Woodford County, Illinois

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 38,348
Median household income: $85,629
Median home value: $193,800

Woodford County is a county in Illinois with a population of 38,348. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $85,629 runs above the Illinois figure of $81,702.

From 2019 to 2023, Woodford County's population held roughly steady from 38,700 to 38,348, while its median household income rose 17.6% from $72,808 to $85,629.

Owners occupy 83.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,348
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,629
Median home value: $193,800
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 15,745
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

38,70038,348

Median household income

$72,808$85,629

Median home value

$168,700$193,800

Median gross rent

$758$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	38,700	$72,808	$168,700	$758
2020	38,503	$74,777	$170,800	$754
2021	38,571	$76,486	$172,000	$868
2022	38,414	$80,093	$186,100	$938
2023	38,348	$85,629	$193,800	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,170	5.7%
5 to 17	7,038	18.4%
18 to 24	3,236	8.4%
25 to 34	3,920	10.2%
35 to 44	4,863	12.7%
45 to 54	4,621	12.1%
55 to 64	5,307	13.8%
65 to 74	4,213	11.0%
75 and over	2,980	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	36,064	94.0%
Black or African American	242	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	183	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	71	0.2%
Two or more races	1,010	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	765	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.2%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's31.6%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,348	5.2%
High school graduate	7,023	27.1%
Some college or associate's	8,187	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,131	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,215	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,529	79.2%
Carpooled	1,383	7.5%
Public transit	20	0.1%
Walked	292	1.6%
Bicycle	23	0.1%
Worked from home	2,038	11.1%
Other means	62	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,648	28.5%
15 to 29 min	6,071	37.2%
30 to 44 min	3,926	24.1%
45 to 59 min	973	6.0%
60+ min	691	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 7.6% (2,834 of 37,218)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,244	69.7%
Nonfamily households	4,460	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,704	93.4%
Vacant	1,041	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,284	83.5%
Renter-occupied	2,420	16.5%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,453	85.4%
1-unit, attached	567	3.6%
2 to 4 units	569	3.6%
5 to 19 units	401	2.5%
20 or more units	169	1.1%
Mobile home & other	586	3.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 17203
State: Illinois
Land area: 528 sq mi
Water area: 15 sq mi
Center point: 40.7898, -89.2106

Cities & places

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