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Flora Illinois Information: Flora, Illinois is part of CLAY County. Population for Flora from the last gathering is 5086. You can view Flora venues that host many Flora IL events every year. You can also research Flora Illinois homes for sale by visiting our Flora Illinois real estate guide. Flora Illinois has a latitude of 38.6726 and a longitude of -88.4863. Zip codes in Flora, IL include 62839 ... more Flora zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Flora, IL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Flora, IL was 5,086.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Flora was 2,309, which represents 45.4 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Flora, IL
There are an estimated 1,139 married men in the town. 61.5 percent of men over 15 years old in Flora are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Flora is 2,777 which is 54.6 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Flora, Illinois
There are an estimated 1,129 married women in the community. 50.1 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Flora, IL
The median age of people living in Flora, IL was 39.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Flora was 294. There were 3,891 people above the age of 18, which represents 76.5 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 21.8 percent of the population (1,109) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Flora, IL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Flora, IL was 5,071.

White Population in Flora, IL
The estimated White population in the Flora community is 4,972, which is 97.8 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Flora, Illinois
The estimated Black/African American population is 9, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Flora, IL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Flora, IL was 17.

Asian Population in Flora, Illinois
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 57.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Flora, IL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Flora was an estimated 2.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 14, while those of “two or more races” was 15 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Flora community was 33, or 0.6 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Flora, IL
The household population number in Flora was 4,848.

Group Quarters Population in Flora, IL
Group Quarters population in the community was 238.

Average Household Size in Flora, IL
The average household size in Flora is 2.28 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.92 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Flora, IL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 2,352 total housing units in Flora.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,127, or 90.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,510 were owner-occupied (71), and 617 were renter-occupied (29, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 225 vacant homes in Flora at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Flora, Illinois
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,233, with a median value in dollars of 52,700.

Monthly Owner Costs in Flora, IL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $580 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Flora, average costs per month were $228 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 2,623 people in the community had a high school degree, or 76.1 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Flora, Illinois
365 people in Flora also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 10.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Flora, IL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Flora was 499, or 12.8 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Flora, IL
In 2000, there were 978 people in Flora, IL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Flora, IL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 147 people in Flora who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 3.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Flora, Illinois
There were 2,333 in the labor force in Flora at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 57.7 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Flora was 14.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Flora, IL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $28,157. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Flora, IL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $36,313. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Flora, Illinois
Per capita income in Flora in the last full census was 15,653. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Flora numbered 129, or 9.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Flora, IL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 547, or 11.3 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.