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Woodford County Demographics
| Census Quick Facts | ||
| Population | Woodford County | Illinois |
| Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 38,285 | 12,549,689 |
| Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023) | 38,465 | 12,813,469 |
| Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023) | -0.50% | -2.10% |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2020 | 38,467 | 12,812,508 |
| Population, Census, April 1, 2010 | 38,664 | 12,830,632 |
| Age and Sex | ||
| Persons under 5 years, percent | 5.50% | 5.30% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent | 23.60% | 21.60% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent | 19.60% | 17.60% |
| Female persons, percent | 50.00% | 50.60% |
| Race and Hispanic Origin | ||
| White alone, percent | 96.40% | 76.00% |
| Black or African American alone, percent(a) | 0.90% | 14.60% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) | 0.30% | 0.60% |
| Asian alone, percent(a) | 0.90% | 6.30% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) | Z | 0.10% |
| Two or More Races, percent | 1.50% | 2.30% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) | 2.20% | 19.00% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent | 94.50% | 58.80% |
| Population Characteristics | ||
| Veterans, 2018-2022 | 1,871 | 518,426 |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2018-2022 | 1.60% | 14.10% |
| Housing | ||
| Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) | 15,762 | 5,471,027 |
| Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018-2022 | 82.30% | 66.70% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018-2022 | $186,100 | $239,100 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2018-2022 | $1,572 | $1,903 |
| Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2018-2022 | $658 | $737 |
| Median gross rent, 2018-2022 | $938 | $1,179 |
| Building Permits, 2023 | 36 | 16,863 |
| Families & Living Arrangements | ||
| Households, 2018-2022 | 14,725 | 4,968,761 |
| Persons per household, 2018-2022 | 2.54 | 2.51 |
| Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2018-2022 | 90.80% | 88.20% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2018-2022 | 1.50% | 23.40% |
| Computer and Internet Use | ||
| Households with a computer, percent, 2018-2022 | 93.70% | 93.50% |
| Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2018-2022 | 87.50% | 88.10% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 | 94.20% | 90.10% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2018-2022 | 35.40% | 36.70% |
| Health | ||
| With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2018-2022 | 6.80% | 7.70% |
| Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent | 5.30% | 7.70% |
| Economy | ||
| In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 63.50% | 65.00% |
| In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 58.00% | 60.40% |
| Total accommodation and food services sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 32,948 | 35,314,396 |
| Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 85,827 | 97,626,131 |
| Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | D | 51,368,341 |
| Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000)(c) | 414,521 | 173,473,922 |
| Total retail sales per capita, 2017(c) | $10,718 | $13,574 |
| Transportation | ||
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2018-2022 | 24.3 | 28.4 |
| Income & Poverty | ||
| Median household income (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 | $80,093 | $78,433 |
| Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2022 dollars), 2018-2022 | $41,400 | $43,198 |
| Persons in poverty, percent | 6.90% | 11.90% |
| BUSINESSES | ||
| Total employer establishments, 2022 | 783 | 322,349 |
| Total employment, 2022 | 8,388 | 5,533,883 |
| Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) | 441,629 | 383,875,437 |
| Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 | 3.60% | 5.00% |
| Total nonemployer establishments, 2021 | 2,625 | 1,062,853 |
| All employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 725 | 247,995 |
| Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 441 | 154,799 |
| Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | S | 48,832 |
| Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | S | 39,363 |
| Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 650 | 191,216 |
| Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 48 | 12,166 |
| Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2017 | 598 | 215,646 |
| GEOGRAPHY | ||
| Population per square mile, 2020 | 72.9 | 230.8 |
| Population per square mile, 2010 | 73.3 | 231.1 |
| Land area in square miles, 2020 | 527.55 | 55,513.18 |
| Land area in square miles, 2010 | 527.8 | 55,518.93 |
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
Source: U.S. Census Bureau State and County QuickFacts
| Ancestry (Single / Multiple) | ||
| Total Population | 38,285 | Percent |
| American | 2138 | 5.6 |
| Arab | 150 | 0.4 |
| Czech | 159 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 225 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 607 | 1.6 |
| English | 4048 | 10.5 |
| French (except Basque) | 1026 | 2.7 |
| French Canadian | 24 | 0.1 |
| German | 14513 | 37.8 |
| Greek | 40 | 0.1 |
| Hungarian | 112 | 0.3 |
| Irish | 4795 | 12.5 |
| Italian | 1471 | 3.8 |
| Lithuanian | 18 | 0 |
| Norwegian | 588 | 1.5 |
| Polish | 1282 | 3.3 |
| Portuguese | 5 | 0 |
| Russian | 120 | 0.3 |
| Scotch-Irish | 218 | 0.6 |
| Scottish | 544 | 1.4 |
| Slovak | 46 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 52 | 0.1 |
| Swedish | 861 | 2.2 |
| Swiss | 1066 | 2.8 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0 |
| Welsh | 161 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 3 | 0 |