Tazewell County, Illinois

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 130,555
Median household income: $76,704
Median home value: $164,500

Home to 130,555 residents, Tazewell County is one of Illinois's counties. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. At $76,704, its median household income sits below Illinois's $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Tazewell County's population declined 2.0% from 133,195 to 130,555, while its median household income rose 20.9% from $63,454 to $76,704.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 130,555
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $76,704
Median home value: $164,500
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 58,664
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

133,195130,555

Median household income

$63,454$76,704

Median home value

$142,000$164,500

Median gross rent

$741$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	133,195	$63,454	$142,000	$741
2020	132,524	$66,220	$142,300	$751
2021	131,977	$68,860	$145,500	$801
2022	131,276	$74,606	$159,100	$850
2023	130,555	$76,704	$164,500	$898

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,849	5.2%
5 to 17	22,250	17.0%
18 to 24	9,535	7.3%
25 to 34	15,387	11.8%
35 to 44	17,214	13.2%
45 to 54	16,274	12.5%
55 to 64	17,530	13.4%
65 to 74	14,705	11.3%
75 and over	10,811	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	120,850	92.6%
Black or African American	1,813	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	130	0.1%
Asian	1,333	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.0%
Some other race	175	0.1%
Two or more races	2,881	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,355	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,515	6.0%
High school graduate	27,876	30.3%
Some college or associate's	32,467	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	17,957	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,106	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	49,623	80.7%
Carpooled	4,146	6.7%
Public transit	274	0.4%
Walked	885	1.4%
Bicycle	137	0.2%
Worked from home	5,940	9.7%
Other means	511	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,771	33.8%
15 to 29 min	23,637	42.5%
30 to 44 min	9,578	17.2%
45 to 59 min	1,848	3.3%
60+ min	1,742	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.7% (11,135 of 127,594)

	Count	Share
Family households	34,017	63.2%
Nonfamily households	19,795	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	53,812	91.7%
Vacant	4,852	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	41,718	77.5%
Renter-occupied	12,094	22.5%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	47,037	80.2%
1-unit, attached	1,891	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3,224	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3,573	6.1%
20 or more units	1,952	3.3%
Mobile home & other	987	1.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 17179
State: Illinois
Land area: 646 sq mi
Water area: 11 sq mi
Center point: 40.5081, -89.5163

Cities & places

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