Erienna TownshipIL
A town of 2,496.
Is Erienna Township a good place to live?
The best of Erienna Township’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. On hazard risk, just 73 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Erienna Township’s median age is 51.5 years, above both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On history, just 95 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Erienna Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
99% of working residents leave Erienna Township for work
Where Erienna Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Erienna Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Erienna Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Erienna Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Erienna 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 Erienna Township.
Older than Illinois overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (23% statewide). 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
56% women, 44% men
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points). Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Erienna Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.8% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.6% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.9% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 19.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
On state tests, Erienna Township’s schools beat 69% of Illinois districts
Its public schools are run by Morris SD 54. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Oak ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 722 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Erienna Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 34 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Erienna Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Erienna Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Erienna Township for work: only 1% work in town. Erienna Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 3.8% of Erienna Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Erienna Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Erienna Township
Erienna Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Erienna Township ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
Erienna Township beats the Illinois average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Erienna Township.
| Erienna Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 35% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 33% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Erienna Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Erienna Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Side Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Erienna Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Erienna Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Erienna Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Erienna Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Erienna Township is one of seventeen townships in Grundy County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,408 and it contained 974 housing units.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 522 ft
Erienna Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Erienna Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erienna Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | B |
| Norman Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wauponsee Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Nettle Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manlius Township | #525 | C+ | B | — | B | B− |
| Morris Township | #468 | B− | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Morris | #442 | B | B− | C+ | B+ | B |
Erienna Township and Wauponsee Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Erienna Township, Wauponsee Township, Manlius Township and Morris Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Norman Township and Nettle Creek Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Erienna Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Erienna Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Erienna Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.