McDonough County, Illinois

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 27,102
Median household income: $50,434
Median home value: $103,500

Home to 27,102 residents, McDonough County is one of Illinois's counties. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $50,434 is below the Illinois median ($81,702).

Between 2019 and 2023, McDonough County's population declined 11.1% from 30,479 to 27,102, while its median household income rose 13.4% from $44,471 to $50,434.

The median resident is 35.1 years old. The largest age group is 18 to 24, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,102
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,434
Median home value: $103,500
Median gross rent: $730
Housing units: 13,598
Homeownership rate: 62.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,47927,102

Median household income

$44,471$50,434

Median home value

$91,800$103,500

Median gross rent

$662$730

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,479	$44,471	$91,800	$662
2020	30,107	$43,591	$91,700	$714
2021	27,743	$45,704	$89,000	$666
2022	27,370	$48,904	$100,400	$688
2023	27,102	$50,434	$103,500	$730

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 2420.4%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,258	4.6%
5 to 17	3,595	13.3%
18 to 24	5,528	20.4%
25 to 34	3,138	11.6%
35 to 44	2,796	10.3%
45 to 54	2,412	8.9%
55 to 64	3,141	11.6%
65 to 74	2,965	10.9%
75 and over	2,269	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,245	85.8%
Black or African American	1,552	5.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	530	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.0%
Some other race	103	0.4%
Two or more races	724	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	935	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.7%

High school graduate32.7%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree16.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	958	5.7%
High school graduate	5,474	32.7%
Some college or associate's	4,971	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,789	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,529	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked5.4%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,683	76.5%
Carpooled	1,199	9.5%
Public transit	59	0.5%
Walked	683	5.4%
Bicycle	92	0.7%
Worked from home	820	6.5%
Other means	115	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,445	54.5%
15 to 29 min	3,104	26.2%
30 to 44 min	1,013	8.6%
45 to 59 min	405	3.4%
60+ min	864	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 19.9% (4,885 of 24,540)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,781	49.2%
Nonfamily households	5,979	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,760	86.5%
Vacant	1,838	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,304	62.1%
Renter-occupied	4,456	37.9%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units11.6%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,891	65.4%
1-unit, attached	577	4.2%
2 to 4 units	1,025	7.5%
5 to 19 units	1,574	11.6%
20 or more units	811	6.0%
Mobile home & other	720	5.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17109
State: Illinois
Land area: 589 sq mi
Water area: 0.8 sq mi
Center point: 40.4558, -90.6790

Cities & places

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