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Moweaqua, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Moweaqua is a Census village of 1,915 people across 2.05 square miles of land, lying across Shelby County and Christian County. Median household income is $69,625, 71.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $735,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Moweaqua
What Moweaqua is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land934
- County holding the largest share of its areaShelby County, 78.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inShelby County 78.5 percent, Christian County 21.5 percent
Moweaqua 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.
Moweaqua
How many people live in Moweaqua
- Population1,915
- Median age37.9
- Population under 18514 plus or minus 119
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over381
- Share 65 and over19.9 percent
- Households789
- Family households501
- Share of households that are families63.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moweaqua
Income and work in Moweaqua
- Median household income$69,625
- Per capita income$33,326
- Civilian labor force938
- Employed911
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over1,265
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moweaqua
Housing in Moweaqua
- Housing units835
- Occupied units789
- Vacant units46 plus or minus 38
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Owner occupied566
- Renter occupied223 plus or minus 66
- Ownership rate71.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$114,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$896
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent
- Single family units682
- Share single family81.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more106 plus or minus 50
- Share in buildings of two or more12.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes47 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1960
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moweaqua
How Moweaqua gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute884
- Commuting under 15 minutes307 plus or minus 73
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more292 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone86.5 percent
- Carpooled6.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home1.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Moweaqua
SBA loans in Moweaqua (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$735,200
- Average approval$245,067
- Median approval$222,200
- Largest approval$443,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term64 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moweaqua, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Shelby County, not Moweaqua
Shelby County context, not Moweaqua figures
- Establishments in Shelby County422
- Covered employment, Shelby County4,848
- Average annual pay, Shelby County$48,311
- Housing units permitted, Shelby County9
Every figure in this section is published for Shelby County as a whole and is not a measurement of Moweaqua.
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
Moweaqua questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Moweaqua, Illinois?
1,915, in 789 households. Moweaqua village covers 2.05 square miles of land, which is 934 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Moweaqua in?
Moweaqua lies in more than one. By area it is 78.5 percent in Shelby County, 21.5 percent in Christian County. This page sits under Shelby 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 Moweaqua?
$69,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $114,500. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Moweaqua businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $735,200 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $222,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Moweaqua, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Moweaqua borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Moweaqua. Only 2 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.
Are the county figures on this page Moweaqua figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Shelby 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 Moweaqua.
Is zoning published for Moweaqua?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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