McDonough County vs Randolph County

A side-by-side comparison of McDonough County and Randolph County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Randolph County has the higher population (30,142 vs 27,102 in McDonough County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($68,870 vs $50,434 in McDonough County). Randolph County has the higher median home value ($134,100 vs $103,500 in McDonough County).

Population, income & housing

	McDonough County	Randolph County
Population	27,102	30,142
Median age	35.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,434	$68,870
Median home value	$103,500	$134,100
Median gross rent	$730	$760
Housing units	13,598	13,400
Homeownership rate	62.1%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonough County	Randolph County
Population	30,479 → 27,102 (-11.1%)	32,295 → 30,142 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$44,471 → $50,434 (+13.4%)	$53,816 → $68,870 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $103,500 (+12.7%)	$110,200 → $134,100 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $730 (+10.3%)	$680 → $760 (+11.8%)

McDonough County

Population

30,47927,102

Median household income

$44,471$50,434

Median home value

$91,800$103,500

Median gross rent

$662$730

Randolph County

Population

32,29530,142

Median household income

$53,816$68,870

Median home value

$110,200$134,100

Median gross rent

$680$760

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonough County	Randolph County
Under 5	4.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	20.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.8%
75 and over	8.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonough County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	85.8%
Black or African American	5.7%	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonough County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	5.7%	12.1%
High school graduate	32.7%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	29.7%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.7%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonough County	Randolph County
Drove alone	76.5%	84.0%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonough County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	11.6%	1.4%
20 or more units	6.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	McDonough County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	19.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.08	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1966	1972