Demographics of Bond County, Illinois

Bond County, Illinois had 16,959 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +100 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bond County, in four figures

16,959
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +100 people.; 39.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,959 ±$3,052
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bond County, Illinois's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bond County, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bond County, Illinois's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bond County, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	16,859	100.0	100.0
2021	16,804	99.7	100.2
2022	16,700	99.1	100.7
2023	16,641	98.7	101.6
2024	16,600	98.5	102.5
2025	16,959	100.6	103.1

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Population of Bond County, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	16,859	−40	−3	0	−36
2021	16,804	−55	−57	+3	−16
2022	16,700	−104	−77	+8	−28
2023	16,641	−59	−63	+13	−5
2024	16,600	−41	−36	+5	−10
2025	16,959	+359	−41	+3	+401

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.7 ±0.6: for men 38.5 ±0.9 and for women 43.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bond County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	701 ±58	4.2% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,262 ±193	13.5% ±1.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,338 ±283	14.0% ±1.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,110 ±269	24.6% ±1.6	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,168 ±250	24.9% ±1.5	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,137 ±249	18.8% ±1.5	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,959 ±$3,052, and income per person $37,166 ±$6,504, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bond County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	921 ±220	15.0% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,342 ±242	21.8% ±3.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,163 ±226	18.9% ±3.6	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	583 ±149	9.5% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,406 ±231	22.9% ±3.7	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	396 ±108	6.4% ±1.7	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	336 ±102	5.5% ±1.7	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bond County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,591 ±472	10.9% ±3.2	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	364 ±132	12.4% ±4.4	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	924 ±373	11.8% ±4.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	303 ±84	7.8% ±2.1	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bond County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bond County	Illinois	United States
Housing units	6,899 ±31	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.1% ±2.7	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.9% ±2.6	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.6% ±3.1	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.4% ±3.8	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$145,700 ±$20,047	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$785 ±$110	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bond County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	336 ±132	2.0% ±0.8	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,351 ±81	85.9% ±0.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,023 ±133	6.1% ±0.8	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	37 to 177	0.2% to 1.1%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	86 to 262	0.5% to 1.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2 to 36	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	706 ±174	4.2% ±1.0	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bond County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	12,421 ±479	74.3% ±2.9	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,081 ±483	24.4% ±2.9	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 70	< 0.1% to 0.4%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	178 ±75	1.1% ±0.4	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	9 to 143	0.1% to 0.9%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 176	0.2% to 1.1%	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bond County among the counties of Illinois

60th of 102 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Counties of Illinois near Bond County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fayette County	20,790	−3.2%
Shelby County	20,576	−1.6%
Perry County	20,160	−3.5%
Douglas County	19,880	+0.5%
Crawford County	18,648	+0.1%
Bond County	16,959	+0.6%
Hancock County	16,803	−4.4%
Piatt County	16,791	+0.6%
Union County	16,656	−3.7%
Edgar County	16,323	−2.9%
Warren County	16,222	−3.7%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026