Warren County, Illinois

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,576
Median household income: $64,650
Median home value: $101,300

Warren County is a county in Illinois with a population of 16,576. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $64,650 is below the Illinois median ($81,702).

Between 2019 and 2023, Warren County's population declined 3.3% from 17,146 to 16,576, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $50,310 to $64,650.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 81.7% of the population. 82.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,576
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,650
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $694
Housing units: 7,598
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,14616,576

Median household income

$50,310$64,650

Median home value

$83,900$101,300

Median gross rent

$628$694

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,146	$50,310	$83,900	$628
2020	16,981	$54,291	$86,900	$608
2021	16,887	$59,673	$87,400	$650
2022	16,760	$62,700	$98,200	$697
2023	16,576	$64,650	$101,300	$694

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	899	5.4%
5 to 17	2,785	16.8%
18 to 24	2,057	12.4%
25 to 34	1,745	10.5%
35 to 44	1,742	10.5%
45 to 54	1,890	11.4%
55 to 64	2,203	13.3%
65 to 74	1,910	11.5%
75 and over	1,345	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,544	81.7%
Black or African American	462	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	400	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	23	0.1%
Two or more races	315	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,791	10.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,455	13.4%
High school graduate	3,724	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,269	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,541	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	846	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,289	82.3%
Carpooled	515	6.7%
Public transit	30	0.4%
Walked	303	4.0%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	419	5.5%
Other means	77	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,478	48.2%
15 to 29 min	2,175	30.1%
30 to 44 min	968	13.4%
45 to 59 min	188	2.6%
60+ min	410	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 12.8% (1,996 of 15,546)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,390	65.3%
Nonfamily households	2,332	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,722	88.5%
Vacant	876	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,251	78.1%
Renter-occupied	1,471	21.9%

1-unit, detached87.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other2.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,620	87.1%
1-unit, attached	76	1.0%
2 to 4 units	219	2.9%
5 to 19 units	276	3.6%
20 or more units	236	3.1%
Mobile home & other	171	2.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17187
State: Illinois
Land area: 542 sq mi
Water area: 0.71 sq mi
Center point: 40.8504, -90.6202

Cities & places

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