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Grundy County, IL

52,920 Population
418.1 square miles 126.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.6 ±0.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$43,744 ±$1,713 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$93,060 ±$4,776 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

6.3% ±1.1% (3,307  ±592) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

27.6 minutes ±1.1 (663,170  ±34,609) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

20,518 ±199 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0 (52,566  ±6) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

4% ±1.4% (489  ±168) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

21,324 ±45 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$259,200 ±$8,685 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.9% ±1.6% (4,681  ±813.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

94.2% ±3.5% (33,173  ±1,241.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
24.2% ±2% (8,531  ±719.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% (1,842  ±448) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.9% ±1% (3,152  ±413) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,152 Total veterans ±413 2,813 Male ±386 339 Female ±142

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