Edgar County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Edgar County, Illinois, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Edgar County, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Edgar County, Illinois. The estimated population of Edgar County, Illinois is 16,998 people, with a median age of 45.7.

We can look at the total population in Edgar County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
16,998
 -1.59% -3.44%
2020
17,272
 -0.78% -
2019
17,407
 -0.75% -
2018
17,539
 -0.36% -
2017
17,603
 - -

Population of Edgar County, Illinois by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
96.7%
97.2%
 -0.51%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.6%
 -33.33%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
1.3%
1.1%
 +18.18%
Asian
0.4%
0.4%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.1%
0.6%
 +83.33%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Edgar County, Illinois by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.7 -0.22% 43.8 -0.9% 46.8 -0.64%
2020 45.8 +1.33% 44.2 +0.23% 47.1 +0.86%
2019 45.2 +1.35% 44.1 +2.56% 46.7 +0.43%
2018 44.6 +0.22% 43 +0.23% 46.5 +0.87%
2017 44.5 - 42.9 - 46.1 -

The median age of Edgar County, Illinois gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 929 -11.56% 969 -21.87% 816 766
10 to 19 1,165 -4.98% 977 +5.27% 1,098 1,026
20 to 29 924 -1.99% 935 -8.1% 904 861
30 to 39 1,011 0.09% 970 -5.17% 1,009 919
40 to 49 1,060 +1.27% 1,075 -3.1% 1,071 1,041
50 to 59 1,382 -18.27% 1,298 -6.77% 1,146 1,209
60 to 69 1,166 +17.15% 1,225 +1.2% 1,375 1,238
70+ 1,006 +1.05% 1,511 -0.33% 1,013 1,506

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Edgar County, Illinois is $50,843.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Edgar County.

  • Under 25
    $22,131.00
  • 25 to 44
    $70,469.00
  • 45 to 64
    $50,089.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,269.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Edgar County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Edgar County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Edgar County, Illinois is currently $64,991.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.04% of households in Edgar County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Edgar County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    20.82%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    28.79%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.09%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.99%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13.02%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.25%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.04%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Edgar County is $29,198.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Edgar County by the total population of Edgar County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Edgar County, Illinois, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Edgar County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.37%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.39%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.99%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    54.45%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.81%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Edgar County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Edgar County over the age of 16 is 14,171.

Of those people, a total of 58.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Edgar County is 55.00%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 879 49.90% 16.20%
20 to 24 years 846 76.40% 11.10%
25 to 29 years 919 85.40% 8.90%
30 to 34 years 935 92.60% 3.20%
35 to 44 years 2,044 79.30% 4.50%
45 to 54 years 2,102 74.70% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 1,314 67.20% 6.80%
60 to 64 years 1,342 53.80% 1.90%
65 to 74 years 2,164 23.90% 6.00%
75 years and over 1,626 12.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Edgar County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 13,652 58.90% 5.20%
Black or African American 91 40.70% 2.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 23 100.00% 0.00%
Asian 72 20.80% 26.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 3 0.00% 0.00%
Other 141 2.80% 0.00%
Two or more races 189 65.60% 17.70%
Hispanic or Latino 216 27.30% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 13,629 59.00% 5.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Edgar County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Edgar County is 7,800, with median earnings of $34,489.00.

Women in Edgar County, Illinois earning approximately 57.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 7,800 $34,489.00
Male 4,024 $46,575.00
Female 3,776 $26,746.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 617 $71,612.00
Business and Financial 170 $47,800.00
Computer and Mathematical 142 $63,606.00
Architecture and Engineering 174 $70,000.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 45 $36,250.00
Community and Social Service 144 $34,107.00
Legal 63 $34,421.00
Educational and Library 421 $32,634.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 59 $16,411.00
Healthcare Practitioners 503 $47,250.00
Healthcare Support 314 $21,552.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 58 $31,000.00
Law Enforcement 49 $52,422.00
Food Preparation and Serving 453 $13,808.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 311 $25,054.00
Personal Care and Service 126 $12,778.00
Sales 517 $28,620.00
Office and Administrative Support 756 $30,119.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 80 $70,833.00
Construction and Extraction 354 $71,293.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 457 $58,628.00
Production 1,131 $32,834.00
Transportation and Material Moving 266 $53,438.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 404 $87,333.00 213 $32,679.00
Business and Financial 53 $63,646.00 117 $39,554.00
Computer and Mathematical 130 $63,486.00 12 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 151 $70,885.00 23 $67,639.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 40 $35,921.00 5 $0.00
Community and Social Service 71 $34,018.00 73 $37,639.00
Legal 10 $0.00 53 $0.00
Educational and Library 94 $56,389.00 327 $19,125.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 9 $0.00 50 $16,048.00
Healthcare Practitioners 66 $67,803.00 437 $43,456.00
Healthcare Support 3 $0.00 311 $21,563.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 33 $52,938.00 25 $0.00
Law Enforcement 47 $65,074.00 2 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 78 $8,750.00 375 $14,331.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 181 $29,018.00 130 $12,000.00
Personal Care and Service 19 $0.00 107 $7,031.00
Sales 225 $26,964.00 292 $28,750.00
Office and Administrative Support 171 $23,371.00 585 $32,470.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 78 $71,250.00 2 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 345 $71,681.00 9 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 455 $58,689.00 2 $0.00
Production 694 $33,182.00 437 $32,396.00
Transportation and Material Moving 231 $55,521.00 35 $31,146.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,544 households in Edgar County, with an average household size of 2.21 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 4,927 families in Edgar County with an average family size of 2.71 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,874 215 838 2,617
Average Household Size 2.74 2.91 2.78 1.17
Total Families 3,874 215 838 0
Average Household Size 2.74 2.56 2.64 0

Poverty

Of the 4,927 families in Edgar County, 9.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Edgar County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 8,306 housing units in Edgar County, Illinois.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,544 90.83%
Vacant 762 9.17%

22.53% of the total 8,306 housing units in Edgar County are rental units. This is approximately 1,871 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,449 are occupied by the owner - or 65.60% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Edgar County is $665.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Edgar County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    224
  • Less than $500
    382
  • $500 to $999
    1,255
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    222
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    12
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Edgar County is $83,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Edgar County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    974
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,396
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    969
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    568
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    352
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    177
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    13
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Edgar County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Edgar County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,523
  • 1940 to 1949
    409
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,231
  • 1960 to 1969
    807
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,341
  • 1980 to 1989
    523
  • 1990 to 1999
    679
  • 2000 to 2009
    518
  • 2010 to 2013
    275
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Edgar County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    761
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,325
  • 2 vehicles available
    2,881
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,577

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Edgar County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Edgar County that commute to work in a particular way.

20.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Edgar County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    715
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,989
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,185
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    790
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    522
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    260
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    614
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    136
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    226
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    466
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    254
  • 90 or more minutes
    153

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Edgar County, Illinois in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Edgar County, Illinois

We have data for 21 places in Edgar County, Illinois. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.