Hire TownshipIL
A town of 198.
Is Hire Township a good place to live?
Hire Township’s median age is 54.8 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest place to walk is Argyle Lake State Park, 526 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. Hire Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Hire Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hire 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 Hire Township.
Most of Hire Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Hire Township for work: only 3% work in town. At 22 minutes, Hire Township’s average trip to work is below both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Hire Township has lost 43 jobs, to 33 in 2023.
| Hire Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hire Township
Hire Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 16° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hire Township is
Hire Township beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 40% of adults have high blood pressure in Hire Township.
| Hire Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hire Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hire Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hire Township has set aside 2.2% of its land for conservation
The trail density in Hire Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Hire Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Argyle Lake State Park | 2.1 mi | 526 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Hire Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hire Township
About 0 of every 100 Hire Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
97% of working residents leave Hire Township for work
Where Hire Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hire Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Hire Township is located in McDonough County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 229 and it contained 117 housing units.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
Questions about Hire Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hire Township, IL a good place to live?
Hire Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.