Illinois TownshipKS
A town of 2,134. Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Illinois Township a good place to live?
The best of Illinois Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes and health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On the outdoors, just 2 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Illinois Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 82% of U.S. towns. On history, just 36 of Kansas’ 373 towns do worse. Illinois Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Illinois Township stand out
Where Illinois Township beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Amelia Earhart Elementary School | PK–4 | 514 |
| Goddard Middle School | 7–8 | 485 |
| Goddard High | 9–12 | 962 |
| Widest gap | Illinois Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 13% |
99% of working residents leave Illinois Township for work
Where Illinois Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Illinois Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Illinois Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Illinois Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Illinois 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 Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Illinois Township.
Public schools in Illinois Township beat 85% of Kansas districts
The largest public high school is Goddard High, with 962 students. The Goddard school district runs its public schools. Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Earhart Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 514 | A |
| Goddard HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 962 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
Illinois Township ranks healthier than 78% of the country’s towns
Illinois Township: 17% of adults binge drink. In Illinois Township, 21% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Illinois Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Illinois Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 13% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.8% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents work locally in Illinois Township than in most of Kansas or the rest of the country
Jobs in Illinois Township fell by 60 from 2013 to 2023, to 321. In Illinois Township, the typical household income is $106,000. Its average trip to work is 25 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Wichita (58%), Waco Township (7%) and Goddard (5%).
| Illinois Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Young adults are less common in Illinois Township than in Kansas
Four-year graduates: 30% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas. Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (24% statewide). Illinois Township is growing: up 5.8% since 2020, to 2,134 residents (2025 estimate). For residents locally, the share who are 65 or older is 25%.
| Illinois Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 38.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 41% and 64% women
The Census survey reached too few of Illinois Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Illinois Township | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.6% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.4% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.5% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.8% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Illinois Township
The range runs from 23° on a January night to 93° on a July afternoon, with about 13 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Illinois Township: inland flooding
Illinois Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 39 of 100, where Kansas’ towns sit at 49 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Illinois Township break down as 40% from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: it has had 23 paid flood insurance claims since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Tanganyika Wildlife Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Illinois Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi MuseumKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center150K visitors a year
11 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
12 mi MuseumExploration Place
15 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
12 mi MuseumWichita Art MuseumPhoto credits
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Illinois Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Illinois Township
About 5 of every 100 Illinois Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
About Illinois Township
Township in Kansas, United States
Illinois Township is a township in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 United States census, it had a population of 1,620.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,378 ft
Illinois Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Illinois Township.
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Township | — | — | B− | — | A | A− |
| Wichita | #149 | D | B | D− | D | C+ |
| Afton Township | — | — | C− | — | A | A− |
| Ninnescah Township | #28 | A− | C+ | — | A− | B+ |
| Attica Township | #39 | A− | C | — | A | A− |
Illinois Township and Afton Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Illinois Township, Afton Township, Ninnescah Township and Attica Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Illinois Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Illinois Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Illinois Township, KS a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Kansas.
Is Illinois Township, KS 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−.