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Jo Daviess County, IL

21,918 Population
600.9 square miles 36.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6452%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male50%
  • Male
  • Female
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92%White1%Black0%Native1%Asian0%Islander0%Other2%Two+4%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$42,797 ±$2,288 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
$74,954 ±$5,135 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

8% ±1.4% (1,746  ±313) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty10%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty5%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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21.3 minutes ±0.4 (203,090  ±10,482) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

10,385 ±261 Number of households
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.1 ±0.1 (21,686  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

Population by household type

Married couples67%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married61%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale26%†Female18%
Now marriedMale63%Female60%
DivorcedMale8%†Female10%†
WidowedMale3%†Female11%†
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4.8% ±2.4% (172  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-1920%†20-244%†25-291%†30-3510%†35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

13,425 ±49 Number of housing units
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied77%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied82%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit87%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$193,900 ±$13,265 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

9.9% ±2.7% (2,151  ±578.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93.4% ±4.3% (15,483  ±717.4) 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)
28.8% ±2.6% (4,766  ±425) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

Population by highest level of education

7%†No degree32%High school33%Some college19%†Bachelor's10%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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1.5% (335  ±75) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

8.4% ±1.2% (1,491  ±207) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)

Veterans by wartime service

12†WWII50†Korea802†Vietnam171†Gulf (1990s)195†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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1,491 Total veterans ±207 1,398 Male ±209 93 Female ±47

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Jo Daviess County, IL <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US17085-jo-daviess-county-il/>