Clark County, Illinois

Clark County has a population of 15,266 and has shrunk 2.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $132,400, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $72,927.

Home price
$132,400
Income
$72,927
Population
15,266
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$132,400county
Median gross rent$861county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198064.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,009county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$769county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,245county
Home insurance / yr$2,643(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$72,927county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate9.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.2%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.9%county
Economic output per resident$46,866county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.56%county
Top state income tax4.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service54 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport86626county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station32 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths39.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.4(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher24.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.5%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment2456county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible45.2%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,266county
Land area in square miles501county
People per square mile of land30.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person27.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.3%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents311county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in316county
Households that moved away321county
Average income of arriving households$50,918county
Average income of departing households$52,872county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year9county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings41.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature55°Fcounty
Annual precipitation36.4 incounty
Annual snowfall20.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing99 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$170county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,119 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.5%county
Homes heated by propane22.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood6.4%county
Households with broadband87.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk31.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk79.0county
Landslide risk76.7county
Hail risk45.9county
Earthquake risk80.9county
Tornado risk37.8county
Tropical cyclone risk40.0county
Extreme heat risk52.8county
Winter weather risk49.4county
Strong wind risk30.3county
Wildfire risk8.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clark County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Illinois figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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