Witt TownshipIL
A town of 1,007, settled in 1869.
Is Witt Township a good place to live?
Witt Township’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. On cost of living, just 20 of Illinois’ 1,284 towns do better. Only 29 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score lower on civic life. Witt Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,007 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Witt Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Witt Township is from typical.
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Moving to Witt Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Witt 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 Witt Township.
Most of Witt Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Witt Township for work: only 4% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Witt Township, where Illinois’ towns sit at 8.4% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in Witt Township is 32 minutes.
| Witt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Witt Township are less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Witt Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Witt Township, above both Illinois’ towns (13%) and U.S. towns (14%). 17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Witt Township.
| Witt Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Witt Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 13.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 75.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Witt Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Witt Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Witt Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Witt Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Witt Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Witt Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
Witt Township has shrunk 13% since 2010
1,163 counted in 2010 and 1,038 in 2020; an estimated 1,007 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
About Witt Township
City in Illinois, United States
Witt is a city in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 785 at the 2020 census, down from 903 in 2010.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 664 ft
- ZIP code
- 62094
- Area code
- 217
Questions about Witt Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Witt Township, IL expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.