Stephenson County vs Woodford County

A side-by-side comparison of Stephenson County and Woodford County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Stephenson County has the higher population (44,042 vs 38,348 in Woodford County). Woodford County has the higher median household income ($85,629 vs $61,943 in Stephenson County). Woodford County has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $127,500 in Stephenson County).

Population, income & housing

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
Population	44,042	38,348
Median age	45.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,943	$85,629
Median home value	$127,500	$193,800
Median gross rent	$764	$907
Housing units	21,375	15,745
Homeownership rate	71.0%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
Population	45,093 → 44,042 (-2.3%)	38,700 → 38,348 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$48,805 → $61,943 (+26.9%)	$72,808 → $85,629 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$97,800 → $127,500 (+30.4%)	$168,700 → $193,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$651 → $764 (+17.4%)	$758 → $907 (+19.7%)

Stephenson County

Population

45,09344,042

Median household income

$48,805$61,943

Median home value

$97,800$127,500

Median gross rent

$651$764

Woodford County

Population

38,70038,348

Median household income

$72,808$85,629

Median home value

$168,700$193,800

Median gross rent

$758$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
Under 5	5.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.1%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.4%
25 to 34	10.2%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.9%	12.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.8%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.0%
75 and over	10.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
White (non-Hispanic)	80.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	8.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
No high school diploma	8.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	32.0%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
Drove alone	77.2%	79.2%
Carpooled	8.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.7%	0.1%
Walked	2.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.2%	11.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
1-unit, detached	75.8%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Stephenson County	Woodford County
Poverty rate	13.1%	7.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1959	1973