Crawford County, IL
Demographic and economic profile of Crawford County, IL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Crawford County, IL is a small rural county of 18,588 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 54.8% and a relatively older workforce (median age 42.6), though the 4.0% unemployment rate suggests most active workers are employed. Educational attainment skews toward trade and high school credentials, with only 20.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $40,221 reflect a cost-competitive labor market anchored by a median home value of $113,700 and median gross rent of $761/month. The county has shed roughly 2.6% of its population over five years, and a GDP per capita of $61,205 against a per capita income of $34,276 points to meaningful output relative to resident income, consistent with an industrial or extractive economic base rather than a knowledge-worker profile.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.6% since 2018
Crawford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone16,763 (90.6%)
- Black or African American Alone636 (3.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races489 (2.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race313 (1.7%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone237 (1.3%)
- Asian Alone45 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish345
- 2.German or other West Germanic107
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic27
- 4.Other Indo-European22
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island14
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,109
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,591
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)761
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services693
- 5.Public Administration (Group)484
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,598
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,943
- 3.Service Occupations1,717
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,204
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations725
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.