Electric companies in McLean County, Illinois
McLean County, IL ranks 3rd of 102 Illinois counties for the lowest home energy burden (2.1% of income). McLean County, IL has 170,882 residents. McLean County, IL: 3 utilities listed by EIA.
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McLean County, IL on the map
McLean County, IL darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in McLean County, IL
| Utility listed for McLean County, IL | Type | Home accounts in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company in McLean County, IL | Investor Owned | 1,060,894 |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation in McLean County, IL | Cooperative | 34,710 |
| Eastern Illinois Elec Coop in McLean County, IL | Cooperative | 11,115 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Cost of living with electricity in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL: electricity $1,081 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,959, 2.1% of $93,980 income. 68,491 households in McLean County, IL spend about $74.0 million a year on electricity and $134.2 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in McLean County, IL ($19,238 a year) spend 7.4% of income, 3.6 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in McLean County, IL
| McLean County, IL | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County, IL, all households | 68,491 | $93,980 | $1,081 | $870 | $8 | 2.1% |
| McLean County, IL, lower income | 20,503 | $19,238 | $821 | $600 | $6 | 7.4% |
| McLean County, IL, owners | 44,512 | $121,755 | $1,268 | $1,140 | $9 | 2.0% |
| McLean County, IL, renters | 23,979 | $42,421 | $734 | $369 | $5 | 2.6% |
ZIP codes in McLean County, IL
- 61701
- 61704
- 61705
- 61720
- 61722
- 61724
- 61725
- 61726
- 61728
- 61730
- 61731
- 61732
- 61736
- 61737
- 61744
- 61745
- 61748
- 61752
- 61753
- 61754
- 61761
- 61770
- 61772
- 61774
- 61776
Facts about McLean County, IL
- Residents of McLean County, IL, ACS 2023
- 170,88213 of 102 Illinois counties
- Households in McLean County, IL
- 69,0722.47 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in McLean County, IL
- 65.2%45,046 owner and 24,026 renter households
- Median household income in McLean County, IL
- $78,32918 of 102 Illinois counties
- Housing units in McLean County, IL
- 75,1206,048 vacant or seasonal, 8.1% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in McLean County, IL
- 23.5%16,219 homes, 43 of 102 Illinois counties
- Utilities listed for McLean County, IL
- 33 with a home price: Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation, Eastern Illinois Elec Coop
- ZIP areas touching McLean County, IL
- 2561701 to 61776
- Outage-linked storm events in McLean County, IL
- 197NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in McLean County, IL
- 49.4%median year built 1981
- Flood claims in McLean County, IL
- 32NFIP 2015 to 2025, $626K paid
- Home energy burden in McLean County, IL
- 2.1%$1,081 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL has no price series of its own. McLean County, IL: the Illinois average was 12.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. McLean County, IL: 15.87 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. McLean County, IL: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
McLean County, IL: a 693 kWh month at the Illinois price. McLean County, IL: $87 in 2015, $110 in 2024. McLean County, IL: $1,320 a year, 1.7% of the $78,329 median income.
McLean: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Illinois average | McLean: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, McLean | 12.50 | -0.15 |
| 2016, McLean | 12.54 | -0.01 |
| 2017, McLean | 12.95 | +0.06 |
| 2018, McLean | 12.77 | -0.10 |
| 2019, McLean | 13.03 | +0.02 |
| 2020, McLean | 13.04 | -0.11 |
| 2021, McLean | 13.18 | -0.48 |
| 2022, McLean | 15.65 | +0.61 |
| 2023, McLean | 15.71 | -0.29 |
| 2024, McLean | 15.87 | -0.61 |
McLean County, IL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a McLean County, IL price.
CSVHousing and heating in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL: 37,115 of 75,120 homes were built before 1980 and 17,812 in 2000 or later. McLean County, IL has 45,362 detached houses, 17,767 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,848 mobile homes, and 24,026 of 69,072 households rent.
Age of homes in McLean County, IL
% of homes by decade built, McLean County, IL
- 14pre-40
- 440s
- 650s
- 960s
- 1770s
- 1080s
- 1790s
- 1700s
- 710s
- 020+
Heating fuel in McLean County, IL
| McLean County, IL | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County, IL, median year built | 1981 | 1969 | +12 years | 11 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, built before 1980 | 49.4% | 66.6% | -17.2 points | 91 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, built 2000 or later | 23.7% | 14.2% | +9.5 points | 13 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, detached houses | 60.4% | 78.6% | -18.2 points | 97 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 23.7% | 5.4% | +18.3 points | 4 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, mobile homes | 3.8% | 5.6% | -1.8 points | 67 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, renter households | 34.8% | 23.2% | +11.6 points | 7 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, median home value | $198,300 | $126,000 | +$72,300 | 13 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, median gross rent a month | $992 | $793 | +$199 | 15 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, people per household | 2.35 | 2.35 | +0.00 | 49 of 102 |
Outage risk in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 197 in all, 115.3 per 100,000 residents of 170,882, rank 11 of 102 Illinois counties. Property damage in McLean County, IL: $2.9M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in McLean County, IL
events a year, McLean County, IL
- 5'15
- 5'16
- 10'17
- 12'18
- 19'19
- 22'20
- 8'21
- 21'22
- 34'23
- 31'24
- 30'25
Events by type
| McLean County, IL | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County, IL, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Moderate | 81.8 | 35 of 102 | 162 | 2023 (31) | $1.6M |
| McLean County, IL, tornado | Relatively Moderate | 89.6 | 16 of 102 | 18 | 2018 (5) | $330K |
| McLean County, IL, hurricane and tropical storm | Very Low | 32.5 | 35 of 102 | 0 | none | $0 |
| McLean County, IL, ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 71.6 | 15 of 102 | 2 | 2015 (1) | $975K |
| McLean County, IL, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively High | 85.3 | 15 of 102 | 11 | 2022 (3) | $0 |
| McLean County, IL, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 85.2 | 24 of 102 | 4 | 2023 (2) | $0 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL: 32 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $626K paid, median paid claim $21,354.
112 of 53,811 residential structures in McLean County, IL carry an NFIP contract. 141 NFIP policies of any type were in force in McLean County, IL on 8 Sep 2026. McLean County, IL lists 14 repetitive-loss properties.
McLean County, IL: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in McLean County, IL
flood claims a year, McLean County, IL
- 9'15
- 0'16
- 0'17
- <5'18
- <5'19
- <5'20
- 14'21
- 0'22
- 0'23
- 0'24
- <5'25
| McLean County, IL | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County, IL, claims 2015-2025 | 32 | — | 24 of 61 |
| McLean County, IL, paid 2015-2025 | $626K | — | 27 of 61 |
| McLean County, IL, median paid claim | $21,354 | — | — |
| McLean County, IL, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.6 | 1.1 | 47 of 61 |
| McLean County, IL, homes with flood insurance | 0.2% | 0.3% | 66 of 99 |
| McLean County, IL, policies in force | 141 | — | — |
| McLean County, IL, repetitive-loss properties | 14 | — | — |
McLean County, IL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
McLean County, IL: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL totals 5,875 heating degree days and 960 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, McLean County, IL is the 35th coldest of 102 counties in Illinois: 5,875 against a median of 5,457. For cooling, McLean County, IL is the 71st hottest: 960 against a median of 1,112.
McLean County, IL is a cold-winter county, with 4,915 more heating than cooling degree days.
McLean County, IL: 5,511 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,875 on the normal, 6% under.
In McLean County, IL, 23.5% of 69,072 homes heat with electricity; the other 76.5% use another main heating fuel.
| McLean County, IL | Value | IL median county | McLean County, IL, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLean County, IL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,875 | 5,457 | 35 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,511 | 5,201 | 35 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 960 | 1,112 | 71 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 1,081 | 1,200 | 70 of 102 |
| McLean County, IL, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 23.5% | 22.2% | 43 of 102 |
McLean County, IL: ACS B25040, 69,072 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL touches 25 ZIP areas, 61701 to 61776, about 6,835 residents each. McLean County, IL counts 170,882 residents in 69,072 households. Household income in McLean County, IL is $78,329; 45,046 of its 69,072 households own.
16,219 of the 69,072 homes in McLean County, IL heat with electricity. McLean County, IL has 75,120 housing units, 6,048 (8.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 24,026 rented homes. McLean County, IL logged 197 storm events for its 170,882 residents.
The median home in McLean County, IL dates from 1981. Homes in McLean County, IL pay $1,081 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, McLean County, IL
Compare McLean County, IL with its neighbours
- De Witt County sits 23 miles south of McLean County, IL, with 15,461 residents against 170,882 there, 72 storm events against 197, median home built 1961 against 1981, energy burden 3.9% against 2.1%, income $64,802 against $78,329.
- Livingston County sits 30 miles northeast of McLean County, IL, with 35,659 residents against 170,882 there, 111 storm events against 197, median home built 1961 against 1981, energy burden 3.8% against 2.1%, income $70,796 against $78,329.
- Woodford County sits 28 miles northwest of McLean County, IL, with 38,348 residents against 170,882 there, 99 storm events against 197, median home built 1973 against 1981, energy burden 2.8% against 2.1%, income $85,629 against $78,329.
- Piatt County sits 38 miles south of McLean County, IL, with 16,702 residents against 170,882 there, 66 storm events against 197, median home built 1972 against 1981, energy burden 3.2% against 2.1%, income $87,516 against $78,329.
- Ford County sits 35 miles east of McLean County, IL, with 13,396 residents against 170,882 there, 80 storm events against 197, median home built 1955 against 1981, energy burden 4.0% against 2.1%, income $60,782 against $78,329.
Cities in McLean County, IL
- Bloomington electricity rates78,703 residents
- Normal electricity rates52,908 residents
Illinois: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on McLean County, IL
McLean County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in McLean County, IL: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Illinois average 15.87 cents per kWh, $110 a month at 693 kWh.
McLean County, IL: how many homes heat with electricity?
McLean County, IL: 16,219 of 69,072 occupied homes, 23.5%, rank 43 of 102.
McLean County, IL: median household income?
$78,329 in McLean County, IL, rank 18 of 102; 170,882 residents, 69,072 households.
McLean County, IL: outage-linked storms since 2015?
McLean County, IL: 197 NWS events, peak year 2023.
McLean County, IL: flood insurance claims since 2015?
McLean County, IL: 32 NFIP flood claims, $626K paid, 0.6 per 1,000 homes, 0.2% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in McLean County, IL?
McLean County, IL: median home built 1981; 49.4% predate 1980, 60.4% detached, 23.7% in 5+ unit buildings.
McLean County, IL: share of income for energy?
McLean County, IL homes spend $1,081 a year on electricity, $1,959 on all energy: 2.1% of $93,980; 7.4% for lower incomes.