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Gallatin County, IL

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

AI Overview

Gallatin County is a small rural Illinois county of 4,857 residents, with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $31,614 and median worker earnings of $36,454. The labor market is constrained, with a 7.3% unemployment rate, 57.7% labor force participation, and only 15.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are exceptionally low—median home value of $84,700 and median gross rent of $500/month—though the county has shed 5.8% of its population over five years and carries a 15.6% poverty rate.

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

Population

4,857

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,219

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,635 (96.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races87 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone54 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone37 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone6 (0.1%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
  3. 3.Arabic9
  4. 4.Other Indo-European6
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

244

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,614

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$39,976

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance465
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining226
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)224
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)216
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities216

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations630
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations436
  3. 3.Service Occupations336
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations304
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations297

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.74×)230
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.58×)160
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.45×)181
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.25×)267
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.23×)287

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$84,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$500/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999229 (14.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999145 (8.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999116 (7.1%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999115 (7.1%)
  • $50,000 to $59,999113 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,99990 (5.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,454

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,727 (88.5%)
  • Carpooled161 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home42 (2.2%)
  • Other19 (1.0%)
  • Walked2 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.