Demographics of Schuyler County, Illinois

Schuyler County, Illinois had 6,657 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −208 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.

Schuyler County, in four figures

6,657
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −208 people.; 49.1 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,948 ±$7,520
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.

Schuyler County, Illinois's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schuyler 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

Schuyler County, Illinois's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schuyler 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	6,865	100.0	100.0
2021	6,833	99.5	100.2
2022	6,747	98.3	100.7
2023	6,708	97.7	101.6
2024	6,723	97.9	102.5
2025	6,657	97.0	103.1

3 more columns on a wider screen

Population of Schuyler 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	6,865	−31	−10	0	−19
2021	6,833	−32	−31	+3	−4
2022	6,747	−86	−50	+11	−44
2023	6,708	−39	−41	+3	0
2024	6,723	+15	−34	+2	+47
2025	6,657	−66	−36	+2	−32

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±1.5: for men 49.5 ±0.9 and for women 47.0 ±3.0. 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 Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	267 ±65	3.9% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	886 ±98	13.1% ±1.4	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	344 ±119	5.1% ±1.8	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,537 ±148	22.6% ±2.2	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,009 ±185	29.6% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,744 ±195	25.7% ±2.9	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,948 ±$7,520, and income per person $32,939 ±$3,412, 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 Schuyler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	475 ±122	17.4% ±4.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	622 ±144	22.8% ±5.1	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	491 ±134	18.0% ±4.8	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	364 ±95	13.3% ±3.4	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	488 ±129	17.8% ±4.6	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	194 ±78	7.1% ±2.8	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	34 to 166	1.3% to 6.1%	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	1,381 ±258	20.8% ±3.9	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	63 to 235	5.9% to 21.0%	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	752 ±160	22.9% ±4.6	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	480 ±127	21.3% ±5.3	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Schuyler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schuyler County	Illinois	United States
Housing units	3,306 ±49	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.7% ±4.9	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.3% ±4.8	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.4% ±4.0	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.6% ±5.4	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,700 ±$9,439	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$853 ±$166	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1971 ±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 Schuyler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	182 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,124 ±26	90.2% ±0.4	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	254 ±116	3.7% ±1.7	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5 to 83	0.1% to 1.2%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	71 to 295	1.0% to 4.3%	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 Schuyler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	5,604 ±228	82.6% ±3.4	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,092 ±231	16.1% ±3.4	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24 to 152	0.4% to 2.2%	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	20 to 138	0.3% to 2.0%	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 25	0% to 0.4%	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%.

Schuyler County among the counties of Illinois

90th of 102 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Counties of Illinois near Schuyler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Greene County	11,313	−5.1%
Wabash County	10,907	−3.6%
Cumberland County	10,208	−2.1%
Jasper County	9,032	−2.4%
Hamilton County	7,859	−1.7%
Schuyler County	6,657	−3.0%
Brown County	6,401	+2.7%
Henderson County	5,984	−5.6%
Edwards County	5,898	−5.0%
Putnam County	5,619	−0.1%
Stark County	5,319	−1.2%

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