Iroquois County, Illinois

21 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 26,746
Median household income: $62,439
Median home value: $125,400

Iroquois County is a county in Illinois with a population of 26,746. 21 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,439, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

Between 2019 and 2023, Iroquois County's population declined 3.8% from 27,812 to 26,746, while its median household income rose 18.5% from $52,700 to $62,439.

The typical home was built around 1960. 13.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,746
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,439
Median home value: $125,400
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 12,818
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,81226,746

Median household income

$52,700$62,439

Median home value

$102,800$125,400

Median gross rent

$686$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,812	$52,700	$102,800	$686
2020	27,437	$54,445	$107,300	$690
2021	27,362	$58,481	$111,700	$724
2022	27,043	$62,866	$120,900	$773
2023	26,746	$62,439	$125,400	$793

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,532	5.7%
5 to 17	4,270	16.0%
18 to 24	2,045	7.6%
25 to 34	2,657	9.9%
35 to 44	3,102	11.6%
45 to 54	3,138	11.7%
55 to 64	4,063	15.2%
65 to 74	3,352	12.5%
75 and over	2,587	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,491	87.8%
Black or African American	182	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	99	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	58	0.2%
Two or more races	764	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,132	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,052	10.9%
High school graduate	7,527	39.8%
Some college or associate's	6,158	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,241	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	921	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,768	81.1%
Carpooled	926	7.7%
Public transit	33	0.3%
Walked	258	2.1%
Bicycle	15	0.1%
Worked from home	865	7.2%
Other means	177	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,343	38.9%
15 to 29 min	2,927	26.2%
30 to 44 min	2,059	18.4%
45 to 59 min	933	8.3%
60+ min	915	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 13.4% (3,495 of 26,099)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,153	63.1%
Nonfamily households	4,180	36.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,333	88.4%
Vacant	1,485	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,901	78.5%
Renter-occupied	2,432	21.5%

1-unit, detached84.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,871	84.8%
1-unit, attached	296	2.3%
2 to 4 units	686	5.4%
5 to 19 units	351	2.7%
20 or more units	87	0.7%
Mobile home & other	527	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 17075
State: Illinois
Land area: 1,117 sq mi
Water area: 1.64 sq mi
Center point: 40.7489, -87.8336

Cities & places

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