Moultrie County, Illinois

Moultrie County has a population of 14,424 and has shrunk 1.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $134,000, about 1.9 times the county's median household income of $71,784.

Home price
$134,000
Income
$71,784
Population
14,424
Unemployment
2.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$134,000county
Median gross rent$804county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198068.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$698county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,274county
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$71,784county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate9.2%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 home5.3%county
Unemployment rate2.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.9%county
Economic output per resident$68,011county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.80%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 time20.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport12747county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 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 station16 micounty
Households without a vehicle13.3%county
Traffic deaths48.5county
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 higher19.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1628county
Students per full-time teacher14.5county
Free lunch eligible51.5%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution24 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
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 insurance14.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.2%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.1%county

Place

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

Population14,424county
Land area in square miles336county
People per square mile of land42.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age40.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.0%county
Share of households that are one person27.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.7%county
Second languages10.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls69.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents275county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in354county
Households that moved away370county
Average income of arriving households$51,031county
Average income of departing households$66,251county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year29county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.5%county
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.0 incounty
Annual snowfall23.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F32 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$192county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use1,077 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas52.2%county
Homes heated by propane16.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood3.5%county
Households with broadband82.6%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk49.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk88.7county
Landslide risk41.0county
Hail risk65.2county
Earthquake risk75.2county
Tornado risk45.9county
Tropical cyclone risk33.7county
Extreme heat risk55.8county
Winter weather risk54.6county
Strong wind risk60.1county
Wildfire risk4.3county

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 Moultrie 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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