Whiteside County, Illinois

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 55,192
Median household income: $64,536
Median home value: $125,800

Whiteside County, Illinois counts 55,192 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,536 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Whiteside County's population declined 1.5% from 56,016 to 55,192, while its median household income rose 19.0% from $54,232 to $64,536.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.1% of the population. 80.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,192
Median age: 43.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,536
Median home value: $125,800
Median gross rent: $808
Housing units: 25,850
Homeownership rate: 75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,01655,192

Median household income

$54,232$64,536

Median home value

$106,700$125,800

Median gross rent

$695$808

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,016	$54,232	$106,700	$695
2020	55,583	$57,172	$107,800	$711
2021	55,932	$59,812	$109,600	$746
2022	55,569	$62,828	$122,200	$785
2023	55,192	$64,536	$125,800	$808

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,928	5.3%
5 to 17	9,225	16.7%
18 to 24	4,219	7.6%
25 to 34	5,941	10.8%
35 to 44	6,305	11.4%
45 to 54	6,815	12.3%
55 to 64	7,932	14.4%
65 to 74	6,812	12.3%
75 and over	5,015	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	45,340	82.1%
Black or African American	564	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	267	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	83	0.2%
Two or more races	1,686	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,212	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,489	9.0%
High school graduate	14,688	37.8%
Some college or associate's	12,851	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	4,836	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,956	7.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,828	80.6%
Carpooled	2,497	9.7%
Public transit	71	0.3%
Walked	909	3.5%
Bicycle	168	0.7%
Worked from home	1,274	4.9%
Other means	98	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,370	46.3%
15 to 29 min	8,061	32.8%
30 to 44 min	2,665	10.8%
45 to 59 min	1,142	4.6%
60+ min	1,333	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 12.1% (6,509 of 53,927)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,143	60.9%
Nonfamily households	9,072	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,215	89.8%
Vacant	2,635	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,519	75.5%
Renter-occupied	5,696	24.5%

1-unit, detached81.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units3.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,984	81.2%
1-unit, attached	471	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,005	7.8%
5 to 19 units	996	3.9%
20 or more units	775	3.0%
Mobile home & other	619	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 17195
State: Illinois
Land area: 684 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 41.7507, -89.9110

Cities & places

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