Randolph County, IL
Demographic and economic profile of Randolph County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Randolph County is a small rural Illinois county of 30,142 residents with a predominantly blue-collar workforce — only 14.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.9% have a high school diploma — and median worker earnings of $41,076 against a relatively low cost of living anchored by a $134,100 median home value and $760/month median rent. Labor force participation stands at 54.0% with a 5.1% unemployment rate, and the county has shed 7.4% of its population over the past five years, reflecting longer-term demographic contraction. GDP per capita of $51,062 exceeds per capita income of $31,900, suggesting output is concentrated in capital- or transfer-reliant sectors rather than broadly distributed wage employment.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.4% since 2018
Randolph County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone25,786 (85.8%)
- Black or African American Alone2,497 (8.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races516 (1.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone475 (1.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race402 (1.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone191 (0.6%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish418
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island150
- 3.German or other West Germanic75
- 4.Other Indo-European54
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)46
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,238
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,103
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,118
- 4.Public Administration (Group)1,053
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services865
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,519
- 2.Service Occupations2,793
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,571
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,188
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,423
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.