Coles County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 46,689
Median household income: $56,040
Median home value: $121,900

Coles County is a county in Illinois with a population of 46,689. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $56,040 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Coles County's population declined 9.1% from 51,353 to 46,689, while its median household income rose 21.3% from $46,202 to $56,040.

Owners occupy 60.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,689
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $56,040
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 22,717
Homeownership rate: 60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

51,35346,689

Median household income

$46,202$56,040

Median home value

$100,500$121,900

Median gross rent

$697$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	51,353	$46,202	$100,500	$697
2020	51,065	$46,411	$105,100	$678
2021	47,542	$48,534	$103,200	$706
2022	47,076	$53,732	$114,000	$778
2023	46,689	$56,040	$121,900	$793

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2416.8%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,367	5.1%
5 to 17	6,154	13.2%
18 to 24	7,867	16.8%
25 to 34	5,680	12.2%
35 to 44	5,205	11.1%
45 to 54	4,955	10.6%
55 to 64	6,017	12.9%
65 to 74	4,878	10.4%
75 and over	3,566	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	41,355	88.6%
Black or African American	1,746	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.0%
Asian	547	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	143	0.3%
Two or more races	1,153	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,721	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.5%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree16.6%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,577	8.5%
High school graduate	9,308	30.7%
Some college or associate's	10,191	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	5,034	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,191	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,813	76.6%
Carpooled	2,086	9.5%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	1,155	5.3%
Bicycle	307	1.4%
Worked from home	1,362	6.2%
Other means	213	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	10,499	51.0%
15 to 29 min	6,038	29.3%
30 to 44 min	2,164	10.5%
45 to 59 min	960	4.7%
60+ min	916	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 18.4% (7,950 of 43,320)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,688	57.5%
Nonfamily households	8,647	42.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,335	89.5%
Vacant	2,382	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,279	60.4%
Renter-occupied	8,056	39.6%

1-unit, detached67.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units10.1%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,422	67.9%
1-unit, attached	475	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2,011	8.9%
5 to 19 units	2,292	10.1%
20 or more units	1,585	7.0%
Mobile home & other	932	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 17029
State: Illinois
Land area: 508 sq mi
Water area: 1.8 sq mi
Center point: 39.5137, -88.2208

Cities & places

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