PlattvilleIL
A town of 220, settled in 1847.
Is Plattville a good place to live?
Plattville’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Illinois’ towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Plattville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
220 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Plattville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plattville, 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 Plattville.
Plattville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Plattville for work: only 0% work in town. Plattville’s median household income is $114,000, above both the Illinois town median ($83,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Joliet (12%), Morris (6%) and Bolingbrook (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Illinois overall
Children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 10% of residents (17% statewide). Plattville’s median age is 31.8 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 38% across Illinois.
| Plattville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.8 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 74% women
The Census survey reached too few of Plattville’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.7 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Plattville | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 18.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.8% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.4% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.3% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.4% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.7% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.3% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.6% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Plattville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Plattville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Plattville is
Plattville beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Plattville adults binge drink.
| Plattville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Plattville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Plattville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Plattville sells for about $313K at the median
94% of households own their home in Plattville.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mazon Creek and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Plattville. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaSeatGeek Stadium
35 mi State parkStarved Rock State Park
25 mi MuseumMorton Arboretum
35 mi Zoo & aquariumBrookfield Zoo
37 mi LandmarkHaymarket Martyrs' MonumentPhoto credits
SeatGeek Stadium: Khvmty, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Starved Rock State Park: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Brookfield Zoo: Ronincmc, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haymarket Martyrs' Monument: Zol87 from Chicago, IL, USA, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Plattville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Plattville
About 7 of every 100 Plattville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Plattville for work
Where Plattville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Plattville
Village in Illinois, United States
Plattville is a village in Lisbon Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States, west of Joliet. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 220. The community was established in 1860 and named after founder Daniel Platt, who first built a home there in 1834 on the Frink and Walker stagecoach route between Chicago and Ottawa. Plattville was officially incorporated in March 2006 and had an estimated population of 245 in 2007. Plattville's first mayor was George "Jerry" Friel, who died in 2009. He was instrumental in his role in incorporating the village of Plattville in the mid-2000s, and spent some of his own money to file the town's incorporation papers.
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- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
Questions about Plattville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plattville, IL a good place to live?
Plattville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.