Village · Illinois

Cedarville, Illinois

Cedarville, village, in Stephenson County, Illinois. Cedarville had 646 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.6% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 663 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 690 (±170). GEOID 1712008.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

646

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 663 · ACS 2020-2024: 690 ±170

Median household income

$67,569

±$8,383 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$125,700

±$12,877 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

not published


Illinois: $1,274

Where is Cedarville and what county is it in?

Cedarville is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois. It covers 0.5 square miles of land, 1,438 residents per square mile in 2020.

Cedarville is in the Freeport, IL micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Cedarville lies mostly within Buckeye Township and reaches into Harlem Township (Stephenson County) and Lancaster Township, towns or townships with their own local government (2020 census blocks).

Cedarville (marked with a dot) in Stephenson County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Cedarville, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 646 people lived in Cedarville on July 1, 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 663 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 690 (±170).

  • July 2020→2021 −7 (661)
  • 2021→2022 −7 (654)
  • 2022→2023 −3 (651)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (651)
  • 2024→2025 −5 (646)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure CedarvilleStephenson CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Total population 690 ±170 43,768 12,694,798 no clear change
Households 307 ±63 19,358 5,036,449 no clear change
Average household size 2.25 ±0.25 2.22 2.46 no clear change
Housing units 327 ±62 21,330 5,457,452 no clear change

Cedarville's population since 2000

From 719 in 2000 to 646 in 2025: down 10.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Cedarville as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 719
  • 2005 (estimate) 735
  • 2010 Census 741
  • 2015 (estimate) 705
  • 2020 Census 663
  • 2025 (estimate) 646

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Cedarville?

The median resident of Cedarville is 49.5 years old; 19.9% are under 18 and 27.0% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.2%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure CedarvilleStephenson CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median age 49.5 ±4.3 45.3 39.0 no clear change
Under 18 years 19.9% ±7.2 pts 21.2% 21.8% –
65 years and over 27.0% ±9.0 pts 24.4% 17.0% –
Male 53.5% ±5.9 pts 48.9% 49.4% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1% ±4.8 pts 5.6% 18.8% –
White alone, not Hispanic 94.2% ±5.7 pts 78.9% 58.1% no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.3 pts 8.5% 13.3% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.3 pts 0.8% 5.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.3 pts 0.2% 0.1% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±5.3 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 1.6% ±1.5 pts 5.6% 3.4% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.1% ±0.4 pts 0.4% 0.4% –
Born outside the United States 0.0% ±5.3 pts 2.6% 14.7% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 0.0% ±5.4 pts 3.8% 24.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 6.1% ±3.0 pts 7.5% 4.8% –
With a disability 14.5% ±4.6 pts 15.7% 12.1% –
No health insurance coverage 3.8% ±3.5 pts 5.2% 6.9% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 91.6% ±5.2 pts 92.6% 90.5% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 20.4% ±6.5 pts 20.7% 37.8% no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 6.8% ±3.4 pts 7.0% 15.3% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 94.0% ±4.1 pts 87.6% 88.9% –
Moved from another state in the past year 1.0% ±1.2 pts 3.3% 1.6% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Cedarville earn?

Half of Cedarville's 307 households earn less than $67,569 a year (±$8,383), against $64,043 in Stephenson County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $70,765 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure CedarvilleStephenson CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $67,569 ±$8,383 $64,043 $83,390 no clear change
Mean household income $75,614 ±$11,653 $79,920 $115,638 –
Per capita income $34,705 ±$6,852 $35,305 $46,406 no clear change
People below the poverty line 10.9% ±8.0 pts 13.9% 11.8% –
Children under 18 below the poverty line 28.5% ±28.2 pts 19.9% 15.1% –
Households receiving SNAP 10.7% ±6.3 pts 17.0% 13.8% –
Households with a computer 93.8% ±4.7 pts 91.7% 95.2% –
Households with a broadband subscription 90.9% ±5.6 pts 86.5% 90.8% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Cedarville?

Owners occupy 97.7% of Cedarville's occupied homes and renters 2.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,700 by its owner (±$12,877).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure CedarvilleStephenson CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $125,700 ±$12,877 $134,900 $263,300 no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 0.0% ±100.0 pts 30.2% 39.0% –
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,120 ±$52 $1,312 $1,987 –
Owner-occupied homes 97.7% ±2.3 pts 70.9% 67.1% +7.8 pts
Renter-occupied homes 2.3% ±2.3 pts 29.1% 32.9% –
Housing units 327 ±62 21,330 5,457,452 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 2.0% ±3.4 pts 0.5% 1.0% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±100.0 pts 4.1% 5.0% –
Single-family detached homes 95.4% ±4.8 pts 75.9% 58.2% –
Mobile homes 3.7% ±4.4 pts 3.6% 2.3% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±10.8 pts 0.1% 0.7% –
Built 2010 to 2019 0.0% ±10.8 pts 2.2% 5.0% –
Built 1939 or earlier 26.9% ±8.2 pts 33.6% 20.2% –
Households with no vehicle 2.6% ±3.1 pts 7.9% 11.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Cedarville building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Cedarville in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 1.5 across Illinois.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 0 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Cedarville work and get to work?

70.3% of Cedarville's workers drive alone and 11.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 22.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure CedarvilleStephenson CountyIllinois Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 55.1% ±9.1 pts 60.6% 65.0% –
Unemployment rate 4.4% ±4.0 pts 4.3% 5.8% –
Drove alone to work 70.3% ±8.6 pts 77.9% 65.9% –
Carpooled 17.7% ±9.0 pts 7.7% 7.8% –
Public transportation 0.3% ±1.0 pts 0.6% 5.8% –
Walked 0.0% ±11.7 pts 2.0% 2.8% –
Worked from home 11.0% ±4.8 pts 10.3% 15.9% no clear change
Mean travel time to work 22.0 min ±4.2 20.7 min 27.8 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Cedarville?

No census tract lies mostly in Cedarville; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Cedarville, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Cedarville
Tract 2Stephenson County3,022 $75,642 $153,1004%
Tract 5Stephenson County2,860 $95,870 $196,0004%
Tract 6Stephenson County2,816 $91,583 $172,3002%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Cedarville) · Census block assignment files

How does Cedarville compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Cedarville is the 12,168th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 776th-most populous of 1,294 in Illinois.

Cedarville is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Cedarville's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate776th1,294

Cedarville's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

Every place in Illinois, sortable · Compare Cedarville with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Cedarville?

24 of the 56 figures for Cedarville on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Cedarville are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Cedarville.