De Witt County, Illinois

De Witt County has a population of 15,373 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $130,300, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $71,678.

Home price
$130,300
Income
$71,678
Population
15,373
Unemployment
4.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$130,300county
Median gross rent$903county
Median year homes here were built1958county
Share of homes built before 198076.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,036county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$790county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,242county
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$71,678county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate10.0%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 home10.6%county
Unemployment rate4.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.7%county
Share of workers employed by government15.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.9%county
Economic output per resident$105,948county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.78%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 time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport161971county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.8%county
Traffic deaths19.5county
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 higher23.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.9%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2185county
Students per full-time teacher11.9county
Free lunch eligible51.4%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians33county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.0%county

Place

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

Population15,373county
Land area in square miles398county
People per square mile of land38.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age43.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.7%county
Share of households that are one person34.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.8%county
Second languages2.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents193county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in363county
Households that moved away381county
Average income of arriving households$59,386county
Average income of departing households$63,654county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
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 temperature53.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation27.3 incounty
Annual snowfall28.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6a(statewide)
Frost-free days186 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.5¢county
Household electricity use884 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity12.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas71.1%county
Homes heated by propane15.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.4%county
Households with broadband86.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk81.7county
Landslide risk45.6county
Hail risk43.0county
Earthquake risk65.7county
Tornado risk44.1county
Tropical cyclone risk19.3county
Extreme heat risk48.1county
Winter weather risk30.4county
Strong wind risk45.0county
Wildfire risk2.1county

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 De Witt 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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