Cities / Illinois / Normal

Normal, IL

52,920 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Bloomington and Normal)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 18.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

MDW

109 mi — Chicago Midway International Airport

Population & People

Population

52,920

Median age

Median household income

$64,785

Poverty rate

21.4%

Unemployment rate

3.9%

Bachelor's degree+

52.9%

Avg. commute

14 min

Hispanic or Latino

7.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$213,600

Median gross rent

$965/mo

Homeownership rate

54.78%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,063

HUD Fair Market Rent (Illinois statewide average across 102 areas — not specific to Normal), 2026. Efficiency $774, 1BR $854, 2BR $1063, 3BR $1370, 4BR $1561. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Illinois commercial electricity

13.07¢/kWh

Illinois industrial electricity

10.14¢/kWh

Illinois residential electricity

17.69¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1201996.1

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

913681.4

All-Transactions House Price Index for Illinois

565.87

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

Source: FRED, Illinois-specific series.

Nearby Airports

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport

109 mi away

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

116 mi away

STL

St. Louis Lambert International Airport

142 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Illinois energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Illinois economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).