The share of residents in Ludlow who live below the poverty line: 25%. The middle household income for Ludlow comes to $45,000, against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. This Illinois town had 52 jobs in 2023, up 26 from 2013. In Ludlow, the average trip to work is 23 minutes.

2%work in town

	Ludlow	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	25%	8.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$45,000	$83,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	1.8%	8.3%	8%
Average trip to work	23 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Ludlow2%

Champaign21%

Urbana15%

Rantoul11%

Springfield4%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Ludlow

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here52 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Ludlow Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Ludlow, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 17°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°

Spring40–62°

Summer62–84°

Fall43–65°

Oct 12

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 17°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Ludlow is

Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Ludlow. In Ludlow, a fifth of adults binge drink, where Illinois’ towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 16%.

	Ludlow	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	76%	78%	79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	34%	35%	36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	34%	37%	35%

32 measures vs. Illinois

1 better31 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Ludlow	IL
More adults screened for colon cancer	66.2%	60.2%

Gibson Community Hospital

14.3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby14.3 miles to an ER · Gibson Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Ludlow, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA puts 41% of Ludlow’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to cold waves. One declared disaster, in 1999, has brought federal aid to Ludlow households. The town’s FEMA risk score stands at 43 of 100.

43risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesDrought

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Ludlow Get ready1.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing