Tamalco TownshipIL
A town of 512, settled in 1884.
Is Tamalco Township a good place to live?
Tamalco Township’s midpoint age is 25.2 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 769 Illinois towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Tamalco Township. Tamalco Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
512 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tamalco Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tamalco 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 Tamalco Township.
Most of Tamalco Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
In Tamalco Township, the middle household income is $49,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. For most workers, Tamalco Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Tamalco Township: 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles.
| Tamalco Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Tamalco Township
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Tamalco Township: inland flooding
34% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 28%. Tamalco Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 64 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Tamalco Township is
For adults in Tamalco Township, the share who have high blood pressure is 38%. The town beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. In Tamalco Township, 39% of adults have obesity, and 18% binge drink.
| Tamalco Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Tamalco Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.2% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tamalco Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tamalco Township
About 1 of every 100 Tamalco Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Tamalco Township for work
Where Tamalco Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tamalco Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Tamalco is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Tamalco is located along a railroad line northwest of Keyesport. The community was named in 1884 as a portmanteau of the names of Bond County residents W. H. Taylor, John McLaren, and Frank Colwell. Its post office opened the same year; Taylor served as the first postmaster.
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- Elevation
- 479 ft
Questions about Tamalco Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tamalco Township, IL a good place to live?
Tamalco Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.