Demographics of Christian County, Illinois

Christian County, Illinois had 33,443 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −517 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.

Christian County, in four figures

33,443
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −517 people.; 43.2 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,611 ±$2,760
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.

Christian County, Illinois's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Christian 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

About this chart

The figures

Christian County, Illinois's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Christian 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	33,960	100.0	100.0
2021	33,717	99.3	100.2
2022	33,588	98.9	100.7
2023	33,501	98.6	101.6
2024	33,442	98.5	102.5
2025	33,443	98.5	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Christian 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	33,960	−81	−14	0	−66
2021	33,717	−243	−205	+1	−69
2022	33,588	−129	−193	+1	+82
2023	33,501	−87	−80	+3	−4
2024	33,442	−59	−74	+2	+16
2025	33,443	+1	−79	−8	+86

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.2 ±0.6: for men 42.3 ±0.5 and for women 45.6 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Christian County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	1,628 ±52	4.9% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,854 ±333	14.5% ±1.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,563 ±272	7.6% ±0.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,399 ±311	25.0% ±0.9	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,297 ±422	27.7% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,797 ±383	20.3% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,611 ±$2,760, and income per person $34,875 ±$1,860, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Christian County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	2,547 ±371	18.7% ±2.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,972 ±377	21.9% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,411 ±278	17.7% ±2.0	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,815 ±235	13.4% ±1.7	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,281 ±257	16.8% ±1.8	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	820 ±160	6.0% ±1.2	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	740 ±170	5.4% ±1.2	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Christian County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	3,237 ±567	10.2% ±1.8	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	717 ±214	11.2% ±3.3	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,547 ±328	9.3% ±2.0	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	973 ±199	11.1% ±2.2	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Christian County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Christian County	Illinois	United States
Housing units	15,184 ±55	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.5% ±2.1	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.5% ±2.1	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.2% ±1.8	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.8% ±2.2	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,500 ±$5,989	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$785 ±$50	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Christian County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,112 ±0	3.3% ±<0.1	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,528 ±184	91.0% ±0.5	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	718 ±171	2.1% ±0.5	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	247 ±37	0.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 198	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	810 ±264	2.4% ±0.8	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Christian County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	28,978 ±507	86.4% ±1.5	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,006 ±490	11.9% ±1.5	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	76 to 238	0.2% to 0.7%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	397 ±125	1.2% ±0.4	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	233 ±108	0.7% ±0.3	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	164 ±71	0.5% ±0.2	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%.

Christian County among the counties of Illinois

42nd of 102 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Counties of Illinois near Christian County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Marion County	36,382	−3.4%
Jefferson County	36,147	−2.3%
Livingston County	35,057	−2.1%
Monroe County	34,840	−0.3%
Effingham County	34,519	−0.5%
Christian County	33,443	−1.5%
Lee County	32,914	−3.4%
Fulton County	32,901	−2.0%
Morgan County	32,515	−2.9%
Bureau County	32,510	−2.1%
Randolph County	29,921	−0.6%

Elsewhere on the site

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