Bond County, IL

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2024 Population

16,716

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.7

1.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.9%

14.2% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$65,959

7.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$145,700

9.47% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

7,162

1.43% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bond 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.

99.4% of the residents in Bond County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bond County, IL are Greenville University (344 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bond County, IL was $145,700, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Bond County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Bond County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Bond County, IL borders Clinton County, IL, Fayette County, IL, Madison County, IL, and Montgomery County, IL.

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Population & Diversity

Bond County, IL is home to a population of 16.7k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.06% of Bond County, IL residents were born outside of the country (178 people).

In 2024, there were 14 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.4k people) in Bond County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.02k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 590 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Bond County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bond County, IL was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bond County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.4k ± 81
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.02k ± 133
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
590 ± 152

2.01%

Hispanic Population

336 people

2.01% of the people in Bond County, IL are hispanic (336 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bond County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
633,244 ± 19,044 people
India
161,770 ± 9,812 people
Poland
119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

Foreign-Born Population

1.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

178 people

1.87%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

311 people

As of 2024, 1.06% of Bond County, IL residents (178 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bond County, IL was 1.87%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bond County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
307 ± 64
Gulf War (1990s)
206 ± 88
Gulf War (2001-)
202 ± 132

Bond County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.49 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bond County, IL.

Economy

The economy of Bond County, IL employs 7.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bond County, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,109 people), Educational Services (819 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (809 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,250), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,882), and Wholesale Trade ($62,766).

Employment

Occupations

7.16k

2024 Value

± 602

−1.43%

1 Year decline

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bond County, IL declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 7.27k employees to 7.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bond County, IL, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (669 people), Management Occupations (608 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (585 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bond County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.16k

2024 Value

± 602

−1.43%

1 Year decline

± 12%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bond County, IL declined at a rate of −1.43%, from 7.27k employees to 7.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bond County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,109 people), Educational Services (819 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (809 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bond County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Bond County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,392

Median earning men ± $4,380

$29,932

Median earning women ± $4,182

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,886), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($72,096), and Wholesale Trade ($64,318).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($61,625), Public Administration ($47,500), and Manufacturing ($47,083).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

31
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Construction
16
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$42.3k
Manufacturing
$21.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$18.4k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bond County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy 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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bond County, IL awarded 344 degrees. The student population of Bond County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 502 male students and 551 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bond County, IL are White (267 and 83.7%), Black or African American (24 and 7.52%), Hispanic or Latino (11 and 3.45%), and Two or More Races (8 and 2.51%).

The largest universities in Bond County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Greenville University (344 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bond County, IL are General Education (47 and 13.7%), General Business Administration & Management (45 and 13.1%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (31 and 9.01%).

The median tuition cost in Bond County, IL for private four year colleges is $29,998.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Bond County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 95.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 17.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 1,053 (47.7% men and 52.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 1,053 students enrolled in Bond County, IL, 47.7% men and 52.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 654 records, of which 62.4% were women and 37.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Elementary Education & Teaching
30 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
29 degrees awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bond County, IL was Elementary Education & Teaching with 30 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bond County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Greenville University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

344 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Greenville University with 344 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 146 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bond County, IL, which is 0.737 times less than the 198 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 267 degrees mean that there were 11.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 24 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($29,998) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($900) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bond County, IL was $145,700 in 2024, which is 0.438 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $133,100 to $145,700, a 9.47% increase. The homeownership rate in Bond County, IL is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bond County, IL have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bond County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bond County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.89%.

Housing

Property

$145,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,047

$4,709

Median Property Taxes

±$386

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bond County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bond County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.6%

Homeownership

2024

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.6% of the housing units in Bond County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$65,959

Median Household Income

± $3,052

6.15k

Number of Households

± 505

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.15k households in Bond County, IL grew to $65,959 from the previous year's value of $61,603.

The following chart displays the households in Bond County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bond County, IL is from Illinois.

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Worked At Home (8.21%)
Walked (5.01%)

In 2024, 81.4% of workers in Bond County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.21%) and those who walked to work (5.01%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bond County, IL have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.58% of the workforce in Bond County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bond County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bond County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 3.89%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bond County, IL (1.59k out of 14.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bond County, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.8% of the children was living in poverty in Bond County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.7%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 39.2 in Bond County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 1.69 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

96.4% of the population of Bond County, IL has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 17.7% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.75% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bond County, IL see 1,844 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,844 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5522 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 567 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,844 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bond County, IL

Primary care physicians in Bond County, IL see an average of 1,844 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,844 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bond County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.58%

Uninsured

51.5%

Employer Coverage

17.7%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.75%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bond County, IL grew by 0.244% from 3.57% to 3.58%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bond County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.