Village · Boone County, Illinois

Capron, Illinois

Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, part of the Rockford, IL metro area. It has 1,311 residents. Capron, Illinois has a quality-of-life score of 35 out of 100 (low), ranking #10,110 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Illinois it ranks #490 of 697 cities and towns. It ranks best on income inequality (Gini index) (low), home price to income ratio (low) and homicide rate (low). It ranks worst on mental health providers (low), math scores (low) and pharmacies (low).

35Low

Quality-of-life score: #10,110 of 15,651 cities and towns
Illinois: #490 of 697 in IL
Population: 1,311 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,697.9 /mi²
FIPS code: 1711124

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety92#1,186/15,637
Economy45#8,584/15,631
Housing61#5,914/14,977
Health67#5,199/15,609
Healthcare8#14,350/15,650
Environment62#5,797/15,453
Education9#14,249/15,649
Infrastructure24#11,825/15,650
Community24#11,851/15,651
Leisure & amenities21#12,326/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Capron, Illinois ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Boone County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.307
97/100Illinois 0.481United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Home price to income ratio · low1.8×
96/100Illinois 3.2×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
94/100Illinois 6.2 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataBoone County value
Property crime rate · low446 /100k
92/100Illinois 1,508 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationBoone County value
Drinking water violations · low0
86/100Illinois 0United States 02024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBoone County value
Dental care shortage · low0.0
84/100Illinois 4.8United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationBoone County value

Weaknesses

Mental health providers · low49 /100k
6/100Illinois 355 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBoone County value
Math scores · low2.56
7/100Illinois 2.90United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBoone County value
Pharmacies · low0.8 /10k
7/100Illinois 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsBoone County value
Effective property tax rate · high2.01%
7/100Illinois 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Reading scores · low2.67
7/100Illinois 2.97United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBoone County value
Social associations · low5.6 /10k
10/100Illinois 9.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteBoone County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
1,578 (2015-2019) → 1,311 (2020-2024)
−17%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
New homes permittedWorsening
1.3 /1k (2021) → 0.0 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
27.9% (2015-2019) → 41.5% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Child poverty rateImproving
20.2% (2015-2019) → 10.0% (2020-2024)
−10 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Median household incomeImproving
$65,405 (2015-2019) → $90,192 (2020-2024)
+38%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Poverty rateImproving
15.5% (2015-2019) → 8.9% (2020-2024)
−6.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Capron, Illinois improved on 1 of 10 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Household income+38%$65,405 → $90,192

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 10 measures

Change of every measure of Capron, Illinois between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	29.9 min2015-2019	28.9 min2020-2024	−1.1 min	Within the margin of error	61%
Broadband subscriptions	86.0%2015-2019	91.5%2020-2024	+5.4 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Effective property tax rate	2.82%2015-2019	2.01%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	98%
High school diploma or higher	78.9%2015-2019	80.1%2020-2024	+1.1 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Home price to income ratio	1.7×2015-2019	1.8×2020-2024	+0.0×	Within the margin of error	77%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4172015-2019	0.3072020-2024	−0.110	Within the margin of error	97%
Median household income	$65,4052015-2019	$90,1922020-2024	+38%	Improved	70%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%
Rent as share of income	24.8%2015-2019	24.4%2020-2024	−0.4 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.0%2015-2019	12.5%2020-2024	+4.4 points	Within the margin of error	12%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Capron, Illinois five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Capron, Illinois in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Capron, Illinois itself moved +5.8 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,311 residents (±388)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under 10 men (−6.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,311 residents (±388)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

White53%†693
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino43%†567

Education

828 residents (±225)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

No high school diploma20%†165
High school or GED45%†369
Some college20%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

376 households (±103)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $25k8.8%†33
$25k–50k16%†62
$50k–75k11%†40
$75k–100k28%†104
$100k–150k22%†84
$150k–200k14%†51
$200k or more0.5%†2

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $50k–75k (−15.4 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

376 households (±103)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Own78%†294
Rent22%†82

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

82 households (±43)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $75046%†38
$750–1,00011%†9
$1,000–1,50033%†27

Home values

294 homes (±91)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Under $150k39%†114
$150k–250k50%†146
$250k–400k9.9%†29

Age of homes

406 homes (±103)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

2010 or later0.7%†3
2000–200919%†77
1980–199936%†147

Size of homes

406 homes (±103)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom3.4%†14
2 bedrooms9.9%†40

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

718 workers (±225)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Drive alone81%†579
Carpool14%†97
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home5.9%†42
Other0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

676 workers (±223)

Capron, Illinois
Illinois share

Under 15 min31%†207
15–29 min22%†151
30–44 min31%†211

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Rockford, IL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Boone County, the county holding most of Capron's residents.

Boone County has 890 employer establishments, 167 for every 10,000 residents (0.67× the US rate of 248; 0.65× Illinois's), with 15,427 paid employees at an average annual pay of $66,728. The Census Bureau also counts 3,568 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 890; 3,568 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 167; US 248 · Illinois 255
Paid employees: 15,427
Average annual pay: $66,728; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Boone County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	87	16.3	1.05×About typical	636	$67,862	267
Truck transportation	67	12.6	2.48×More than typical	129	$71,566	110
Services to buildings and dwellings	62	11.6	1.72×More than typical	224	$43,103	246
Restaurants and other eating places	61	11.4	0.62×Fewer than typical	775	$20,337	23
Ambulatory health care services	54	10.1	0.49×Fewer than typical	339	$61,342	146
Landscaping services	48	9	2.57×More than typical	69	$88,725	106
Limited-service restaurants	33	6.2	0.77×Fewer than typical	548	$20,776	9
Foundation, structure and building exterior contractors	32	6	1.90×More than typical	495	$71,016	71
Construction of buildings	29	5.4	0.72×Fewer than typical	124	$84,266	120
Lessors of real estate	29	5.4	0.44×Fewer than typical	58	$44,862	302
Building finishing contractors	27	5.1	1.33×More than typical	50	$46,420	81
Automotive repair and maintenance	23	4.3	0.86×About typical	166	$39,235	55

Rank places for an industry Open Boone County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 53,352 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Capron is mostly in Boone County.

See federal money in Boone County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Capron, Illinois is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).