For residents in Mount Hope Township, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.1%. Most people who work leave Mount Hope Township to do it: just 1% work in town. This Illinois town had 94 jobs in 2023, down 21 from 2013. Its income of the median household stands at $98,000.

1%work in town

	Mount Hope Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.7%	8.3%	8%
Below the poverty line	5.1%	8.4%	9.6%
Median household income	$98,000	$83,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	28 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Mount Hope Township1%

Bloomington34%

Normal21%

Allin Township4%

Springfield3%

16 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Mount Hope Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here94 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Mount Hope Township Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Mount Hope Township’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by Olympia CUSD 16. The largest public high school is Olympia High School, with 495 students. 2 public schools serve Mount Hope Township, with 875 students in all.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Olympia Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8	Grades 6–8	380	B
Olympia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	495	B⁺

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The districtsOlympia CUSD 16 Vs. the neighbors5 bordering towns Every school2 schools · Olympia High School Questions“Are Mount Hope Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

The climate in Mount Hope Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 19 inches a winter. The seasons in Mount Hope Township: chilly winters, warm summers.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°

Spring41–63°

Summer62–84°

Fall43–65°

Oct 16

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 17°Rain & snow19″ of snow a winter · 38 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

A younger population than Illinois as a whole

People 65 and older are just over one in ten residents (17% statewide). Mount Hope Township’s median age is 36.8 years, below both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). In Mount Hope Township, 24% of residents are under 18. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.

36.8median age · IL 39

	Mount Hope Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	11%	19%	18%
Median age	36.8 years	40.7 years	40.5 years
Under 18	24%	22%	22%

Mount Hope TownshipIllinoisUnited States

ILU.S.

Ages · share of residents

17%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%

High school35%

Some college23%

Associate’s9%

Bachelor’s23%

Graduate6%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 29% and 55% women

The Census survey reached too few of Mount Hope Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.1 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Mount Hope Township
	Mount Hope Township	IL	U.S.
Under 10	15.5%	11.5%	11.6%
10 to 17	8.7%	10.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	17%	13.6%	13.7%
35 to 44	17.2%	13.3%	13.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	12.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.6%	12.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	6.9%	10%	10.2%
75 and older	3.6%	7%	7%
No diploma	3.7%	9.5%	10.4%
High school	34.6%	25.1%	26%
Some college	23%	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s	9.3%	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	23.4%	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate	5.9%	15.3%	14.1%

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Ages36.8 median age · 11% are 65 or older Schooling29% have a four-year degree Homes79% own their home · Homeowners Income$98K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Mount Hope Township is

33% of Mount Hope Township adults sleep under 7 hours, where Illinois’ towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 36%. Against the Illinois average, Mount Hope Township comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink.

	Mount Hope Township	Illinois towns	U.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	20%	23%	25%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	35%	36%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	9.9%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. Illinois

6 better24 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Mount Hope Township	IL
Fewer uninsured adults	6%	9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.9%	15.9%
More adults who have had cancer	9.4%	7.6%

Hopedale Hospital

11.9 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

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Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby11.9 miles to an ER · Hopedale Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than IL on 6 of 32

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 0.5% of Mount Hope Township

1.5 miles of trail.

0.5%conserved

0.5%

conserved · 164 of 31,038 acres

1.5 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

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Trail map1.5 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0.5% conserved · 164 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Mount Hope Township?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Mount Hope Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Mount Hope Township, 37% come from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Mount Hope Township sits above 50% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 16 claims locally since 1979.

50risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesDrought

paid flood claims since 1979

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims16 paid flood claims · Since 1979 Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Mount Hope Township Get ready1.3 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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