Crawford County, IL

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2024 Population

18,511

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.6

0.472% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.1%

4.68% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,674

6% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,100

6.51% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

8,187

1.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Crawford 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.

99.7% of the residents in Crawford County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Crawford County, IL are Lincoln Trail College (262 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Crawford County, IL was $121,100, and the homeownership rate was 81.9%.

Most people in Crawford County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 18.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Crawford County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Crawford County, IL borders Clark County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Richland County, IL, Knox County, IN, and Sullivan County, IN.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Crawford County, IL is home to a population of 18.5k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.18% of Crawford County, IL residents were born outside of the country (219 people).

In 2024, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Crawford County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 636 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 489 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Crawford County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crawford County, IL was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crawford County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 22
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
636 ± 172
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
489 ± 186

2.65%

Hispanic Population

491 people

2.65% of the people in Crawford County, IL are hispanic (491 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crawford 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

1.18%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

219 people

1.33%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

247 people

As of 2024, 1.18% of Crawford County, IL residents (219 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 Crawford County, IL was 1.33%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
510 ± 102
Gulf War (2001-)
238 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
134 ± 58

Crawford County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Crawford County, IL employs 8.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crawford County, IL were Manufacturing (1,591 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,240 people), and Educational Services (869 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($73,716), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,500), and Public Administration ($68,269).

Employment

Occupations

8.19k

2024 Value

± 562

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 9.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crawford County, IL grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 8.09k employees to 8.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crawford County, IL, are Production Occupations (1,178 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (674 people), and Management Occupations (635 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crawford 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

8.19k

2024 Value

± 562

1.25%

1 Year growth

± 9.43%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crawford County, IL grew at a rate of 1.25%, from 8.09k employees to 8.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crawford County, IL, are Manufacturing (1,591 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,240 people), and Educational Services (869 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crawford County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Crawford County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,177

Median earning men ± $3,397

$39,132

Median earning women ± $3,850

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($104,375), Public Administration ($76,375), and Manufacturing ($66,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,521), Manufacturing ($59,141), and Public Administration ($55,568).

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

38
Other Services (except Public Administration)
25
Construction
22
Retail Trade

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

$155k
Manufacturing
$40.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$21.8k
Retail 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County, IL awarded 262 degrees. The student population of Crawford County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 253 male students and 352 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Crawford County, IL are White (227 and 86.6%), Hispanic or Latino (12 and 4.58%), Black or African American (12 and 4.58%), and Two or More Races (5 and 1.91%).

The largest universities in Crawford County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Lincoln Trail College (262 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Crawford County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (118 and 45%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (39 and 14.9%), and Welding Technology (24 and 9.16%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 605 students enrolled in Crawford County, IL, 41.8% men and 58.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 507 records, of which 60.4% were women and 39.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
62 degrees awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences
15 degrees awarded
General Studies
14 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Crawford County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 62 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Lincoln Trail College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

262 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lincoln Trail College with 262 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 142 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Crawford County, IL, which is 1.18 times more than the 120 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 227 degrees mean that there were 18.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 12 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

Public, 2-year ($9,180) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,090) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,460) 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 Crawford County, IL was $121,100 in 2024, which is 0.364 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,700 to $121,100, a 6.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Crawford County, IL is 81.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crawford County, IL have an average commute time of 18.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crawford County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crawford County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.981%.

Housing

Property

$121,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,622

$6,139

Median Property Taxes

±$459

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 Crawford County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.9%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.9% of the housing units in Crawford County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crawford 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.

$71,674

Median Household Income

± $4,697

7.49k

Number of Households

± 531

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.49k households in Crawford County, IL grew to $71,674 from the previous year's value of $67,614.

The following chart displays the households in Crawford 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 Crawford 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 (85%)
Carpooled (6.61%)
Worked At Home (4.66%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Crawford County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.61%) and those who worked at home (4.66%).

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

18.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crawford County, IL have a shorter commute time (18.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.64% of the workforce in Crawford County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Crawford 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 Crawford County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crawford County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 10.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Crawford County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.981%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

12.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crawford County, IL (2.07k out of 17.1k 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 Males 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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, 16.9% of the children was living in poverty in Crawford County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.6%.

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 289 in Crawford County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 66.5 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

94.7% of the population of Crawford County, IL has health coverage, with 49.4% on employee plans, 19.3% on Medicaid, 14.4% on Medicare, 10.2% on non-group plans, and 1.52% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Crawford County, IL see 2,073 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,073 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2317 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 416 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,073 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Crawford County, IL

Primary care physicians in Crawford County, IL see an average of 2,073 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,073 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 18.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.31%

Uninsured

49.4%

Employer Coverage

19.3%

Medicaid

14.4%

Medicare

10.2%

Non-Group

1.52%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crawford County, IL grew by 3.09% from 5.15% to 5.31%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2018, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 71.1 in Crawford County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Crawford County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.8% in Crawford County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Crawford County, IL.