Demographics of Ford County, Illinois

Ford County, Illinois had 13,216 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −303 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.

Ford County, in four figures

13,216
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −303 people.; 41.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,439 ±$5,373
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.

Ford County, Illinois's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ford 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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Ford County, Illinois's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ford 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	13,519	100.0	100.0
2021	13,489	99.8	100.2
2022	13,267	98.1	100.7
2023	13,280	98.2	101.6
2024	13,326	98.6	102.5
2025	13,216	97.8	103.1

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Population of Ford 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	13,519	−13	−21	0	+6
2021	13,489	−30	−99	+9	+50
2022	13,267	−222	−86	+33	−174
2023	13,280	+13	−60	+51	+26
2024	13,326	+46	−83	+59	+72
2025	13,216	−110	−94	+37	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±0.9: for men 40.1 ±1.0 and for women 42.7 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	765 ±43	5.7% ±0.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,365 ±161	17.6% ±1.2	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,000 ±92	7.5% ±0.7	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,178 ±188	23.7% ±1.4	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,470 ±213	25.9% ±1.6	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,628 ±217	19.6% ±1.6	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,439 ±$5,373, and income per person $34,075 ±$1,815, 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 Ford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,127 ±218	19.3% ±3.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,260 ±215	21.6% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	927 ±181	15.9% ±3.1	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	756 ±142	13.0% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,040 ±155	17.8% ±2.6	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	460 ±119	7.9% ±2.0	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	258 ±84	4.4% ±1.4	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 Ford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,594 ±317	12.4% ±2.5	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	403 ±118	13.6% ±3.9	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	861 ±207	13.2% ±3.1	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	330 ±100	9.9% ±3.0	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ford County	Illinois	United States
Housing units	6,263 ±21	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.1% ±1.9	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.9% ±1.9	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.3% ±3.0	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.7% ±3.2	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,000 ±$5,410	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$923 ±$74	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±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

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People in Ford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	707 ±0	5.3% ±<0.1	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,982 ±144	89.4% ±1.1	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 81	0.1% to 0.6%	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	15 to 95	0.1% to 0.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.1%	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	5 to 141	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	541 ±122	4.0% ±0.9	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 Ford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	11,159 ±290	83.2% ±2.2	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,807 ±264	13.5% ±2.0	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 134	0.3% to 1.0%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	355 ±145	2.6% ±1.1	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	104 ±51	0.8% ±0.4	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	251 ±123	1.9% ±0.9	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%.

Ford County among the counties of Illinois

79th of 102 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Counties of Illinois near Ford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lawrence County	13,790	−9.7%
Washington County	13,564	−1.2%
Massac County	13,502	−4.5%
Johnson County	13,363	+0.3%
White County	13,250	−4.0%
Ford County	13,216	−2.2%
Clay County	12,793	−3.6%
Cass County	12,463	−4.0%
Mason County	12,411	−4.9%
Menard County	11,863	−3.3%
Marshall County	11,473	−2.0%

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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