Bondville Illinois Fire Station, 2007
Bondville’s story
154 years in pictures
The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
- 1872Bondville is settled
BondvilleIL
A town of 375, settled in 1872.
Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Population
375
2025 Census estimate · −3.4% since 2020
Median home value
$168K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
46.5
years
Jobs based here
49
A commuter town
Is Bondville a good place to live?
12% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bondville, below both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Bondville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
375 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 18 attractions →Gies Memorial Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bondville. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
8 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
11 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
17 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
8 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
17 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Bondville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bondville, and how to reach them.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIl American-Champaign water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bondville’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61815, 6182261815 87% · 61822 13%Census 2020
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 Bondville.
Work & commute
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Bondville’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Bondville for work: only 0% work in town. Bondville’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Bondville grew to 49 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013.
0%work in town
| Bondville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Bondville0%
Champaign36%
Urbana15%
Champaign Township4%
Monticello3%
8 mi
median commute distance
49
jobs based in Bondville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Bondville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Bondville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
21″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Low risk in Bondville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Bondville is
Bondville beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 19% of Bondville adults binge drink.
| Bondville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
7 better22 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Bondville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| More adults with depression | 24% | 19.8% |
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center
7.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bondville
16pages on Bondville
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Bondville
Parkland CollegeCommunity college · Public · Champaign4.4 mi$4,284 in-state tuitionUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign7.4 mi$16,004 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Bondville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Bondville for work
Where Bondville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
49jobs based in Bondville
0%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Bondville
Village in Illinois, United States
Bondville is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 388 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- ZIP code
- 61815
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Bondville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bondville, IL a good place to live?
Bondville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.