White County, Illinois

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,708
Median household income: $53,097
Median home value: $100,100

Home to 13,708 residents, White County is one of Illinois's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,097 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, White County's population declined 1.2% from 13,868 to 13,708, while its median household income rose 7.7% from $49,290 to $53,097.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.8% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,708
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $53,097
Median home value: $100,100
Median gross rent: $706
Housing units: 6,751
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,86813,708

Median household income

$49,290$53,097

Median home value

$71,500$100,100

Median gross rent

$552$706

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,868	$49,290	$71,500	$552
2020	13,712	$48,303	$75,400	$560
2021	13,959	$51,351	$83,100	$645
2022	13,834	$54,605	$101,000	$672
2023	13,708	$53,097	$100,100	$706

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	677	4.9%
5 to 17	2,315	16.9%
18 to 24	839	6.1%
25 to 34	1,476	10.8%
35 to 44	1,646	12.0%
45 to 54	1,560	11.4%
55 to 64	2,019	14.7%
65 to 74	1,647	12.0%
75 and over	1,529	11.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,130	95.8%
Black or African American	90	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	30	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.1%
Two or more races	235	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	205	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,329	13.5%
High school graduate	3,393	34.4%
Some college or associate's	3,681	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	958	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	516	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,579	80.9%
Carpooled	545	9.6%
Public transit	29	0.5%
Walked	113	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	290	5.1%
Other means	101	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,238	41.7%
15 to 29 min	1,173	21.9%
30 to 44 min	927	17.3%
45 to 59 min	530	9.9%
60+ min	499	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 16.4% (2,175 of 13,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,539	62.4%
Nonfamily households	2,130	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,669	84.0%
Vacant	1,082	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,324	76.3%
Renter-occupied	1,345	23.7%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,525	81.8%
1-unit, attached	20	0.3%
2 to 4 units	338	5.0%
5 to 19 units	102	1.5%
20 or more units	117	1.7%
Mobile home & other	649	9.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 17193
State: Illinois
Land area: 495 sq mi
Water area: 6.89 sq mi
Center point: 38.0873, -88.1786

Cities & places

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