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Normal Township, McLean County, Illinois

Township in McLean County, Illinois · ZIP 61748, 61761, 61776

  • McLean County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 18 public schools
  • 52,572 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 19,496Households
  • $65,894Median household income
  • $198,100Median home value
  • 18Public schools
  • 3ZIP codes

About Normal Township

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Population, 2000 to 2020+14.0%
45k47.5k50k52.5k55k2000: 45,63720002010: 52,56020102020: 52,008202045,63752,008
Population of Normal Township at each census
CensusPopulation
200045,637
201052,560
202052,008

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Normal Township
Under $50k42.4%
$50k to $100k22.4%
$100k to $150k17.5%
$150k to $200k9.2%
$200k and over8.3%

Median household income $65,894 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Normal Township
Owner occupied
10,758 units
Renter occupied
8,738 units
Vacancy rate
9.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Normal Township compared with its county and state
Normal Township compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNormal TownshipMcLean CountyIllinois
Population52,028170,88212,692,653
Median household income$65,894$78,329$81,702
Median age25.234.238.9
Median home value$198,100$198,300$250,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher52.2%46.9%37.2%
Foreign-born residents7.5%7.1%14.4%
Owner-occupied homes55.2%65.2%66.8%
Mean commute to work17.2 minutes18.5 minutes28.1 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county subdivision level, state 17, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Normal Township18
Public schools in Normal Township, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Colene Hoose Elem SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Fairview Elem SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Glenn Elem SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Grove Elementary SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Oakdale Elem SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Parkside Elementary SchoolPublicPre-K–5McLean County USD 5
Prairieland Elementary SchoolPublicK–5McLean County USD 5
Sugar Creek Elem SchoolPublicPre-K–5McLean County USD 5
Thomas Metcalf SchoolPublicPre-K–8ISU Laboratory Schools
Chiddix Jr High SchoolPublic6–8McLean County USD 5
Kingsley Jr High SchoolPublic6–8McLean County USD 5
Parkside Jr High SchoolPublic6–8McLean County USD 5
Central Illinois Bridge AcademyAlternative7–12DeWitt/Livingstn/Logan/McLean ROE
Eugene Field SchoolPublic12McLean County USD 5
McClean Co Detention CenterAlternative6–12McLean County USD 5
Normal Community West High SchoolPublic9–12McLean County USD 5
University High SchoolPublic9–12ISU Laboratory Schools
YBMC Charter SchCharter11–12McLean County USD 5

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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