Middleport TownshipIL
A town of 3,603, settled in 1839.
Is Middleport Township a good place to live?
Middleport Township earns a D, 727th among Illinois's 767 graded towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $40K, and 28% of residents live below the poverty line. Residents are less healthy than 94% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: much of its housing is old. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in Middleport Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on hazard risk. Homes are within reach, about $106K for a typical one, or 1.6 years of the county’s $66K median household income.
Middleport Township has shrunk 17% since 2010
4,375 counted in 2010 and 3,767 in 2020; an estimated 3,603 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 3.6% since 2020, after 13.9% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Middleport Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Middleport Township is from typical.
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Moving to Middleport Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Middleport 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 Middleport Township.
Middleport Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Illinois (mostly inland flooding) and has poverty well above the Illinois rate.
A larger share of adults report frequent physical distress in Middleport Township than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Against the 2,480 U.S. towns with household incomes like Middleport Township’s, it is less healthy than 69%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Middleport Township. Middleport Township beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 19% of adults report frequent mental distress in Middleport Township.
| Middleport Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Middleport Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 13% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Middleport Township is higher than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 99% of Illinois towns, with expected losses of about $1,722 per resident a year; that rating is what its D− for hazard risk is built on.
Middleport Township’s FEMA risk score is 94 of 100. Since 1979, 448 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Middleport Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Middleport Township
Middleport Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Middleport Township has 1.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,560 commuters
The average commute for its 1,368 working residents takes 16.8 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
About one in 5 of Middleport Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Middleport Township is 17 minutes. Jobs based in Middleport Township fell to 1,834 in 2023, 255 fewer than in 2013.
| Middleport Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conserved land covers 3.1% of Middleport Township
0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Forest Park | — | 3 |
| 2. Kay Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Middleport Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Middleport Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Middleport Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Middleport Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Middleport Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,767 and it contained 1,995 housing units. Middleport Township changed its name to Watseka Township in September 1863, but then changed back to Middleport Township on an unknown date.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Middleport Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Middleport Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport Township | #727 | D | B+ | — | C | D |
| Belmont Township | — | — | B+ | — | C | D |
| Iroquois Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Concord Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martinton Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crescent Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Belmont Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Middleport Township and Belmont Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Iroquois Township, Concord Township, Martinton Township and Crescent Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Middleport Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Middleport Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Middleport Township, IL a good place to live?
Middleport Township grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #727 of 767 in Illinois. It grades D for health and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Middleport 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 B+.