Douglas County, Illinois

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 19,686
Median household income: $74,186
Median home value: $142,600

Home to 19,686 residents, Douglas County is one of Illinois's counties. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $74,186 is below the Illinois median ($81,702).

From 2019 to 2023, Douglas County's population held roughly steady from 19,623 to 19,686, while its median household income rose 30.8% from $56,714 to $74,186.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.9% of the population. 74.2% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,686
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $74,186
Median home value: $142,600
Median gross rent: $818
Housing units: 8,492
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,62319,686

Median household income

$56,714$74,186

Median home value

$111,400$142,600

Median gross rent

$724$818

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,623	$56,714	$111,400	$724
2020	19,551	$59,620	$120,500	$734
2021	19,708	$63,142	$119,800	$718
2022	19,714	$67,177	$137,100	$748
2023	19,686	$74,186	$142,600	$818

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,313	6.7%
5 to 17	3,523	17.9%
18 to 24	1,586	8.1%
25 to 34	2,444	12.4%
35 to 44	2,460	12.5%
45 to 54	2,175	11.0%
55 to 64	2,542	12.9%
65 to 74	2,094	10.6%
75 and over	1,549	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,313	87.9%
Black or African American	240	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	89	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	0.3%
Two or more races	351	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,603	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.9%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,848	13.9%
High school graduate	4,377	33.0%
Some college or associate's	4,360	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,847	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	832	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle4.4%

Worked from home4.7%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,036	74.2%
Carpooled	962	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	400	4.2%
Bicycle	419	4.4%
Worked from home	448	4.7%
Other means	214	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,026	44.6%
15 to 29 min	1,975	21.9%
30 to 44 min	2,019	22.4%
45 to 59 min	668	7.4%
60+ min	343	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 8.9% (1,718 of 19,342)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,439	69.5%
Nonfamily households	2,382	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,821	92.1%
Vacant	671	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,186	79.1%
Renter-occupied	1,635	20.9%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units3.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,307	86.0%
1-unit, attached	204	2.4%
2 to 4 units	276	3.3%
5 to 19 units	218	2.6%
20 or more units	150	1.8%
Mobile home & other	337	4.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 17041
State: Illinois
Land area: 417 sq mi
Water area: 0.56 sq mi
Center point: 39.7661, -88.2229

Cities & places

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