McDonough County, IL

County

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US Senator

N/ADick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

34.9

0.57% 1-year decrease

About

None of the households in McDonough County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in McDonough County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in N/A are Western Illinois University (1,984 degrees awarded in 2024).

McDonough County, IL borders Fulton County, IL, Hancock County, IL, Henderson County, IL, Schuyler County, IL, and Warren County, IL.

United States Illinois Macomb, IL

Population & Diversity

McDonough County, IL is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNk% of McDonough County, IL residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.3% of McDonough County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in McDonough County, IL was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in McDonough County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Health

N/A% of the population of McDonough County, IL has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

N/A to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in N/A in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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Year-over-year N/A

Employment change between N/A N/A and N/A N/A

As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

N/ADick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

N/ATammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Completions

Universities

Gender

Race

Western Illinois University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,984 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Illinois University with 1,984 degrees awarded.

Housing & Living

In 2025, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in McDonough County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.2%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

63.5%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.5% of the housing units in McDonough County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in McDonough County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in McDonough County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in McDonough County, IL have 2 cars.