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New Boston is a Census city of 648 people across 0.94 square miles of land, in Mercer County. Median household income is $60,662, 82.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Boston
What New Boston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.94 sq mi
- Water area0.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land689 plus or minus 148
- 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.
New Boston
How many people live in New Boston
- Population648 plus or minus 139
- Median age46.6
- Population under 18105 plus or minus 41
- Share under 1816.2 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over130 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households311 plus or minus 69
- Family households208 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families66.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Boston
Income and work in New Boston
- Median household income$60,662
- Per capita income$32,035
- Civilian labor force312 plus or minus 91
- Employed299 plus or minus 89
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over480
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Boston
Housing in New Boston
- Housing units349
- Occupied units311 plus or minus 69
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate10.9 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Owner occupied255 plus or minus 59
- Renter occupied56 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate82.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$95,400 plus or minus $23,718
- Median gross rent, monthly$484 plus or minus $286
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units266 plus or minus 61
- Share single family76.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more4.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1964
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Boston
How New Boston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute283 plus or minus 89
- Commuting under 15 minutes63 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more160 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.5 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Drove alone76.9 percent plus or minus 31.3
- Carpooled13.9 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Boston
Flood risk in New Boston
- NFIP communityCity of New Boston
- NFIP community number170834
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10
The City of New Boston does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170834 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 New Boston
Mercer County context, not New Boston 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 New Boston.
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
New Boston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Boston, Illinois?
648, in 311 households. New Boston city covers 0.94 square miles of land, which is 689 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Boston 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 New Boston?
$60,662. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,400. Median gross rent is $484 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is New Boston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. New Boston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Boston, city of, community 170834, 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 New Boston 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 New Boston.
Is zoning published for New Boston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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