Union Grove TownshipIL
A town of 1,165, settled in 1840.
Is Union Grove Township a good place to live?
Union Grove Township’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 39 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns score lower on walkability. Only 80 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns score lower on the outdoors. Union Grove Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 86% of U.S. towns. Union Grove Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,165 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Union Grove Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Union Grove Township is from typical.
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Moving to Union Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Union Grove 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 Union Grove Township.
Union Grove Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
0.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Union Grove Township, below both the Illinois town median (8.4%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Union Grove Township is $106,000. Since 2013, Union Grove Township has lost 34 jobs, to 25 in 2023.
| Union Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.6% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Union Grove Township are healthier than 68% of U.S. towns
Union Grove Township beats the Illinois average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 31% of adults feel lonely in Union Grove Township, against 33% in Illinois’ towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Union Grove Township.
| Union Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Union Grove Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 13.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Union Grove Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Union Grove Township has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 14° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
An age mix much like Illinois’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Illinois average. Union Grove Township’s median age is 45.3 years. Union Grove Township has lost 2.5% of its people since 2020, down to 1,165 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Union Grove Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.3 years | 40.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 19% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.4 points. Across Illinois, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 94% are women (IL 50%).
| Union Grove Township | IL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 13.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.2% | 9.5% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.9% | 25.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 3.9% | 19.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13% | 22.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Moderate risk in Union Grove Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Union Grove Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
6.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Union Grove Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Union Grove Township
About 3 of every 100 Union Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Union Grove Township for work
Where Union Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Union Grove Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Union Grove is an unincorporated community in Whiteside County, in the U.S. state of Illinois.
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- Elevation
- 689 ft
Questions about Union Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Union Grove Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.