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Bond County, IL

Demographic and economic profile of Bond County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bond County is a small rural Illinois county with a population of 16,627 and a modest economic base, where median household income stands at $65,959 and GDP per capita at $35,077. The workforce of roughly 9,000 labor-force participants skews toward lower educational attainment—only 21.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—while median worker earnings of $32,752 and an unemployment rate of 4.3% reflect a cost-competitive but constrained labor pool. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $133,100 and median gross rent of $735/month, though a labor force participation rate of just 54.4% and a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years signal limited workforce depth.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,627

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,959

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

Bond County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,488 (86.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,023 (6.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races628 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race212 (1.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone196 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone110 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish401
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)38
  3. 3.Other Indo-European29
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island28
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic25

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

890

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,077

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,665

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,928
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services898
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)688
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)586
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)509

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,260
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,989
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,144
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,009
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations760

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.64×)422
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.42×)238
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.23×)421
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.23×)781
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.22×)882

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$133,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$735/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999600 (12.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999517 (11.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999516 (11.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999343 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999297 (6.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999262 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,752

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,618 (81.4%)
  • Worked At Home567 (8.2%)
  • Walked346 (5.0%)
  • Carpooled287 (4.2%)
  • Bicycle48 (0.7%)
  • Other30 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.