Cable, IL

Full City Profile · Illinois · Mercer County County

3.5 /5.0

B+ Good

83 Population 73/sq mi density

$100,938 Median Income $84,619 per capita

$333,300 Home Value $246,271 Zillow

51°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

B+

Overall

3.5 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$100,938 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

4.8 / 5.0

$333,300 home value, /mo rent

C+

Safety

2.5 / 5.0

0 violent crimes/100K

Education

1.8 / 5.0

10.0% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-30.3%

119 → 83

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-16.48%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+66.2%

$60,741 → $100,938

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+28.91%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Cable across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

-59 from 2023 (83)

Projected Median Income 2030

$597,119

+$496,181 from 2023 ($100,938)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	119	—	$60,741	—
2023	83	-30.3%	$100,938	+66.2%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.