Carroll County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 15,621
Median household income: $60,871
Median home value: $113,500

Home to 15,621 residents, Carroll County is one of Illinois's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,871, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carroll County's population grew 8.0% from 14,466 to 15,621, while its median household income rose 16.1% from $52,410 to $60,871.

18.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,621
Median age: 44.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,871
Median home value: $113,500
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 8,190
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,46615,621

Median household income

$52,410$60,871

Median home value

$106,100$113,500

Median gross rent

$631$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,466	$52,410	$106,100	$631
2020	14,398	$52,813	$102,200	$621
2021	15,586	$54,959	$100,700	$701
2022	15,594	$61,539	$109,900	$751
2023	15,621	$60,871	$113,500	$784

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	677	4.3%
5 to 17	2,150	13.8%
18 to 24	1,296	8.3%
25 to 34	1,780	11.4%
35 to 44	1,939	12.4%
45 to 54	1,814	11.6%
55 to 64	2,216	14.2%
65 to 74	2,172	13.9%
75 and over	1,577	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,813	88.4%
Black or African American	584	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.3%
Asian	106	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	274	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	794	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate35.8%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,415	12.3%
High school graduate	4,115	35.8%
Some college or associate's	3,880	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,536	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	552	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,338	80.9%
Carpooled	497	7.5%
Public transit	58	0.9%
Walked	236	3.6%
Bicycle	16	0.2%
Worked from home	418	6.3%
Other means	33	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,311	37.4%
15 to 29 min	1,926	31.2%
30 to 44 min	1,247	20.2%
45 to 59 min	379	6.1%
60+ min	315	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 13.6% (1,950 of 14,327)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,819	59.0%
Nonfamily households	2,659	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,478	79.1%
Vacant	1,712	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,037	77.8%
Renter-occupied	1,441	22.2%

1-unit, detached85.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,005	85.5%
1-unit, attached	61	0.7%
2 to 4 units	324	4.0%
5 to 19 units	246	3.0%
20 or more units	205	2.5%
Mobile home & other	349	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17015
State: Illinois
Land area: 445 sq mi
Water area: 22 sq mi
Center point: 42.0709, -89.9242

Cities & places

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