Ogle County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Ogle 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 Ogle County, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Ogle County, Illinois. The estimated population of Ogle County, Illinois is 51,787 people, with a median age of 42.3.

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

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
51,787
+1.96%
+0.33%
2020
50,793
 -0.45% -
2019
51,025
 -0.59% -
2018
51,328
 -0.56% -
2017
51,619
 - -

Population of Ogle 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
85.1%
87.3%
 -2.52%
Black/African American
1.2%
1.1%
 +9.09%
Native
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%
Hispanic
10.6%
9.8%
 +8.16%
Asian
0.5%
0.5%
 0.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.2%
1.2%
 +83.33%
Other
0.2%
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 Ogle 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 42.3 -0.47% 41.4 +0.73% 42.9 -1.38%
2020 42.5 +0.24% 41.1 0% 43.5 -0.23%
2019 42.4 0% 41.1 +1.48% 43.6 -0.46%
2018 42.4 +1.19% 40.5 +0.5% 43.8 +1.15%
2017 41.9 - 40.3 - 43.3 -

The median age of Ogle 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 3,148 -9.03% 2,944 -1.61% 2,872 2,890
10 to 19 3,502 +9.19% 3,399 +3.41% 3,826 3,511
20 to 29 2,929 -4.03% 2,683 +2.41% 2,811 2,748
30 to 39 3,175 -5.1% 2,978 -9.02% 3,013 2,706
40 to 49 3,178 +1.64% 3,344 +1.89% 3,226 3,395
50 to 59 3,944 -8.4% 4,088 -10.33% 3,613 3,678
60 to 69 3,272 +7.95% 2,973 +8.36% 3,533 3,221
70+ 2,554 +13.75% 3,508 +8.88% 2,916 3,828

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Ogle County, Illinois is $67,534.00.

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 Ogle County.

  • Under 25
    $59,306.00
  • 25 to 44
    $75,438.00
  • 45 to 64
    $75,821.00
  • 65 and over
    $49,895.00

Average Household Income

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

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Ogle 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 Ogle County, Illinois is currently $80,935.00.

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.

4.48% of households in Ogle 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 Ogle County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    15.90%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.29%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.41%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.77%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.60%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6.56%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.48%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Ogle County is $33,280.00.

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

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Ogle 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 Ogle 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
    11.09%
  • Bachelor's degree
    23.78%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.89%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    49.26%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.99%

Employment

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

The total population of Ogle County over the age of 16 is 41,617.

Of those people, a total of 63.30% 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 Ogle County is 59.10%.

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 2,929 46.60% 28.70%
20 to 24 years 2,710 89.20% 11.60%
25 to 29 years 2,849 87.20% 6.00%
30 to 34 years 2,872 79.70% 6.30%
35 to 44 years 6,171 82.80% 5.00%
45 to 54 years 6,794 84.90% 4.30%
55 to 59 years 3,794 77.10% 3.00%
60 to 64 years 3,806 64.10% 5.90%
65 to 74 years 5,487 24.80% 1.70%
75 years and over 4,205 4.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Ogle 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 38,251 62.80% 6.20%
Black or African American 392 75.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 115 87.80% 20.80%
Asian 191 63.40% 1.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 21 100.00% 0.00%
Other 664 68.70% 6.40%
Two or more races 1,983 65.90% 14.70%
Hispanic or Latino 3,808 71.80% 10.60%
Not Hispanic or Latino 36,161 61.80% 5.90%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Ogle 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 Ogle County is 24,613, with median earnings of $39,467.00.

Women in Ogle County, Illinois earning approximately 59.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 24,613 $39,467.00
Male 13,224 $49,609.00
Female 11,389 $29,385.00

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 2,645 $58,803.00
Business and Financial 913 $54,467.00
Computer and Mathematical 393 $80,605.00
Architecture and Engineering 433 $79,455.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 121 $54,896.00
Community and Social Service 315 $32,750.00
Legal 145 $53,750.00
Educational and Library 1,444 $37,690.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 156 $13,438.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,423 $59,319.00
Healthcare Support 767 $25,727.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 207 $20,260.00
Law Enforcement 177 $73,726.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,101 $13,217.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,264 $23,009.00
Personal Care and Service 460 $13,519.00
Sales 1,892 $33,629.00
Office and Administrative Support 3,044 $30,769.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 244 $33,843.00
Construction and Extraction 1,279 $56,563.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 950 $52,782.00
Production 2,245 $42,718.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,336 $44,167.00

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 1,631 $73,029.00 1,014 $43,462.00
Business and Financial 401 $63,711.00 512 $53,192.00
Computer and Mathematical 251 $89,345.00 142 $58,083.00
Architecture and Engineering 392 $80,000.00 41 $61,615.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 87 $77,188.00 34 $9,625.00
Community and Social Service 125 $34,688.00 190 $26,750.00
Legal 49 $74,922.00 96 $45,577.00
Educational and Library 359 $48,144.00 1,085 $32,762.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 80 $34,167.00 76 $12,813.00
Healthcare Practitioners 193 $70,424.00 1,230 $58,507.00
Healthcare Support 81 $35,521.00 686 $25,364.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 93 $65,179.00 114 $12,885.00
Law Enforcement 165 $73,630.00 12 $78,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 435 $7,429.00 666 $15,316.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 860 $29,559.00 404 $14,375.00
Personal Care and Service 52 $23,750.00 408 $12,708.00
Sales 1,027 $49,375.00 865 $21,725.00
Office and Administrative Support 731 $46,146.00 2,313 $29,382.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 196 $31,250.00 48 $34,514.00
Construction and Extraction 1,264 $56,250.00 15 $65,972.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 912 $53,071.00 38 $19,200.00
Production 1,564 $48,634.00 681 $32,798.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,015 $50,791.00 321 $31,772.00

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 20,771 households in Ogle County, with an average household size of 2.47 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 13,701 families in Ogle County with an average family size of 3.05 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 10,668 1,064 1,969 7,070
Average Household Size 3.1 3.1 3.4 1.15
Total Families 10,668 1,064 1,969 0
Average Household Size 3.07 2.56 3.18 0

Poverty

Of the 13,701 families in Ogle County, 5.20% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Ogle 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 22,637 housing units in Ogle County, Illinois.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 20,771 91.76%
Vacant 1,866 8.24%

23.26% of the total 22,637 housing units in Ogle County are rental units. This is approximately 5,265 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,950 are occupied by the owner - or 66.04% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Ogle County is $808.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Ogle 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
    556
  • Less than $500
    896
  • $500 to $999
    3,015
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,158
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    196
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Ogle County is $156,200.00.

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

  • Less than $50,000
    603
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    2,381
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4,021
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3,277
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,004
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,252
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    334
  • $1,000,000 or more
    78

Property Age

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

  • 1939 or earlier
    4,950
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,233
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,328
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,465
  • 1970 to 1979
    3,777
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,173
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,805
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,557
  • 2010 to 2013
    333
  • 2014 or later
    16

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 Ogle County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,357
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,718
  • 2 vehicles available
    8,667
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,029

Commuting to Work

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

26.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Ogle 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
    1,315
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,585
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,813
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,618
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,980
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,266
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,730
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    853
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,161
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,818
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    891
  • 90 or more minutes
    782

Summary

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Places in Ogle County, Illinois

We have data for 34 places in Ogle County, Illinois. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.