Population
425 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Illinois
City profile · Illinois · Census ACS 2023
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Andover - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
Andover - the verdict
Nationally, Andover sits in the 47th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Illinois's Andover is a small town, with 425 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Andover brings in $68,281 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.8%. Typical homes in Andover are valued around $139,600, and the median resident age is 45.3 years. Educational attainment runs 20.3% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 56.8% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 0 residential units were authorized in 2024 (No Permits).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Illinois at 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,143 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $240 across Illinois, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. The average commute for Andover workers runs 27.6 minutes, with 83.3% driving alone and 2.0% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 57.1 out of 100 (Moderate).
Population
425 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Illinois
Median Household Income
$68,281 /yr
Poverty 0.8%
Cost of Living Index (state)
100.0 (US=100)
Near Average - BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
Andover measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Andover's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Illinois, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
47th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Andover's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$139,600 Among the most affordable more affordable than 76% of 15,600 US cities
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Based on 204 workers 16 and over.
State-average estimates for Illinois - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Estimates reflect Illinois state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Cost of living is a Illinois state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Andover sits in
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Andover's 425 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Andover's $68,281 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
| City | Population | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| Andover (this city) | 425 | $68,281 |
| Davis | 425 | $64,107 |
| Varna | 425 | $61,250 |
| Custer Park | 426 | $173,274 |
425 people live in Andover, IL according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
The median household income in Andover is $68,281 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Andover; the closest available measure is the Illinois state average, a cost of living index of 100.0 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Near Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Illinois vary by metro area.
Andover's median home value sits at $139,600, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
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