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Woodford County, IL

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

AI Overview

Woodford County is a small, predominantly owner-occupied rural county of 38,348 residents, with a homeownership rate of 85.7% and median home values of $193,800—well below typical metro benchmarks. The workforce is largely high-school-educated (94.8% HS or higher, 36.1% with a bachelor's degree or higher), with median worker earnings of $49,806, a low unemployment rate of 3.0%, and a poverty rate of just 7.6%. Population has declined modestly by 1.2% over five years, and the median household income of $91,483 sits well above the national median, suggesting a productive but slowly contracting residential community with low housing costs and a 25-minute mean commute.

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

Population

38,348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$91,483

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone36,040 (94.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race768 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races760 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone232 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone229 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone218 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish324
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic135
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)55
  4. 4.Korean44
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island38

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,831

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,625

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$43,032

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,914
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,850
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,875
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,548
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing1,394

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,546
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,227
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,646
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,554
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,458

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.68×)497
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.53×)2,826
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)509
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.16×)5,003
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.09×)1,351

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$907/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,869 (14.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,676 (13.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,379 (11.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,272 (10.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,166 (9.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,130 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,806

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone14,439 (79.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,098 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled1,191 (6.5%)
  • Walked318 (1.7%)
  • Other60 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit29 (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.