Demographics of Woodford County, Illinois

Woodford County, Illinois had 38,111 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −294 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.

Woodford County, in four figures

38,111
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −294 people.; 40.4 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,483 ±$4,526
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.

Woodford County, Illinois's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Woodford 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Woodford County, Illinois's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Woodford 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	38,405	100.0	100.0
2021	38,229	99.5	100.2
2022	38,233	99.6	100.7
2023	38,322	99.8	101.6
2024	38,198	99.5	102.5
2025	38,111	99.2	103.1

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Population of Woodford 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	38,405	−51	−6	0	−44
2021	38,229	−176	−82	+5	−119
2022	38,233	+4	+24	+27	−34
2023	38,322	+89	−43	+43	+102
2024	38,198	−124	−1	+27	−148
2025	38,111	−87	−6	+27	−105

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.4 ±0.5: for men 39.5 ±0.7 and for women 41.2 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Woodford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	2,153 ±68	5.6% ±0.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,008 ±359	18.3% ±0.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,208 ±247	8.4% ±0.6	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,756 ±345	22.9% ±0.9	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,771 ±380	25.5% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,416 ±425	19.4% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,483 ±$4,526, and income per person $44,140 ±$1,685, 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 Woodford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	1,857 ±352	12.6% ±2.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,891 ±285	12.9% ±1.9	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,037 ±286	13.9% ±1.9	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,184 ±290	14.9% ±2.0	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,911 ±318	19.8% ±2.1	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,919 ±281	13.1% ±1.9	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,886 ±268	12.8% ±1.8	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 Woodford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	2,614 ±573	7.0% ±1.5	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	624 ±189	7.0% ±2.1	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,335 ±322	7.1% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	655 ±182	6.9% ±1.9	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Woodford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Woodford County	Illinois	United States
Housing units	15,758 ±49	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±1.6	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±1.6	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.7% ±1.4	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.3% ±1.9	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$197,600 ±$8,696	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$912 ±$86	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Woodford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	798 ±0	2.1% ±<0.1	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	35,806 ±252	93.5% ±0.7	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	232 ±66	0.6% ±0.2	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	95 to 339	0.2% to 0.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	12 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	16 to 172	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,134 ±301	3.0% ±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).

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People in Woodford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	31,741 ±552	82.8% ±1.4	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,844 ±534	15.3% ±1.4	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	71 to 221	0.2% to 0.6%	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	581 ±181	1.5% ±0.5	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	242 ±99	0.6% ±0.3	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	339 ±154	0.9% ±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%.

Woodford County among the counties of Illinois

34th of 102 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Counties of Illinois near Woodford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Henry County	48,095	−2.2%
Knox County	47,767	−4.1%
Coles County	46,607	−1.0%
Macoupin County	43,748	−2.6%
Stephenson County	43,220	−3.0%
Woodford County	38,111	−0.8%
Clinton County	37,128	+0.6%
Franklin County	36,916	−2.1%
Marion County	36,382	−3.4%
Jefferson County	36,147	−2.3%
Livingston County	35,057	−2.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Counties in Illinois by homeownership rate
No. 8 Counties in Illinois by median household income
No. 8 Counties in Illinois by per capita income
No. 13 Counties in Illinois by median home value
No. 15 Counties in Illinois by median rent
No. 17 Counties by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026