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Edgar County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Edgar County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Edgar County is a small, agriculture-rooted Illinois county with a population of 16,637 and a labor force participation rate of 56.5%, reflecting its older median age of 46.6 years. The workforce skews toward lower formal education credentials, with 20.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $37,517 against a low cost of occupancy—median home values of $95,700 and median gross rent of $757 per month. The county has seen a 5.1% population decline over five years, and an unemployment rate of 4.4% alongside a poverty rate of 11.8% point to a labor market under moderate stress.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,637

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,941

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.1% since 2018

Edgar County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone15,863 (95.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races259 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone169 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone108 (0.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race71 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone47 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish150
  2. 2.Other Indo-European69
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic28
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic23
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

753

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,876

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,920
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,494
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services721
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)625
  5. 5.Construction (Group)477

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,470
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,675
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,350
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,345
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations779

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.05×)363
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.09×)1,549
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.18×)415
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)1,876
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.90×)589

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$95,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$757/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,999566 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999492 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999455 (8.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999450 (8.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999397 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999355 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,517

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone6,330 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled455 (6.1%)
  • Worked At Home325 (4.4%)
  • Walked214 (2.9%)
  • Public Transit95 (1.3%)
  • Other25 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.