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Moultrie County, IL

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

AI Overview

Moultrie County is a small rural Illinois county of 14,469 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $50,012 against median worker earnings of $44,204, suggesting modest wage capture relative to output. The available labor force is tight—unemployment sits at 2.6% with a 60.5% participation rate—and educational attainment skews toward trade and high school credentials, with only 18.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $121,500 and median gross rent of $773/month, and the county's 77.4% homeownership rate and 9.8% poverty rate point to a stable but slowly contracting population, down 1.6% over five years.

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

Population

14,469

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$71,784

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,753 (95.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races197 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race192 (1.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone150 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone124 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic1,244
  2. 2.Spanish81
  3. 3.Other Indo-European71
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)26
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

694

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$50,012

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$35,896

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,317
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,303
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)889
  4. 4.Construction (Group)585
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities568

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,178
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,545
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,216
  4. 4.Service Occupations941
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations726

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.66×)281
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.15×)1,413
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.44×)220
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.27×)583
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.14×)441

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$773/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999502 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999492 (11.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999445 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999445 (10.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999330 (7.5%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999290 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,204

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,816 (73.6%)
  • Carpooled706 (10.8%)
  • Walked361 (5.5%)
  • Worked At Home349 (5.3%)
  • Bicycle158 (2.4%)
  • Taxi88 (1.3%)

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.