Kenney is a village in De Witt County, Illinois, home to about 349 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61749.
Homes sold for a median of $131 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kenney. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)116 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL141 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Kenney; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Kenney had 311 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1040th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
De Witt County grew from 18,972 residents in 1900 to 15,516 in 2020.
De Witt County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln, IL weather station (14 miles away).
3,973 jobs at 343 businesses in De Witt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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