Farmer City, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,926
Male Share of the Population	49.5%
Female Share of the Population	50.5%
Senior Citizens	20.7%
Employed Population 16+	989
Age of the Population	46

Families

% of people married	56%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	43.5%
Median Earnings25+	$36,848
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$78,281
% Above Poverty Level	92.9%
% Below Poverty Level	7.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	3.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34%
Median Gross Rent	$1,013
Median House Value	$116,900

Ancestry

English	15.4%
Irish	11.1%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.6%
Swedish	2.3%
Scottish	2.2%
Polish	1.9%
Italian	1.8%
Dutch	1.7%
Norwegian	1.3%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Canadian	0.8%
Portuguese	0.5%
Belgian	0.4%
Slovak	0.4%
Czech	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
German	0.3%
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Farmer City Almanac

Category	Value
County	De Witt County
Standard Zip Codes	61842
Phone Area Codes	309
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.24
Approximate Longitude	-88.64

Farmer City Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	FARMER CITY
Distance	1.7 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	36 inches

Station	GIBSON CITY
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	38 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.3 inches

Station	CHENOA
Distance	34.4 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 66 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
De Land	369	$71,250
Le Roy	3,576	$88,750
Mahomet	8,327	$120,901
Mansfield	942	$72,404

Farmer City Public Libraries

Farmer City Public Library
109 EAST GREEN STREET
Farmer City, Illinois
(309) 928-9532

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Farmer City Public Schools

Blue Ridge High School
411 N John St
ZIP: 61842
(309) 928-2622
High
Total Enrollment 236

Ruth M Schneider Elem School
309 N John St
ZIP: 61842
(309) 928-2611
Primary
Total Enrollment 277

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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