Woodford County, Illinois

Woodford County has a population of 38,312 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $197,600, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $91,483.

Home price
$197,600
Income
$91,483
Population
38,312
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$197,600county
Median gross rent$912county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198062.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,014(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,039county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,346county
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$91,483county
Family health premium / yr$24,993(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,107(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.250(statewide)
Poverty rate7.0%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 home11.5%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.2%county
Share of workers employed by government13.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.7%county
Economic output per resident$46,547county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate2.13%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 time25.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service22 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport343114county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 vehicle3.3%county
Traffic deaths28.7county
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 higher35.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.8%county
Public schools in the county20county
Public school enrollment6338county
Students per full-time teacher14.1county
Free lunch eligible29.1%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools3county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter9.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.7%county

Place

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

Population38,312county
Land area in square miles528county
People per square mile of land72.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store22.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls36.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents164county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in935county
Households that moved away995county
Average income of arriving households$66,581county
Average income of departing households$70,605county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year39county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.1%county
Violent crime rate289(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.4 incounty
Annual snowfall23.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$130county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use853 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.00(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.8%county
Homes heated by utility gas65.6%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk70.2county
Landslide risk66.9county
Hail risk18.4county
Earthquake risk54.4county
Tornado risk52.7county
Tropical cyclone risk16.1county
Extreme heat risk49.4county
Winter weather risk35.0county
Strong wind risk35.5county
Wildfire risk3.3county

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 Woodford 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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