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Tazewell County, IL

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

AI Overview

Tazewell County is a mid-sized central Illinois county of 130,555 residents with a mature workforce profile — median age of 41.9 years, 94.0% high school attainment, and 28.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher — at relatively low cost, with median worker earnings of $45,350, a median home value of $164,500, and median gross rent of $898 per month. The unemployment rate stands at 3.9% against a labor force participation rate of 62.3%, and the county's 78.4% homeownership rate and 8.7% poverty rate reflect a stable, working-class ownership base. Population has contracted 2.5% over the past five years, a demographic headwind to note alongside GDP per capita of $44,001 and a short mean commute of 20.9 minutes.

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

Population

129,821

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$77,982

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone121,337 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,478 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,237 (1.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,101 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone1,283 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone650 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,354
  2. 2.Other Indo-European363
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic252
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)218
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,061

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$44,001

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$40,072

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance15,663
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)9,287
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)6,998
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,965
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,409

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations25,245
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations12,855
  3. 3.Service Occupations10,904
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations8,637
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations5,337

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.47×)9,193
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)5,945
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)4,414
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)15,285
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.04×)3,074

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$898/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9995,948 (14.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9995,631 (13.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9994,486 (10.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9994,178 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,811 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9993,356 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

94.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,350

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone49,274 (79.6%)
  • Worked At Home6,793 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled4,116 (6.6%)
  • Walked927 (1.5%)
  • Other362 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit266 (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.