White Heath Illinois Post Office, 2007
White Heath’s story
153 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1979 on.
- 1873White Heath is settled
White HeathIL
Home to 163 people, the town was settled in 1873.
Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Population
163
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$379K
+11% in a year
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
21.8
years
Jobs based here
53
A commuter town
Is White Heath a good place to live?
White Heath’s median age is 21.8 years, below both Illinois’ towns (40.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than White Heath. White Heath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
163 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Nearby attractions
All 18 attractions →Gies Memorial Stadium and 16 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Heath. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
16 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
3 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
10 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
15 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing Arts
24 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to White Heath: who provides what
White Heath is unincorporated, so Piatt County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWhite Heath WaterworksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPiatt CountyPiatt County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePiatt County ClerkPiatt County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6188461884 100%Census 2020
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 White Heath.
Work & commute
Most of White Heath’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in White Heath grew to 53 in 2023, 33 more than in 2013. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away. The top destinations are Champaign (17%), Monticello (11%) and Decatur (9%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In White Heath0%
Champaign17%
Monticello11%
Decatur9%
Urbana6%
16 mi
median commute distance
53
jobs based in White Heath
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Housing
Zillow puts the typical White Heath home at about $379K
Typical home values rose 11% in the year to September 2026.
$379KZillow home value
Typical home value
White Heath$379K
Illinois$296K
+11%
value change, 1 year
0
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in White Heath: inland flooding
Compared with 74% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in White Heath is higher. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 53% come from inland flooding and 15% from drought.
74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
White Heath has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 18° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring41–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Compared with most of Illinois and the rest of the country, more of White Heath’s adults binge drink
White Heath does better than the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Nearly a fifth of White Heath adults get no exercise outside work.
| White Heath | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Illinois
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | White Heath | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 15.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 9.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.6% | 10.3% |
Kirby Medical Center
3.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about White Heath
15pages on White Heath
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of White Heath
Parkland CollegeCommunity college · Public · Champaign12.1 mi$4,284 in-state tuitionUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUniversity or college · Public · Champaign15 mi$16,004 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 White Heath residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave White Heath for work
Where White Heath’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
53jobs based in White Heath
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About White Heath
Census-designated place in Platt County, Illinois, United States
White Heath is a census-designated place in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 251.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,002 ft
- ZIP code
- 61884
- Area code
- 217
Questions about White Heath
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is White Heath, IL a good place to live?
White Heath has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.