Woodford County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Woodford 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 Woodford County, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Woodford County, Illinois. The estimated population of Woodford County, Illinois is 38,571 people, with a median age of 40.

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

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
38,571
+0.18%
-0.95%
2020
38,503
 -0.51% -
2019
38,700
 -0.3% -
2018
38,817
 -0.32% -
2017
38,942
 - -

Population of Woodford 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
95.3%
95.7%
 -0.42%
Black/African American
0.7%
0.6%
 +16.67%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1.9%
1.7%
 +11.76%
Asian
0.4%
0.8%
 -50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.6%
1.2%
 +33.33%
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 Woodford 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 40 -0.74% 39.1 -1.01% 40.6 -0.98%
2020 40.3 -0.49% 39.5 -1.5% 41 -0.49%
2019 40.5 +1.25% 40.1 +2.82% 41.2 +0.73%
2018 40 +0.25% 39 -0.51% 40.9 +0.99%
2017 39.9 - 39.2 - 40.5 -

The median age of Woodford 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 2,636 +1.87% 2,411 +1.63% 2,685 2,446
10 to 19 2,853 -6.68% 2,788 -5.84% 2,664 2,625
20 to 29 2,180 -3.92% 2,062 -2.97% 2,095 2,001
30 to 39 2,134 +12.51% 2,432 -2.02% 2,397 2,382
40 to 49 2,463 -8.24% 2,165 +1.16% 2,256 2,190
50 to 59 2,878 -11.46% 2,962 -18.15% 2,559 2,459
60 to 69 2,236 +14.25% 1,966 +29.37% 2,570 2,610
70+ 1,994 +2.75% 2,782 -6.92% 2,045 2,587

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Woodford County, Illinois is $76,486.00.

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 Woodford County.

  • Under 25
    $37,440.00
  • 25 to 44
    $89,785.00
  • 45 to 64
    $95,304.00
  • 65 and over
    $54,755.00

Average Household Income

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

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Woodford 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 Woodford County, Illinois is currently $98,120.00.

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.

9.52% of households in Woodford 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 Woodford County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.67%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.33%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.03%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.93%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.91%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    10.61%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.52%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Woodford County is $38,480.00.

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

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Woodford 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 Woodford 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
    15.40%
  • Bachelor's degree
    33.23%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.05%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    37.99%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.33%

Employment

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

The total population of Woodford County over the age of 16 is 30,371.

Of those people, a total of 63.60% 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 Woodford County is 61.20%.

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 2,220 48.40% 4.60%
20 to 24 years 2,204 87.50% 3.70%
25 to 29 years 1,892 94.00% 6.40%
30 to 34 years 2,079 85.40% 4.40%
35 to 44 years 4,891 86.70% 2.70%
45 to 54 years 4,765 83.00% 2.40%
55 to 59 years 2,508 77.00% 3.40%
60 to 64 years 2,963 52.80% 4.00%
65 to 74 years 3,915 19.90% 3.20%
75 years and over 2,934 9.60% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Woodford 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 29,497 63.50% 3.50%
Black or African American 209 63.60% 3.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15 46.70% 0.00%
Asian 125 61.60% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 139 79.90% 0.00%
Two or more races 386 68.70% 6.80%
Hispanic or Latino 467 67.70% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 29,187 63.40% 3.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Woodford 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 Woodford County is 18,601, with median earnings of $44,971.00.

Women in Woodford County, Illinois earning approximately 55.10% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 18,601 $44,971.00
Male 9,794 $60,412.00
Female 8,807 $33,291.00

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 1,840 $81,094.00
Business and Financial 915 $83,194.00
Computer and Mathematical 672 $83,176.00
Architecture and Engineering 789 $100,712.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 114 $147,059.00
Community and Social Service 406 $35,882.00
Legal 99 $63,438.00
Educational and Library 1,568 $43,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 383 $33,897.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,298 $57,946.00
Healthcare Support 450 $29,518.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 89 $34,028.00
Law Enforcement 156 $73,864.00
Food Preparation and Serving 985 $11,430.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 727 $9,523.00
Personal Care and Service 341 $16,250.00
Sales 1,510 $44,255.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,173 $32,467.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 209 $48,646.00
Construction and Extraction 843 $54,375.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 715 $58,412.00
Production 952 $52,134.00
Transportation and Material Moving 646 $44,878.00

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 1,145 $92,371.00 695 $55,750.00
Business and Financial 475 $87,917.00 440 $81,563.00
Computer and Mathematical 511 $84,221.00 161 $62,545.00
Architecture and Engineering 755 $100,945.00 34 $46,324.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 84 $165,968.00 30 $45,000.00
Community and Social Service 145 $44,313.00 261 $30,906.00
Legal 51 $172,813.00 48 $44,474.00
Educational and Library 445 $51,549.00 1,123 $42,917.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 240 $37,500.00 143 $29,554.00
Healthcare Practitioners 260 $68,900.00 1,038 $54,419.00
Healthcare Support 29 $23,882.00 421 $29,890.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 66 $63,750.00 23 $12,679.00
Law Enforcement 130 $76,875.00 26 $33,125.00
Food Preparation and Serving 301 $8,042.00 684 $12,047.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 382 $26,474.00 345 $8,955.00
Personal Care and Service 49 $43,021.00 292 $15,500.00
Sales 735 $59,083.00 775 $36,595.00
Office and Administrative Support 360 $38,710.00 1,813 $31,827.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 192 $46,250.00 17 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 821 $56,103.00 22 $16,618.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 668 $57,973.00 47 $66,250.00
Production 771 $55,063.00 181 $34,140.00
Transportation and Material Moving 587 $48,438.00 59 $17,208.00

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 14,675 households in Woodford County, with an average household size of 2.56 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 10,444 families in Woodford County with an average family size of 3.06 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 8,945 476 1,023 4,231
Average Household Size 3.14 2.96 3.05 1.16
Total Families 8,945 476 1,023 0
Average Household Size 3.11 2.37 2.9 0

Poverty

Of the 10,444 families in Woodford County, 4.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Woodford 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 15,677 housing units in Woodford County, Illinois.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,675 93.61%
Vacant 1,002 6.39%

15.95% of the total 15,677 housing units in Woodford County are rental units. This is approximately 2,501 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 11,922 are occupied by the owner - or 76.05% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Woodford County is $868.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Woodford 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
    252
  • Less than $500
    315
  • $500 to $999
    1,321
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    784
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    81
  • $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 Woodford County is $172,000.00.

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

  • Less than $50,000
    601
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,626
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,532
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    2,531
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    2,767
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,542
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    283
  • $1,000,000 or more
    40

Property Age

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

  • 1939 or earlier
    3,016
  • 1940 to 1949
    763
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,039
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,265
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,909
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,122
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,705
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,130
  • 2010 to 2013
    705
  • 2014 or later
    23

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 Woodford County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    507
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,767
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,263
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    4,138

Commuting to Work

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

22.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Woodford 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
    1,295
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,229
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,713
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,906
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,552
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,050
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,321
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    559
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    830
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    941
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    296
  • 90 or more minutes
    243

Summary

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

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Places in Woodford County, Illinois

We have data for 24 places in Woodford County, Illinois. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.