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Iroquois County, IL

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

AI Overview

Iroquois County is a small, rural Illinois county of 26,746 residents with an economic base oriented toward agriculture and goods-producing industries, reflected in a GDP per capita of $38,090 and median worker earnings of $39,315. The labor pool is largely high-school-educated—only 16.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with a labor force participation rate of 58.9% and unemployment at 4.8%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $125,400 and median gross rent of $793/month, though the county has shed 5.1% of its population over the past five years and carries a poverty rate of 13.4%.

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

Population

26,746

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,255

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,481 (88.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,058 (4.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race811 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races660 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone213 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone137 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,329
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)67
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic58
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island31
  5. 5.Other Indo-European25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,392

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,090

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,719

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,060
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,563
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,466
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,017
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining941

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,917
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,497
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,251
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,886
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,839

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.92×)957
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.68×)472
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.22×)1,480
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.16×)978
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)1,513

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$793/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,146 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999968 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999890 (9.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999667 (7.3%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999645 (7.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999641 (7.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,315

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,943 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home927 (7.6%)
  • Carpooled886 (7.2%)
  • Walked249 (2.0%)
  • Other196 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit25 (0.2%)

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.