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Grundy County, IL

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

AI Overview

Grundy County is a small Illinois county of roughly 52,900 residents that has grown 4.8% over five years, with a median household income of $92,235 and a poverty rate of just 6.3% pointing to relative economic stability. The labor force participation rate stands at 68.2%, with 94.2% holding at least a high school diploma, though only 24.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, signaling a workforce oriented toward trade and industrial occupations rather than professional services. At $259,200, median home values remain moderate relative to household income, and a GDP per capita of $84,584 against median worker earnings of $49,099 suggests meaningful output per worker in the local economy.

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

Population

52,920

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$92,235

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

Grundy County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,933 (86.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,882 (5.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,798 (3.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,220 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,047 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone301 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,023
  2. 2.Other Indo-European163
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)137
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)132
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic117

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,854

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$84,584

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$43,744

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,620
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,292
  3. 3.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities3,171
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,149
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,304

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,105
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations5,628
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,047
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,625
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,473

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.98×)3,123
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.31×)2,441
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)768
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.22×)3,290
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.22×)3,598

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$259,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,137/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,526 (23.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,787 (18.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,104 (13.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,037 (13.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,209 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999902 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

68.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,099

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,768 (82.1%)
  • Worked At Home2,655 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled1,385 (5.2%)
  • Walked359 (1.4%)
  • Other220 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit94 (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.