Winnebago County, Illinois

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 283,289
Median household income: $64,363
Median home value: $155,100

Winnebago County, Illinois counts 283,289 residents. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $64,363 runs below the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Winnebago County's population held roughly steady from 284,819 to 283,289, while its median household income rose 18.1% from $54,489 to $64,363.

The typical home was built around 1971. 16.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 283,289
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $64,363
Median home value: $155,100
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 124,959
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

284,819283,289

Median household income

$54,489$64,363

Median home value

$120,400$155,100

Median gross rent

$799$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	284,819	$54,489	$120,400	$799
2020	283,635	$55,310	$121,400	$817
2021	285,471	$57,779	$125,900	$865
2022	284,591	$61,738	$146,800	$941
2023	283,289	$64,363	$155,100	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,365	6.1%
5 to 17	49,385	17.4%
18 to 24	23,450	8.3%
25 to 34	35,513	12.5%
35 to 44	33,815	11.9%
45 to 54	34,366	12.1%
55 to 64	37,805	13.3%
65 to 74	30,331	10.7%
75 and over	21,259	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	183,505	64.8%
Black or African American	36,633	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.0%
Asian	8,016	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	81	0.0%
Some other race	773	0.3%
Two or more races	11,713	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	42,452	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,922	11.4%
High school graduate	59,470	30.8%
Some college or associate's	64,205	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	30,185	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	17,307	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	99,323	78.9%
Carpooled	12,186	9.7%
Public transit	710	0.6%
Walked	1,430	1.1%
Bicycle	262	0.2%
Worked from home	10,512	8.3%
Other means	1,498	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36,296	31.4%
15 to 29 min	51,275	44.4%
30 to 44 min	15,478	13.4%
45 to 59 min	4,468	3.9%
60+ min	7,892	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 16.0% (44,717 of 279,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	72,337	62.7%
Nonfamily households	43,112	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	115,449	92.4%
Vacant	9,510	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	75,319	65.2%
Renter-occupied	40,130	34.8%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units13.1%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87,192	69.8%
1-unit, attached	5,280	4.2%
2 to 4 units	16,381	13.1%
5 to 19 units	8,240	6.6%
20 or more units	6,218	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1,648	1.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 17201
State: Illinois
Land area: 513 sq mi
Water area: 6.13 sq mi
Center point: 42.3374, -89.1612

Cities & places

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