburg in?
Mercer 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 Keithsburg?
$44,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,900. Median gross rent is $607 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Keithsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Keithsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Keithsburg, city of, community 170508, 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 Keithsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mercer 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 Keithsburg.
Is zoning published for Keithsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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