Coles County, Illinois

Coles County has a population of 46,777 and has shrunk 1.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $127,400, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $56,478.

Home price
$127,400
Income
$56,478
Population
46,777
Unemployment
6.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$127,400county
Median gross rent$780county
Median year homes here were built1971county
Share of homes built before 198064.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented39.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$778county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$965county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$759county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,261county
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$56,478county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate18.7%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 home7.2%county
Unemployment rate6.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.7%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.8%county
Economic output per resident$75,014county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.94%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 time18.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport86626county
Miles to nearest general aviation field1.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.0 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.7%county
Traffic deaths74.8county
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 higher26.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5973county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible54.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians79county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population46,777county
Land area in square miles508county
People per square mile of land92.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract34.4%county
Population change since 2020-1.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age37.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.4%county
Share of households that are one person35.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents171county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Households that moved in1,137county
Households that moved away1,278county
Average income of arriving households$45,360county
Average income of departing households$55,562county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year16county
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 temperature54.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.4 incounty
Annual snowfall27.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F38 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use986 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity41.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas51.0%county
Homes heated by propane5.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.7%county
Households with broadband85.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk74.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk89.2county
Landslide risk66.6county
Hail risk69.9county
Earthquake risk87.3county
Tornado risk72.1county
Tropical cyclone risk38.9county
Extreme heat risk70.7county
Winter weather risk79.0county
Strong wind risk56.2county
Wildfire risk9.5county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Coles 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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