RoyalIL
A town of 280, settled in 1882.
Is Royal a good place to live?
24% of residents are 65 or older in Royal, above both the Illinois town median (19%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Royal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
280 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Royal: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Royal, 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 Royal.
High risk in Royal, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Royal, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Royal has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 18° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Royal’s working residents commute to Champaign
Most working residents leave Royal for work: only 3% work in town. 2.7% of Royal residents live below the poverty line, against 8.4% in Illinois’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Royal has lost 34 jobs, to 81 in 2023.
| Royal | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Royal is
Royal beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Royal.
| Royal | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Royal | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 9.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Royal | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,136 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
American Football House and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Royal. Close and well known come first.
14 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
15 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
12 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
15 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
38 mi GardenRobert Allerton Park
33 mi MuseumMonticello Railway MuseumPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Royal
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Royal
About 7 of every 100 Royal residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
About Royal
Village in Illinois, United States
Royal is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 293 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1882
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 684 ft
- ZIP code
- 61871
Questions about Royal
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Royal, IL a good place to live?
Royal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.