Amity TownshipIL
A town of 746, settled in 1858.
Is Amity Township a good place to live?
The biggest place to walk is Humiston Woods Nature Center, 299 acres with 3.9 miles of trail. Amity Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
746 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Amity Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Amity Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Amity Township.
Amity Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For residents in Amity Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 13%. Most people who work leave Amity Township to do it: just 3% work in town. Its typical journey to work comes in at 20 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Amity Township dropped by 32, to 83.
| Amity Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Amity Township’s kids attend
Its one school is below. 114 students attend Amity Township’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Elem SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 114 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
High risk in Amity Township, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Amity Township, 61% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in 72% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 1999.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Amity Township
A winter brings about 25 inches of snow, with January nights at 16° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer adults under 35 in Amity Township than across Illinois
Here, nearly a third of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 38% in Illinois as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (39% statewide). Amity Township’s age of the median resident is 46.3 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. It is shrinking: down 2.5% since 2020, to 746 residents (2025 estimate).
| Amity Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 31% and 58% women
The Census survey reached too few of Amity Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Amity Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.9% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.3% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Amity Township is
15% of Amity Township adults report frequent physical distress, against 13% in Illinois’ towns and 14% across U.S. towns. This Illinois town does better than the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. Also worth knowing: the share of adults in Amity Township who have high blood pressure: 38%.
| Amity Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Amity Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Amity Township is conserved land
10 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Amity Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Humiston Woods Nature Center | 3.9 mi | 299 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Amity Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Amity Township; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 Amity Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave Amity Township for work
Where Amity Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Amity Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Amity Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 781 and it contained 382 housing units.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
Questions about Amity Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Amity Township, IL a good place to live?
Amity Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.