Ora TownshipIL
A town of 506, settled in 1869.
Is Ora Township a good place to live?
Ora Township’s mean commuting time is 33 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Ora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Ora Township stand out
Where Ora Township beats most towns.
506 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ora Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ora 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 Ora Township.
A job hub: Ora Township has 1.8 jobs for every working resident and draws in 387 commuters
For Ora Township, the typical household income is $95,000. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The share of residents in Ora Township who live below the poverty line: 2.3%. Jobs in the town fell by 49 from 2013 to 2023, to 398.
| Ora Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ora Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by earthquakes
Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 2. Ora Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 78 of 100, above both Illinois’ towns (50 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). FEMA puts 35% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to earthquakes, and 26% to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Ora Township brings four seasons and hot summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 88° on a July afternoon, with about 10 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ora Township is
For adults in Ora Township, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 22%. Among adults in the town, 41% have obesity and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Ora Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Ora Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.6% | 10.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ora Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ora Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Ora Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Every workday, about 387 people come to Ora Township for work
Where Ora Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ora Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Ora Township is one of sixteen townships in Jackson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 492 and it contained 218 housing units.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 453 ft
Questions about Ora Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ora Township, IL a good place to live?
Ora Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.