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McLean County, IL

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

AI Overview

McLean County, IL has a population of 172,069 and a well-educated workforce, with 46.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 3.0%. Median household income stands at $79,905, supported by a GDP per capita of $76,663, while housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $198,300 and median gross rent of $992 per month. The county's population declined 1.3% over the past five years, and a median age of 34.3 reflects a comparatively young workforce with a mean commute time of 18.5 minutes.

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

Population

172,069

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,905

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone133,787 (78.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone14,627 (8.5%)
  • Asian Alone9,007 (5.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,089 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,818 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,616 (2.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5,575
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island2,780
  3. 3.Other Indo-European2,069
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)918
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)593

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,158

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$76,663

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$42,362

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance21,975
  2. 2.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing15,949
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)8,895
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services8,212
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services8,109

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations41,363
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations18,649
  3. 3.Service Occupations13,374
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,980
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,203

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 2.71×)15,607
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)22,251
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.08×)1,489
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.04×)7,886
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 0.97×)9,066

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$198,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$992/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9997,930 (17.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9996,513 (14.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,826 (10.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,760 (10.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9994,338 (9.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9993,837 (8.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

46.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,228

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone59,288 (69.1%)
  • Worked At Home15,050 (17.5%)
  • Carpooled6,712 (7.8%)
  • Walked3,396 (4.0%)
  • Public Transit609 (0.7%)
  • Other405 (0.5%)

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.