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Atwood, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Atwood is a Census village of 1,144 people across 0.62 square miles of land, lying across Piatt County and Douglas County. Median household income is $62,383, 77.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Atwood
What Atwood is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.62 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,852
- County holding the largest share of its areaPiatt County, 53.3 percent
- Counties this place lies inPiatt County 53.3 percent, Douglas County 46.7 percent
Atwood crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atwood
How many people live in Atwood
- Population1,144
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18285 plus or minus 79
- Share under 1824.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over226 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent
- Households513
- Family households318 plus or minus 65
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atwood
Income and work in Atwood
- Median household income$62,383
- Per capita income$36,335
- Civilian labor force564
- Employed533
- Unemployed31 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over780
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atwood
Housing in Atwood
- Housing units559
- Occupied units513
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 39
- Vacancy rate8.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied395
- Renter occupied118 plus or minus 59
- Ownership rate77.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$856 plus or minus $282
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.5 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Single family units502
- Share single family89.8 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more4.1 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atwood
How Atwood gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute485
- Commuting under 15 minutes250 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.5 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more137 plus or minus 49
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more28.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone79.5 percent
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home8.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Atwood
Flood risk in Atwood
- NFIP communityVillage of Atwood
- NFIP community number170543
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/16/11(M)
The Village of Atwood participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170543 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.
Piatt County, not Atwood
Piatt County context, not Atwood figures
- Establishments in Piatt County339
- Covered employment, Piatt County3,707
- Average annual pay, Piatt County$46,937
- Housing units permitted, Piatt County34
Every figure in this section is published for Piatt County as a whole and is not a measurement of Atwood.
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
Atwood questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Atwood, Illinois?
1,144, in 513 households. Atwood village covers 0.62 square miles of land, which is 1,852 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Atwood in?
Atwood lies in more than one. By area it is 53.3 percent in Piatt County, 46.7 percent in Douglas County. This page sits under Piatt County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Atwood?
$62,383. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,200. Median gross rent is $856 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Atwood in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Atwood appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Atwood, village of, community 170543, 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 Atwood figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Piatt 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 Atwood.
Is zoning published for Atwood?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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