Iroquois County

Iroquois County, Illinois

At a Glance

Population	27,077
County Seat	Iroquois County Courthouse
State FIPS	17
County FIPS	075
Num Towns	21
Census-Designated Places	0
Total Town Population	17,659
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	27,043
Median Age	44.5
Veterans	1,533
Housing Units	12,815
Uninsured	276
Net Migration (recent)	-491
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	632
Total Employees	5,704
Avg Annual Pay	$50,100
Median Household Income	$62,866
Poverty Rate	10.7%
Unemployment Rate	4.9%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$68,388
Federal Spending FY2024	$246,807,178
Federal Spending Per Capita	$9,115

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$120,900
Median Rent	$773
FMR Studio	$660
FMR 1BR	$668
FMR 2BR	$876
FMR 3BR	$1,081
FMR 4BR	$1,269

Health & Safety

Hospitals	21
EMS Stations	63
Fire Stations	63
Police Stations	63
Adult Smoking	19.2%
Adult Obesity	37.9%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	34.2
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	15.87
Electric Customers	5392477
Towns with Broadband Data	21
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	21

Community

Churches	36
Libraries	22
Historic Places (NRHP)	6
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	184
SNAP Stores	34
Bank Branches	23

Agriculture

Total Farms	59
Land in Farms (acres)	7,387
Avg Farm Size (acres)	125.2
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (9)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-26
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2008-03-07
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION	2005-09-07
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING	2002-05-21
EM	ILLINOIS WINTER SNOW STORMS	2001-01-17
EM	IL-WINTER STORM 1/1/99	1999-01-08
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	1994-04-26
DR	SEVERE ICE STORM	1990-03-06

Detailed Topics

Communities in Iroquois County

Watseka — pop 4,679
Gilman — pop 1,738
Clifton — pop 1,352
Onarga — pop 1,333
Milford — pop 1,158
Chebanse — pop 1,044
Sheldon — pop 965
Cissna Park — pop 817
Ashkum — pop 750
Danforth — pop 594
Crescent City — pop 552
Buckley — pop 495
Loda — pop 356
Martinton — pop 334
Beaverville — pop 306
Donovan — pop 251
Woodland — pop 248
Thawville — pop 215
Wellington — pop 206
Iroquois — pop 133
Papineau — pop 133

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.