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A town of 1,912, settled in 1858.
Catlin’s best subject grade is an A+ for safety; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. Catlin has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Catlin beats most towns.
Where Catlin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Catlin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 317 in 1880, 1,983 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Catlin, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Catlin.
In Catlin, the property offense rate is 1.1 per 1,000 residents. No violent crime was reported in the town.
| Catlin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Catlin’s rent at the middle of the market is $931 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 12%. For households in the town, the share who are owner-occupiers is 79%.
| Catlin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $931 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Catlin, 4% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 120, to 209. 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Danville (28%), Danville Township (7%) and Champaign (7%).
| Catlin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Catlin, 11% have diabetes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Catlin beats Illinois on 7 and trails on 3. Nearly a fifth of adults in Catlin binge drink; 39% have obesity.
| Catlin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Catlin | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.9% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 15.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Catlin break down as 51% from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. In Catlin, the FEMA risk score is 63 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Catlin after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Since 2020, Catlin has lost 3.8% of its people, to 1,912 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 35 to 64 are just over a third of residents (39% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). Here, 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 38% in Illinois as a whole. 24% of Catlin residents are under 18.
| Catlin | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Catlin | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.2% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Catlin Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Catlin
About 3 of every 100 Catlin residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Village in Illinois, United States
Catlin is a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Catlin had a population of 1,983. Catlin is the hometown of Illinois State Representative Chad Hays, who represented the 104th Representative District of Illinois.
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That is 3 years of the area's median household income ($56,877 across the Danville, IL area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.