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Delavan, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Delavan is a Census city of 1,489 people across 1.44 square miles of land, in Tazewell County. Median household income is $62,841, 75.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Delavan
What Delavan is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.44 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,032 plus or minus 218
- County holding the largest share of its areaTazewell 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.
Delavan
How many people live in Delavan
- Population1,489 plus or minus 314
- Median age38.1
- Population under 18417 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1828.0 percent
- Population 65 and over270 plus or minus 79
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households639
- Family households372 plus or minus 91
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delavan
Income and work in Delavan
- Median household income$62,841 plus or minus $14,783
- Per capita income$31,465
- Civilian labor force655 plus or minus 148
- Employed617 plus or minus 136
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 43
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,018
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.2 percent plus or minus 20.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.1 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delavan
Housing in Delavan
- Housing units752
- Occupied units639
- Vacant units113 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate15.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied481
- Renter occupied158 plus or minus 53
- Ownership rate75.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$876
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units642
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more110 plus or minus 49
- Share in buildings of two or more14.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delavan
How Delavan gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute589 plus or minus 139
- Commuting under 15 minutes99 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more279 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.4 percent
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Delavan
Flood risk in Delavan
- NFIP communityCity of Delavan
- NFIP community number170648
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/17(M)
The City of Delavan participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170648 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.
Tazewell County, not Delavan
Tazewell County context, not Delavan figures
- Establishments in Tazewell County2,772
- Covered employment, Tazewell County46,883
- Average annual pay, Tazewell County$56,089
- Housing units permitted, Tazewell County117
Every figure in this section is published for Tazewell County as a whole and is not a measurement of Delavan.
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
Delavan questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Delavan, Illinois?
1,489, in 639 households. Delavan city covers 1.44 square miles of land, which is 1,032 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Delavan in?
Tazewell 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 Delavan?
$62,841. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,600. Median gross rent is $876 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Delavan in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Delavan appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Delavan, city of, community 170648, 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 Delavan figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tazewell 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 Delavan.
Is zoning published for Delavan?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.