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Prophetstown, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Prophetstown is a Census city of 1,903 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Whiteside County. Median household income is $65,125, 74.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $250,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prophetstown
What Prophetstown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,421
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhiteside 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.
Prophetstown
How many people live in Prophetstown
- Population1,903
- Median age43.7
- Population under 18454 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1823.9 percent
- Population 65 and over491 plus or minus 120
- Share 65 and over25.8 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households716
- Family households394
- Share of households that are families55.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Prophetstown
- Median household income$65,125 plus or minus $13,268
- Per capita income$34,150
- Civilian labor force781
- Employed725
- Unemployed56 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate7.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over1,287
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prophetstown
- Housing units817
- Occupied units716
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 59
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied535
- Renter occupied181 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate74.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$733
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units661
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more156 plus or minus 72
- Share in buildings of two or more19.1 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prophetstown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute699
- Commuting under 15 minutes232 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more278 plus or minus 74
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone84.8 percent
- Carpooled7.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prophetstown
SBA loans in Prophetstown (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$250,000
- Average approval$250,000
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval20.0
- 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 Prophetstown, 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.
Prophetstown
Flood risk in Prophetstown
- NFIP communityCity of Prophetstown
- NFIP community number170692
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/11
The City of Prophetstown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170692 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.
Whiteside County, not Prophetstown
Whiteside County context, not Prophetstown figures
- Establishments in Whiteside County1,158
- Covered employment, Whiteside County21,197
- Average annual pay, Whiteside County$54,164
- Housing units permitted, Whiteside County25
Every figure in this section is published for Whiteside County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prophetstown.
All Whiteside County figures →
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
Prophetstown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prophetstown, Illinois?
1,903, in 716 households. Prophetstown city covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 1,421 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prophetstown in?
Whiteside 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 Prophetstown?
$65,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,600. Median gross rent is $733 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prophetstown businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $250,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $250,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prophetstown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Prophetstown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Prophetstown. 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 Prophetstown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prophetstown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prophetstown, city of, community 170692, 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 Prophetstown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Whiteside 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 Prophetstown.
Is zoning published for Prophetstown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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