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Williamson County, IL

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

AI Overview

Williamson County is a small southern Illinois county of 67,064 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.3% and an unemployment rate of 4.3%; 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings stand at $41,781. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $145,600 and median gross rent of $897 per month, against a median household income of $65,604. The county's population has edged down 0.6% over five years, and a poverty rate of 14.3% reflects ongoing economic pressure in the region.

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

Population

67,064

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$65,604

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone59,489 (89.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,988 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,979 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,008 (1.5%)
  • Asian Alone1,000 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone226 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish867
  2. 2.Other Indo-European287
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island265
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)247
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)150

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,588

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,044

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,096

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,507
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,815
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,779
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,623
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,068

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,648
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,025
  3. 3.Service Occupations5,532
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,196
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,811

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.77×)847
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.32×)9,245
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.25×)2,503
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)1,613
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.10×)3,607

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$145,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$897/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,416 (11.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,169 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,140 (10.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,021 (9.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,779 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,507 (7.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

27.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,781

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone24,339 (82.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,625 (8.8%)
  • Carpooled2,143 (7.2%)
  • Other166 (0.6%)
  • Walked135 (0.5%)
  • Motorcycle115 (0.4%)

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.