Ford County, Illinois

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,396
Median household income: $60,782
Median home value: $118,100

Ford County, Illinois counts 13,396 residents. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $60,782 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ford County's population held roughly steady from 13,270 to 13,396, while its median household income rose 16.7% from $52,092 to $60,782.

19.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,396
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,782
Median home value: $118,100
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 6,263
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,27013,396

Median household income

$52,092$60,782

Median home value

$98,300$118,100

Median gross rent

$676$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,270	$52,092	$98,300	$676
2020	13,155	$50,582	$98,600	$645
2021	13,589	$55,011	$101,200	$680
2022	13,484	$58,930	$113,400	$708
2023	13,396	$60,782	$118,100	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	766	5.7%
5 to 17	2,354	17.6%
18 to 24	980	7.3%
25 to 34	1,467	11.0%
35 to 44	1,658	12.4%
45 to 54	1,651	12.3%
55 to 64	1,936	14.5%
65 to 74	1,454	10.9%
75 and over	1,130	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,129	90.5%
Black or African American	86	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	100	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	40	0.3%
Two or more races	416	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	621	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's36.4%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	753	8.1%
High school graduate	3,355	36.1%
Some college or associate's	3,381	36.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,158	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	649	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,739	77.5%
Carpooled	612	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	166	2.7%
Bicycle	27	0.4%
Worked from home	538	8.8%
Other means	33	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,281	40.9%
15 to 29 min	1,208	21.7%
30 to 44 min	1,088	19.5%
45 to 59 min	613	11.0%
60+ min	387	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 12.7% (1,628 of 12,869)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,594	62.7%
Nonfamily households	2,134	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,728	91.5%
Vacant	535	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,245	74.1%
Renter-occupied	1,483	25.9%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,101	81.4%
1-unit, attached	39	0.6%
2 to 4 units	513	8.2%
5 to 19 units	223	3.6%
20 or more units	180	2.9%
Mobile home & other	207	3.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17053
State: Illinois
Land area: 486 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 40.5965, -88.2246

Cities & places

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