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Leaf River, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Leaf River is a Census village of 477 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Ogle County. Median household income is $79,500, 84.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $226,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Leaf River
What Leaf River is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land549 plus or minus 144
- County holding the largest share of its areaOgle 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 Leaf River
- Population477 plus or minus 125
- Median age43.4 plus or minus 12.5
- Population under 1894 plus or minus 31
- Share under 1819.7 percent
- Population 65 and over78 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households226 plus or minus 75
- Family households120 plus or minus 35
- Share of households that are families53.1 percent plus or minus 23.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Leaf River
- Median household income$79,500
- Per capita income$45,556 plus or minus $14,371
- Civilian labor force274 plus or minus 93
- Employed271 plus or minus 92
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate1.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over359 plus or minus 101
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.2 percent plus or minus 34.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.0 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Leaf River
- Housing units249 plus or minus 77
- Occupied units226 plus or minus 75
- Vacant units23 plus or minus 13
- Vacancy rate9.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied190 plus or minus 72
- Renter occupied36 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate84.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$917 plus or minus $201
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units225 plus or minus 74
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 19
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Leaf River gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute263 plus or minus 91
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more143 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.4 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Leaf River (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$226,700
- Average approval$226,700
- Median approval$226,700
- Largest approval$226,700
- 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 Leaf River, 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 Leaf River
- NFIP communityVillage of Leaf River
- NFIP community number170528
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/17/10(M)
The Village of Leaf River participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170528 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.
Ogle County, not Leaf River
Ogle County context, not Leaf River figures
- Establishments in Ogle County1,053
- Covered employment, Ogle County14,934
- Average annual pay, Ogle County$58,187
- Housing units permitted, Ogle County50
Every figure in this section is published for Ogle County as a whole and is not a measurement of Leaf River.
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
Leaf River questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Leaf River, Illinois?
477, in 226 households. Leaf River village covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 549 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Leaf River in?
Ogle 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 Leaf River?
$79,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,000. Median gross rent is $917 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Leaf River businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $226,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $226,700. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Leaf River, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Leaf River borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Leaf River. 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 Leaf River in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Leaf River appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Leaf River, village of, community 170528, 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 Leaf River figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ogle 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 Leaf River.
Is zoning published for Leaf River?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.