DeKalb County vs Tazewell County

A side-by-side comparison of DeKalb County and Tazewell County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Tazewell County has the higher population (130,555 vs 100,512 in DeKalb County). Tazewell County has the higher median household income ($76,704 vs $69,022 in DeKalb County). DeKalb County has the higher median home value ($231,900 vs $164,500 in Tazewell County).

Population, income & housing

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
Population	100,512	130,555
Median age	32.6 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	$76,704
Median home value	$231,900	$164,500
Median gross rent	$1,041	$898
Housing units	41,499	58,664
Homeownership rate	60.9%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.7%	28.4%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
Population	104,366 → 100,512 (-3.7%)	133,195 → 130,555 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$63,317 → $69,022 (+9.0%)	$63,454 → $76,704 (+20.9%)
Median home value	$173,100 → $231,900 (+34.0%)	$142,000 → $164,500 (+15.8%)
Median gross rent	$930 → $1,041 (+11.9%)	$741 → $898 (+21.2%)

DeKalb County

Population

104,366100,512

Median household income

$63,317$69,022

Median home value

$173,100$231,900

Median gross rent

$930$1,041

Tazewell County

Population

133,195130,555

Median household income

$63,454$76,704

Median home value

$142,000$164,500

Median gross rent

$741$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
Under 5	5.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	17.0%
18 to 24	18.2%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.9%	13.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.9%	13.4%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.3%
75 and over	5.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	92.6%
Black or African American	7.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
No high school diploma	7.6%	6.0%
High school graduate	25.9%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
Drove alone	76.4%	80.7%
Carpooled	10.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.4%
Walked	3.5%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.6%	9.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
1-unit, detached	57.4%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	9.4%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	15.4%	6.1%
20 or more units	6.6%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.7%

Poverty & households

	DeKalb County	Tazewell County
Poverty rate	15.9%	8.7%
Average household size	2.44	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1978	1969