HerscherIL
A town of 1,486, settled in 1879. 68% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Herscher a good place to live?
The best of Herscher’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 126 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Herscher's schools outperform 73% of the state's. Herscher’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, where Illinois’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. On civic life, just 67 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do better. Herscher has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Herscher stand out
Where Herscher beats most towns.
1,486 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Herscher grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Herscher is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Herscher: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Herscher, 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 Herscher.
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Herscher’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Herscher for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Herscher has lost 133 jobs, to 393 in 2023. 12% of Herscher residents live below the poverty line, above both Illinois’ towns (8.4%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Herscher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Herscher
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
On CDC estimates, Herscher is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns
Herscher beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Herscher.
| Herscher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Herscher | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Herscher has four seasons and pleasant summers
Herscher has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Herscher’s typical home value is about $238K
The typical Herscher home is worth about $238,000, up 8.3% in a year, 19% below the Illinois typical home. The median rent in Herscher is $925 a month.
| Herscher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $925 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer middle-aged adults than Illinois overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). 25% of Herscher residents are under 18. Herscher has lost 2.6% of its people since 2020, down to 1,486 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Herscher | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 40 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Herscher | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.5% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.1% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.6% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.7% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.8% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
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Everything we know about Herscher
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Herscher
About 5 of every 100 Herscher residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
95% of working residents leave Herscher for work
Where Herscher’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Herscher
Village in Illinois, United States
Herscher is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,521 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kankakee–Bradley metropolitan area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 655 ft
- ZIP code
- 60941
Questions about Herscher
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Herscher, IL a good place to live?
68% more nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Is Herscher, IL expensive?
Not for the area. That is 3.3 years of the area's median household income ($71,281 across the Kankakee, IL metro 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+.