StandardIL
A town of 221, settled in 1914.
Is Standard a good place to live?
15% of residents are under 18 in Standard, where Illinois’ towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Standard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
221 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Standard: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Standard, 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 Standard.
Most of Standard’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Standard for work: only 1% work in town. At $60,000, Standard’s median household income is below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Peru (12%), Granville (9%) and Mark (8%).
| Standard | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Standard has four seasons and pleasant summers
Standard has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 15° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Standard
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Standard is
Standard beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 37% of Standard adults have high blood pressure.
| Standard | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Standard | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Standard
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Standard
About 4 of every 100 Standard residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Standard for work
Where Standard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Standard
Place in Illinois, United States
Standard is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Standard had a population of 225. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 61363
Questions about Standard
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Standard, IL a good place to live?
Standard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.