East Bend TownshipIL
A town of 622.
Is East Bend Township a good place to live?
East Bend Township’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 769 Illinois towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than East Bend Township. East Bend Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
622 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
American Football House and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Bend Township. Close and well known come first.
18 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
18 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
8 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
32 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
26 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
18 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Moving to East Bend Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Bend 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 East Bend Township.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of East Bend Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave East Bend Township for work: only 1% work in town. East Bend Township’s median household income is $129,000, above both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line in East Bend Township.
| East Bend Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $129,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in East Bend Township is higher than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
East Bend Township’s median age is 50.9 years. East Bend Township has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 622 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 52% of residents (39% statewide).
| East Bend Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.9 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 21% and 78% women
The Census survey reached too few of East Bend Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±28.9 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| East Bend Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 2.2% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 19.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 1.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.1% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 21.9% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
East Bend Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Bend Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
East Bend Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Bend Township is
East Bend Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of East Bend Township adults binge drink.
| East Bend Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| What stands out | East Bend Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Bend Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Bend Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 East Bend Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave East Bend Township for work
Where East Bend Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Bend Township
Township in Illinois, United States
East Bend Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 623 and it contained 261 housing units. East Bend Township was named for a meander of the Sangamon River.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 712 ft
Questions about East Bend Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Bend Township, IL a good place to live?
East Bend Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.