Ogle County, Illinois

Ogle County has a population of 51,495 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,200, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $82,132.

Home price
$189,200
Income
$82,132
Population
51,495
Unemployment
5.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,200county
Median gross rent$936county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198063.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.4%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,118county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$852county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,365county
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$82,132county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate8.4%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 home8.0%county
Unemployment rate5.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.2%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.6%county
Economic output per resident$74,831county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate2.06%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 time26.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service14 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport132154county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station34 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths11.7county
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 higher24.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.1%county
Public schools in the county22county
Public school enrollment8269county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible40.4%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools5county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians56county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.1%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population51,495county
Land area in square miles759county
People per square mile of land67.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.4%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.5%county
Second languages8.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents143county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in1,154county
Households that moved away1,291county
Average income of arriving households$57,591county
Average income of departing households$53,836county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year87county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.9%county
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature50°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.3 incounty
Annual snowfall29.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.84 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing128 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days159 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 3county
Average first fall frostOct 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$88county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use623 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas66.5%county
Homes heated by propane16.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband88.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk77.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.8county
Landslide risk51.3county
Hail risk88.5county
Earthquake risk63.8county
Tornado risk79.9county
Tropical cyclone risk13.6county
Extreme heat risk41.7county
Winter weather risk19.0county
Strong wind risk76.2county
Wildfire risk11.4county

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 Ogle 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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