Normal

Population & Demographics

Normal, IL

Normal is home to 53,569 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 21,855 resident workers commute each day.

IllinoisCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
53,569
people
Population

53,569 residents

Median age 25.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Normal population & demographics

Who lives in Normal — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
53,569
Median age
25.0yrs
Median household income
$64,785
Median home value
$213,600
Median gross rent
$965/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
52.9%
Poverty rate
21.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Normal

How Normal breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White75.4%
Black10.8%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Asian4.1%
Two or more races2.2%
Some other race0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Normal

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Normal.

Normal at a glance
Employed Residents
21,855
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
2.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
25.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.4%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bloomington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Normal proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Normal commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

85 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Normal

21,855 commutes, one dot at a time

Normal

Where 21,855 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Normal, by worker count.

1Bloomington2.7 mi7,672
2Normal0.0 mi5,553
3Peoria36.2 mi860
4Chicago114.2 mi737
5Urbana50.0 mi361
6Springfield61.7 mi353
7Champaign47.1 mi270
8Decatur45.9 mi212

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Normal.

1Bloomington2.7 mi7,975
2Normal0.0 mi5,553
3Peoria36.2 mi727
4Chicago114.2 mi419
5Pekin34.4 mi404
6Champaign47.1 mi304
7Springfield61.7 mi301
8East Peoria31.2 mi269

Top industries

The sectors that employ Normal’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services26.1%
MFManufacturing25.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
RTRetail Trade9.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing2.8%
PAPublic Administration2.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services2.3%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing2.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Normal

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

11 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps98%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Normal

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).