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Herrin, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Herrin is a Census city of 12,226 people across 9.67 square miles of land, in Williamson County. Median household income is $59,975, 65.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $79,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Herrin
What Herrin is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.67 sq mi
- Water area0.25 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,264
- County holding the largest share of its areaWilliamson 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.
Herrin
How many people live in Herrin
- Population12,226
- Median age41.2
- Population under 182,541
- Share under 1820.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,336
- Share 65 and over19.1 percent
- Households5,559
- Family households3,302
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herrin
Income and work in Herrin
- Median household income$59,975
- Per capita income$36,228
- Civilian labor force6,247
- Employed5,878
- Unemployed369 plus or minus 163
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over8,828
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Herrin
- Housing units6,183
- Occupied units5,559
- Vacant units624 plus or minus 228
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied3,651
- Renter occupied1,908
- Ownership rate65.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$113,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,002
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.0 percent
- Single family units4,863
- Share single family78.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,105 plus or minus 257
- Share in buildings of two or more17.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes215 plus or minus 94
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Herrin gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,216
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,926
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,160 plus or minus 249
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Drove alone77.7 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home10.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Herrin
SBA loans in Herrin (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$79,500
- Average approval$79,500
- Median approval$79,500
- Largest approval$79,500
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- 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 Herrin, 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 Herrin
- NFIP communityCity of Herrin
- NFIP community number170717
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/04/08
The City of Herrin participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170717 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.
Williamson County, not Herrin
Williamson County context, not Herrin figures
- Establishments in Williamson County1,597
- Covered employment, Williamson County28,465
- Average annual pay, Williamson County$53,081
- Housing units permitted, Williamson County138
Every figure in this section is published for Williamson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Herrin.
All Williamson 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
Herrin questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Herrin, Illinois?
12,226, in 5,559 households. Herrin city covers 9.67 square miles of land, which is 1,264 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Herrin in?
Williamson 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 Herrin?
$59,975. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $113,300. Median gross rent is $1,002 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Herrin businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $79,500 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $79,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Herrin, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Herrin borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Herrin. 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 Herrin in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Herrin appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Herrin, city of, community 170717, 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 Herrin figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Williamson 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 Herrin.
Is zoning published for Herrin?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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