Township · Illinois

Millersburg Township, Illinois

Millersburg Township, township, in Mercer County, Illinois. Millersburg Township had 605 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 3.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 639 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 588 (±147). GEOID 1713149256.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

605

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 639 · ACS 2020-2024: 588 ±147

Median household income

$65,250

±$23,754 (90% margin)
Illinois: $83,390

Median home value

$87,500

±$13,998 (90% margin)
Illinois: $263,300

Median gross rent

$883

±$86 (90% margin)
Illinois: $1,274

Where is Millersburg Township and what county is it in?

Millersburg Township is a township in Mercer County, Illinois. It covers 36.3 square miles of land, 18 residents per square mile in 2020.

2 places lie inside Millersburg Township: Joy (village, 372 in 2020) and Millersburg (CDP, 54 in 2020).

Millersburg Township is in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 4 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Millersburg Township (marked with a dot) in Mercer 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 Millersburg Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 605 people lived in Millersburg Township on July 1, 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, a steeper fall than Illinois's (−0.8%). The 2020 Census counted 639 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 588 (±147).

  • July 2020→2021 −3 (621)
  • 2021→2022 −2 (619)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (617)
  • 2023→2024 −10 (607)
  • 2024→2025 −2 (605)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMillersburg TownshipMercer CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Total population588±14715,49512,694,798no clear change
Households259±546,5655,036,449−97
Average household size2.27±0.302.332.46no clear change
Housing units280±557,2855,457,452−100

Millersburg Township's population since 2000

From 777 in 2000 to 605 in 2025: down 22.1%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Millersburg Township 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 777
  • 2005 (estimate) 765
  • 2010 Census 755
  • 2015 (estimate) 718
  • 2020 Census 639
  • 2025 (estimate) 605

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 Millersburg Township?

The median resident of Millersburg Township is 33.6 years old; 23.6% are under 18 and 16.7% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 94.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 3.4%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMillersburg TownshipMercer CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median age33.6±9.744.739.0−14.3
Under 18 years23.6%±6.8 pts20.8%21.8%–
65 years and over16.7%±6.6 pts21.9%17.0%–
Male48.5%±5.9 pts50.5%49.4%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3.4%±2.6 pts3.4%18.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic94.4%±3.7 pts93.1%58.1%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.2 pts0.6%13.3%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.2 pts0.4%5.9%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.2 pts0.1%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±6.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.5%±2.0 pts2.4%3.4%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.7%±1.1 pts0.0%0.4%–
Born outside the United States2.6%±2.5 pts1.1%14.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.6%±2.6 pts2.8%24.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.2%±4.1 pts8.4%4.8%–
With a disability13.3%±7.0 pts13.0%12.1%–
No health insurance coverage6.3%±5.3 pts4.6%6.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)89.3%±5.8 pts93.9%90.5%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)6.5%±3.4 pts20.9%37.8%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)1.8%±1.5 pts7.1%15.3%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier87.8%±7.1 pts93.3%88.9%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.3%±0.6 pts1.5%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 Millersburg Township earn?

Half of Millersburg Township's 259 households earn less than $65,250 a year (±$23,754), against $74,182 in Mercer County and $83,390 in Illinois. In 2015-2019 it was $46,737 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
MeasureMillersburg TownshipMercer CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$65,250±$23,754$74,182$83,390no clear change
Mean household income$63,333±$7,689$92,846$115,638–
Per capita income$28,420±$3,676$39,391$46,406no clear change
People below the poverty line11.5%±7.8 pts8.9%11.8%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line14.8%±18.4 pts12.2%15.1%–
Households receiving SNAP11.6%±8.2 pts9.9%13.8%–
Households with a computer93.1%±6.1 pts92.9%95.2%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.2%±6.7 pts90.5%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 Millersburg Township?

Owners occupy 82.6% of Millersburg Township's occupied homes and renters 17.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,500 by its owner (±$13,998). The median renter pays $883 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMillersburg TownshipMercer CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$87,500±$13,998$146,700$263,300no clear change
Median gross rent$883±$86$786$1,274no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent7.1%±9.3 pts26.0%39.0%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,084±$93$1,327$1,987–
Owner-occupied homes82.6%±8.7 pts83.8%67.1%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes17.4%±8.7 pts16.2%32.9%–
Housing units280±557,2855,457,452−100
Homeowner vacancy rate2.7%±4.4 pts0.2%1.0%–
Rental vacancy rate11.8%±17.3 pts10.4%5.0%–
Single-family detached homes89.3%±7.0 pts87.9%58.2%–
Mobile homes8.6%±6.3 pts2.9%2.3%–
Built 2020 or later0.4%±1.2 pts0.2%0.7%–
Built 2010 to 20191.4%±2.6 pts3.0%5.0%–
Built 1939 or earlier38.2%±11.7 pts30.6%20.2%–
Households with no vehicle1.9%±2.1 pts2.8%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 do people in Millersburg Township work and get to work?

86.2% of Millersburg Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 33.9 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMillersburg TownshipMercer CountyIllinoisChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)60.2%±7.5 pts60.8%65.0%–
Unemployment rate1.8%±2.5 pts3.2%5.8%–
Drove alone to work86.2%±7.6 pts79.1%65.9%–
Carpooled9.2%±7.5 pts8.0%7.8%–
Public transportation0.0%±13.4 pts0.0%5.8%–
Walked0.4%±0.8 pts2.4%2.8%–
Worked from home3.1%±2.5 pts10.1%15.9%–
Mean travel time to work33.9 min±8.228.1 min27.8 min+10.6 min

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 Millersburg Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Millersburg Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Millersburg Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Millersburg Township
Tract 402Mercer County3,330 $63,696 $109,80017%
Tract 403Mercer County3,777 $68,625 $149,1001%

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 Millersburg Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Millersburg Township compare with other places in Illinois?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Millersburg Township is the 9,462nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 882nd-most populous of 1,407 in Illinois.

Millersburg Township 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.

Millersburg Township's rank in Illinois (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate882nd1,407

Millersburg Township's figures with every place in Illinois (CSV)

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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 Millersburg Township?

28 of the 57 figures for Millersburg Township 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 Millersburg Township 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' school search.