Illinois
Illinois has 12,694,798 residents in 102 counties and 1,342 ZIP codes. The median household income is $83,390, 3% above the national figure, and the typical owner-occupied home is valued at $263,300. 67% of households own their home.
12,694,798residentsACS 2020–2024
$83,390median household incomein 2024 dollars
$263,300median home valueowner-occupied homes
91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Illinois · 1,342 ZIP codes
<$45K$125K+
Median household income by ZIP code, ACS 2020–2024
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files
All 102 counties.
Colour shows where each county sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.
| County | Residents | Household income | Home value | Owners | Bachelor's+ | Broadband | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | 64,754 | $66K | $163K | 72% | 28% | 87% | 18 min |
| Alexander County | 4,875 | $47K | $60K | 78% | 13% | 62% | 30 min |
| Bond County | 16,716 | $66K | $146K | 77% | 22% | 87% | 25 min |
| Boone County | 53,230 | $85K | $217K | 82% | 24% | 91% | 28 min |
| Brown County | 6,322 | $68K | $150K | 72% | 13% | 85% | 18 min |
| Bureau County | 32,866 | $69K | $127K | 76% | 22% | 86% | 23 min |
| Calhoun County | 4,330 | $93K | $191K | 89% | 20% | 86% | 48 min |
| Carroll County | 15,576 | $61K | $115K | 77% | 18% | 86% | 26 min |
| Cass County | 12,784 | $68K | $97K | 76% | 21% | 87% | 22 min |
| Champaign County | 208,741 | $64K | $212K | 54% | 46% | 91% | 19 min |
| Christian County | 33,538 | $63K | $116K | 75% | 17% | 88% | 24 min |
| Clark County | 15,266 | $73K | $132K | 80% | 25% | 88% | 27 min |
| Clay County | 13,052 | $60K | $97K | 79% | 13% | 86% | 24 min |
| Clinton County | 36,954 | $87K | $192K | 80% | 26% | 91% | 28 min |
| Coles County | 46,777 | $56K | $127K | 60% | 27% | 86% | 20 min |
| Cook County | 5,182,090 | $83K | $325K | 58% | 43% | 91% | 34 min |
| Crawford County | 18,511 | $72K | $121K | 82% | 21% | 89% | 19 min |
| Cumberland County | 10,334 | $73K | $126K | 84% | 20% | 87% | 24 min |
| De Witt County | 15,373 | $72K | $130K | 79% | 23% | 86% | 25 min |
| DeKalb County | 100,703 | $71K | $244K | 61% | 33% | 93% | 28 min |
| Douglas County | 19,751 | $77K | $150K | 77% | 21% | 83% | 22 min |
| DuPage County | 930,024 | $112K | $391K | 73% | 52% | 95% | 30 min |
| Edgar County | 16,535 | $60K | $97K | 73% | 20% | 87% | 19 min |
| Edwards County | 6,075 | $61K | $100K | 79% | 14% | 85% | 25 min |
| Effingham County | 34,522 | $80K | $190K | 78% | 27% | 91% | 19 min |
| Fayette County | 21,315 | $61K | $131K | 81% | 17% | 84% | 27 min |
| Ford County | 13,406 | $62K | $122K | 72% | 19% | 87% | 26 min |
| Franklin County | 37,323 | $57K | $89K | 74% | 16% | 83% | 28 min |
| Fulton County | 33,020 | $61K | $107K | 77% | 19% | 88% | 27 min |
| Gallatin County | 4,819 | $59K | $83K | 77% | 14% | 82% | 28 min |
| Greene County | 11,683 | $62K | $95K | 78% | 19% | 88% | 32 min |
| Grundy County | 53,219 | $92K | $272K | 74% | 24% | 92% | 29 min |
| Hamilton County | 7,916 | $66K | $114K | 76% | 21% | 81% | 29 min |
| Hancock County | 17,281 | $66K | $114K | 81% | 25% | 82% | 26 min |
| Hardin County | 3,605 | $54K | $104K | 80% | 13% | 79% | 32 min |
| Henderson County | 6,193 | $62K | $104K | 81% | 21% | 84% | 28 min |
| Henry County | 48,643 | $72K | $152K | 80% | 25% | 87% | 24 min |
| Iroquois County | 26,449 | $66K | $138K | 80% | 18% | 87% | 27 min |
| Jackson County | 53,064 | $49K | $137K | 50% | 36% | 87% | 22 min |
| Jasper County | 9,180 | $75K | $126K | 85% | 21% | 88% | 29 min |
| Jefferson County | 36,550 | $63K | $126K | 72% | 18% | 86% | 21 min |
| Jersey County | 21,274 | $80K | $172K | 81% | 23% | 86% | 30 min |
| Jo Daviess County | 21,851 | $74K | $210K | 80% | 29% | 87% | 23 min |
| Johnson County | 13,376 | $63K | $161K | 82% | 20% | 80% | 29 min |
| Kane County | 517,255 | $103K | $327K | 76% | 38% | 93% | 30 min |
| Kankakee County | 106,635 | $71K | $193K | 70% | 21% | 89% | 27 min |
| Kendall County | 137,675 | $112K | $322K | 84% | 37% | 96% | 34 min |
| Knox County | 49,046 | $57K | $112K | 71% | 21% | 84% | 21 min |
| LaSalle County | 108,714 | $73K | $162K | 74% | 21% | 87% | 27 min |
| Lake County | 714,223 | $110K | $346K | 75% | 48% | 94% | 31 min |
| Lawrence County | 15,031 | $55K | $99K | 72% | 15% | 90% | 23 min |
| Lee County | 33,869 | $70K | $155K | 74% | 19% | 87% | 26 min |
| Livingston County | 35,565 | $74K | $142K | 74% | 19% | 89% | 23 min |
| Logan County | 27,713 | $66K | $134K | 69% | 21% | 90% | 22 min |
| Macon County | 101,849 | $63K | $127K | 70% | 24% | 89% | 21 min |
| Macoupin County | 44,350 | $71K | $138K | 79% | 20% | 89% | 29 min |
| Madison County | 264,238 | $76K | $173K | 74% | 31% | 91% | 27 min |
| Marion County | 37,000 | $61K | $103K | 75% | 17% | 86% | 22 min |
| Marshall County | 11,647 | $72K | $143K | 79% | 18% | 86% | 29 min |
| Mason County | 12,745 | $63K | $103K | 82% | 17% | 87% | 32 min |
| Massac County | 13,865 | $65K | $122K | 76% | 17% | 78% | 22 min |
| McDonough County | 26,920 | $53K | $108K | 64% | 31% | 84% | 20 min |
| McHenry County | 312,591 | $105K | $308K | 83% | 35% | 95% | 33 min |
| McLean County | 171,556 | $80K | $208K | 65% | 47% | 90% | 20 min |
| Menard County | 12,095 | $82K | $186K | 80% | 28% | 90% | 28 min |
| Mercer County | 15,495 | $74K | $147K | 84% | 21% | 91% | 29 min |
| Monroe County | 35,036 | $103K | $282K | 85% | 39% | 93% | 30 min |
| Montgomery County | 27,942 | $64K | $112K | 77% | 18% | 85% | 25 min |
| Morgan County | 33,021 | $66K | $131K | 73% | 23% | 85% | 20 min |
| Moultrie County | 14,424 | $72K | $134K | 76% | 19% | 83% | 23 min |
| Ogle County | 51,495 | $82K | $189K | 75% | 24% | 88% | 27 min |
| Peoria County | 179,645 | $65K | $159K | 67% | 35% | 90% | 21 min |
| Perry County | 20,639 | $62K | $113K | 81% | 14% | 87% | 26 min |
| Piatt County | 16,695 | $95K | $181K | 85% | 33% | 91% | 25 min |
| Pike County | 14,469 | $60K | $101K | 78% | 19% | 83% | 25 min |
| Pope County | 3,739 | $60K | $144K | 86% | 16% | 75% | 31 min |
| Pulaski County | 5,015 | $42K | $85K | 68% | 13% | 61% | 32 min |
| Putnam County | 5,601 | $76K | $173K | 82% | 23% | 87% | 30 min |
| Randolph County | 30,058 | $68K | $135K | 77% | 15% | 87% | 25 min |
| Richland County | 15,598 | $62K | $112K | 74% | 19% | 87% | 21 min |
| Rock Island County | 142,757 | $67K | $150K | 70% | 25% | 91% | 21 min |
| Saline County | 23,213 | $53K | $94K | 73% | 20% | 77% | 25 min |
| Sangamon County | 194,947 | $75K | $176K | 71% | 37% | 91% | 21 min |
| Schuyler County | 6,787 | $66K | $110K | 79% | 19% | 88% | 21 min |
| Scott County | 4,937 | $67K | $96K | 79% | 22% | 83% | 26 min |
| Shelby County | 20,720 | $72K | $137K | 78% | 18% | 89% | 22 min |
| St. Clair County | 253,694 | $74K | $180K | 68% | 32% | 90% | 26 min |
| Stark County | 5,308 | $63K | $105K | 80% | 21% | 85% | 28 min |
| Stephenson County | 43,768 | $64K | $135K | 71% | 21% | 87% | 22 min |
| Tazewell County | 130,290 | $78K | $168K | 78% | 28% | 90% | 22 min |
| Union County | 16,997 | $56K | $132K | 77% | 21% | 73% | 26 min |
| Vermilion County | 72,386 | $57K | $97K | 70% | 19% | 88% | 22 min |
| Wabash County | 11,119 | $57K | $105K | 76% | 19% | 85% | 25 min |
| Warren County | 16,447 | $67K | $105K | 75% | 22% | 85% | 20 min |
| Washington County | 13,627 | $78K | $156K | 84% | 24% | 87% | 28 min |
| Wayne County | 15,973 | $56K | $111K | 78% | 16% | 83% | 26 min |
| White County | 13,619 | $55K | $108K | 77% | 18% | 79% | 27 min |
| Whiteside County | 54,947 | $68K | $127K | 77% | 21% | 87% | 22 min |
| Will County | 701,462 | $110K | $320K | 83% | 38% | 94% | 34 min |
| Williamson County | 66,876 | $66K | $156K | 71% | 26% | 88% | 25 min |
| Winnebago County | 283,292 | $66K | $165K | 66% | 25% | 89% | 25 min |
| Woodford County | 38,312 | $91K | $198K | 86% | 36% | 88% | 26 min |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
People.
12,694,798 residents in 5,036,449 households, next to the United States figure.
22%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
17%
aged 65 and over
31%
of households are people living alone
45%
of households are married couples
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Homes.
5,457,452 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,300 (±$797).
67%
of households own their home
58%
of homes are detached single-family houses
22%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
2%
are mobile homes
8%
of housing units are vacant
$1,274
median gross rent a month
When homes were built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Income and work.
Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$362.
$83,390
median household income
11.8%
of people live below the poverty line
5.8%
unemployment rate
38%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher
The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Getting around.
How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.
30 min
average commute to work
20%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
74%
of workers drive or carpool
6%
take public transportation
3%
walk or bike
16%
work from home
11%
of households have no car
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Internet.
Home internet subscriptions.
91%
of households have a broadband subscription
7%
have no internet access at home
American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Counties in Illinois.
Every county has its own page, with all of its ZIP codes.
Adams CountyAlexander CountyBond CountyBoone CountyBrown CountyBureau CountyCalhoun CountyCarroll CountyCass CountyChampaign CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyColes CountyCook CountyCrawford CountyCumberland CountyDe Witt CountyDeKalb CountyDouglas CountyDuPage CountyEdgar CountyEdwards CountyEffingham CountyFayette CountyFord CountyFranklin CountyFulton CountyGallatin CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHamilton CountyHancock CountyHardin CountyHenderson CountyHenry CountyIroquois CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJefferson CountyJersey CountyJo Daviess CountyJohnson CountyKane CountyKankakee CountyKendall CountyKnox CountyLaSalle CountyLake CountyLawrence CountyLee CountyLivingston CountyLogan CountyMacon CountyMacoupin CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMarshall CountyMason CountyMassac CountyMcDonough CountyMcHenry CountyMcLean CountyMenard CountyMercer CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyMoultrie CountyOgle CountyPeoria CountyPerry CountyPiatt CountyPike CountyPope CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyRandolph CountyRichland CountyRock Island CountySaline CountySangamon CountySchuyler CountyScott CountyShelby CountySt. Clair CountyStark CountyStephenson CountyTazewell CountyUnion CountyVermilion CountyWabash CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWhite CountyWhiteside CountyWill CountyWilliamson CountyWinnebago CountyWoodford County