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Place dossier plate
SheetIL-MAHOMET-IL · Mahomet, IL 9,755 pop · income 85th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Mahomet
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Mahomet on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Washington · lowest
41,723
Washington · lowest
41,723 median HH income
29.2% of the leader · rank #1
Waimanalo · near
114,896
Waimanalo · near
114,896 median HH income
80.3% of the leader · rank #2
Mahomet · this city
114,904
Mahomet · this city
114,904 median HH income
80.3% of the leader · rank #3
Diamond Beach · near
114,914
Diamond Beach · near
114,914 median HH income
80.3% of the leader · rank #4
Cheshire · near
114,923
Cheshire · near
114,923 median HH income
80.3% of the leader · rank #5
Rockwall · near
114,926
Rockwall · near
114,926 median HH income
80.3% of the leader · rank #6
Winfield · highest
143,102
Winfield · highest
143,102 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Mahomet on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 9,755.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Mahomet - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Mahomet lands in the 85th percentile for household income and the 88th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
85th
percentile, household income
64th
percentile, home value
18th
percentile, median rent
88th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
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.
Data Snapshot: Mahomet, IL
Illinois's Mahomet is a small town, with 9,755 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Mahomet households earn a median of $114,904 annually, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.9%. Home values in Mahomet run a median of $293,200, and the median resident age is 36.5 years. Educational attainment runs 52.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 55 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 72% from five years earlier. Mahomet reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 436.5 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Illinois tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: the state registers 100.0 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Near Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $1,063 per month. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Illinois run around $240, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 54.5 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Mahomet's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to housing and income to reported crime to schools and households to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Mahomet, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Mahomet?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Illinois, the closest population matches are Frankfort Square (9,777 residents, $126,953 income); Sauk Village (9,724 residents, $56,946 income); Flossmoor (9,666 residents, $137,768 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Washington, NC (9,754 residents); Fultondale, AL (9,753 residents); Madera Acres, CA (9,758 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What does the journey to work look like in Mahomet?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
How far does income reach against housing in Mahomet?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.9%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Mahomet?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 436.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 81% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Mahomet?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 4 public schools within the city match. 52.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
1.9%
Bachelor's degree+
52.8%
Matched public schools
4
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +1,025 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +10.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 55 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
2020 estimate
9,491
2025 estimate
10,516
Period change
+10.8%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Illinois average
B-
City profile score · Mahomet, IL
68/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A
1.9%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A
52.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$114,904
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
228 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Cost of living D
100.0 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Mahomet profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 86/100 (A) · 1.9%
Bachelor's+ share: 86/100 (A) · 52.8%
Household income: 84/100 (A-) · $114,904
Violent crime: 44/100 (D) · 228 /100k
Cost of living: 40/100 (D) · 100.0 index
Where Mahomet sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Mahomet's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Mahomet highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Mahomet, IL (this city): home $293,200, crime 437/100k
Washington, NC : home $193,800, crime 3,900/100k
Fultondale, AL : home $181,900, crime 3,011/100k
Fairview, TN : home $354,900, crime 591/100k
Keokuk, IA : home $93,700, crime 1,874/100k
Sauk Village, IL : home $101,900, crime 1,742/100k
Flossmoor, IL : home $309,100, crime 2,818/100k
Peru, IL : home $155,600, crime 1,890/100k
Harvard, IL : home $174,000, crime 762/100k
Winfield, IL : home $363,400, crime 405/100k
How does Mahomet compare to other US cities?
Here's how Mahomet stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income85% higher than other cities
Home value64% pricier than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
Safety88% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Illinois and the picture shifts: Mahomet ranks #97 of 455 Illinois cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Mahomet against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Illinois only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Illinois-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Mahomet near the bottom of Illinois's cities
Among the 1,336 Illinois cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Mahomet ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Mahomet only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#125 of 1,311
90th percentile in Illinois
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,336
0th percentile in Illinois
Median Home Value
#162 of 1,315
88th percentile in Illinois
Poverty Rate
#1,128 of 1,335
15th percentile in Illinois
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#96 of 1,336
93rd percentile in Illinois
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Illinois only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
85th percentile nationally for median household income · 88th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Mahomet's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Mahomet's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Mahomet's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$293,20036th percentilemore affordable than 36% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
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
Mahomet's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,270 of 15,516
More affordable than 72% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,826 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.6×, Mahomet sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,270 of 15,516 and #3,826 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$114,904Mahomet, IL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Mahomet, IL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Mahomet, IL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)52.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.9%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,755
Median Income
$114,904
Median Home Value
$293,200
Median Age
36.5
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Labor force participation
65.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
52.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
436.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
227.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
208.8
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
4
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Mahomet's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,491 residents
2021
9,629 residents
2022
10,039 residents
2023
10,310 residents
2024
10,392 residents
2025
10,516 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
55
housing units authorized
Single-Family
55
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
5.6
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
196
50
146
$29.5M
2020
94
92
2
$25.6M
2021
185
69
116
$33.3M
2022
136
104
32
$34.4M
2023
43
43
0
$16.6M
2024
55
55
0
$21.4M
Permit volume decreased 72% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
79.7%
Carpool
5.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
14.4%
Based on 4,495 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Illinois statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $240
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Illinois at $240 (electricity about $100 , water and sewer about $50 ).
These are Illinois statewide averages, not a meter reading for Mahomet. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Illinois's BEA cost-of-living index is 100.0 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Mahomet is $1,063/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Illinois statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 54.5 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Illinois statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Mahomet sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Mahomet compares to similar-size Illinois cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, 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.