Cumberland County vs Menard County

A side-by-side comparison of Cumberland County and Menard County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cumberland County and Menard County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Menard County has the higher population (12,169 vs 10,378 in Cumberland County). Menard County has the higher median household income ($81,334 vs $69,826 in Cumberland County). Menard County has the higher median home value ($179,300 vs $117,700 in Cumberland County).

Population, income & housing

	Cumberland County	Menard County
Population	10,378	12,169
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$69,826	$81,334
Median home value	$117,700	$179,300
Median gross rent	$756	$780
Housing units	4,720	5,602
Homeownership rate	83.5%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cumberland County	Menard County
Population	10,836 → 10,378 (-4.2%)	12,306 → 12,169 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$56,206 → $69,826 (+24.2%)	$74,684 → $81,334 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$105,800 → $117,700 (+11.2%)	$146,900 → $179,300 (+22.1%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $756 (+29.9%)	$783 → $780 (-0.4%)

Cumberland County

Population

10,83610,378

Median household income

$56,206$69,826

Median home value

$105,800$117,700

Median gross rent

$582$756

Menard County

Population

12,30612,169

Median household income

$74,684$81,334

Median home value

$146,900$179,300

Median gross rent

$783$780

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cumberland County	Menard County
Under 5	6.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	17.1%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.1%	12.3%
75 and over	8.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cumberland County	Menard County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cumberland County	Menard County
No high school diploma	6.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	38.6%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cumberland County	Menard County
Drove alone	82.8%	82.9%
Carpooled	5.7%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	8.1%
Other means	0.1%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cumberland County	Menard County
1-unit, detached	84.1%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Cumberland County	Menard County
Poverty rate	9.9%	9.8%
Average household size	2.45	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1969	1975