| Penfield | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Champaign |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Compromise |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 151 |
| Population Density Km2: | 226.63 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 587.55 |
| Timezone: | Central |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 217 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3033°N -87.9467°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61862 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-58577 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0415522 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Penfield is an unincorporated census-designated place in Compromise Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 151 at the 2020 census.
Penfield was laid out in 1876 and is named after John Penfield of Rantoul, Illinois. Along with nearby Gifford, it had a station on the now-defunct Illinois Central Railroad.
Penfield is located at 40.3033°N -87.9467°W at an elevation of 712feet. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Penfield has a total area of 0.26sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 151 people, 104 households, and 57 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 587.55PD/sqmi. There were 74 housing units at an average density of 287.94/sqmi. The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.07% White, 1.32% from other races, and 8.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% of the population.
There were 104 households, out of which 14.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.92% were married couples living together, 0.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.19% were non-families. 23.08% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.35% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.26.
The CDP's age distribution consisted of 21.3% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 18.7% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 41.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.3 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $76,250, and the median income for a family was $118,164. Males had a median income of $48,750 versus $31,136 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $33,539. No of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.