Edgar County, Illinois

Edgar County has a population of 16,535 and has shrunk 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,300, about 1.6 times the county's median household income of $59,941.

Home price
$97,300
Income
$59,941
Population
16,535
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$97,300county
Median gross rent$775county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198075.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$768county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,226county
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$59,941county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%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 home4.4%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.2%county
Economic output per resident$62,837county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.45%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 time17.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service41 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport86626county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 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 station37 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.0%county
Traffic deaths133.1county
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 higher20.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.2%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment2650county
Students per full-time teacher14.2county
Free lunch eligible55.3%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.8%county
Frequent mental distress16.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population16,535county
Land area in square miles623county
People per square mile of land26.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract54.4%county
Population change since 2020-3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.7%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents285county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in284county
Households that moved away289county
Average income of arriving households$38,975county
Average income of departing households$52,547county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
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 temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.5 incounty
Annual snowfall26.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing113 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days188 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 14county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$192county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use1,119 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.8%county
Homes heated by propane17.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood2.7%county
Households with broadband87.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk30.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.5county
Landslide risk46.2county
Hail risk55.7county
Earthquake risk82.6county
Tornado risk48.1county
Tropical cyclone risk42.6county
Extreme heat risk59.4county
Winter weather risk55.7county
Strong wind risk63.8county
Wildfire risk10.0county

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 Edgar 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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