Humboldt TownshipIL
A town of 1,187, incorporated in 1878.
Is Humboldt Township a good place to live?
The best of Humboldt Township’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. 15% of residents are under 18 in Humboldt Township, below both the Illinois town median (22%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). On the outdoors, just 113 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do worse. Humboldt Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Humboldt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Humboldt Township stand out
Where Humboldt Township beats most towns.
Humboldt Township has shrunk 15% since 2010
1,341 counted in 2010 and 1,161 in 2020; an estimated 1,187 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Humboldt Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Humboldt Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Humboldt Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Humboldt 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 Humboldt Township.
The typical home in Humboldt Township is valued at about $149K
The typical Humboldt Township home is worth about $149,000, up 5.7% in a year, 50% below the Illinois typical home. Humboldt Township’s median rent is $828 a month, against $1,129 a month in Illinois’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. 63% of Humboldt Township households own their home.
| Humboldt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $828 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment & Learning Center-HLargest public school before high school | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Humboldt Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Humboldt Township
Humboldt Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Humboldt Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Humboldt Township for work: only 2% work in town. Humboldt Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Jobs based in Humboldt Township grew to 392 in 2023, 222 more than in 2013.
| Humboldt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Humboldt Township are less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
Humboldt Township beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults smoke cigarettes in Humboldt Township.
| Humboldt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Humboldt Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.6% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 15.5% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0% of Humboldt Township
3.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Humboldt Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Humboldt Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Humboldt Township
About 4 of every 100 Humboldt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
1,187 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Humboldt Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Humboldt is a village in Coles County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 361. It is part of the Charleston-Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 657 ft
- ZIP code
- 61931
Questions about Humboldt Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Humboldt Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.