Gallatin County, IL

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2022 Population

4,967

1.41% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

46.9

0.428% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

19.2%

14.5% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$51,868

1.39% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$81,000

5.74% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Gallatin County, IL had a population of 4.97k people with a median age of 46.9 and a median household income of $51,868. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Gallatin County, IL declined from 5,038 to 4,967, a −1.41% decrease and its median household income declined from $52,597 to $51,868, a −1.39% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gallatin County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.75%), American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0.423%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.302%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.242%).

None of the households in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Gallatin County, IL was $81,000, and the homeownership rate was 76.7%.

Most people in Gallatin County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Gallatin County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Gallatin County, IL borders Hamilton County, IL, Hardin County, IL, Saline County, IL, White County, IL, Posey County, IN, and Union County, KY.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Gallatin County, IL is home to a population of 4.97k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.342% of Gallatin County, IL residents were born outside of the country (17 people).

In 2022, there were 19.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.67k people) in Gallatin County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 236 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 21 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Gallatin County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Gallatin County, IL was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gallatin County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.67k ± 12
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
236 ± 39.8
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 24

0.322%

Hispanic Population

16 people

0.322% of the people in Gallatin County, IL are hispanic (16 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gallatin County, IL as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.342%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

17 people

0.298%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

15 people

As of 2022, 0.342% of Gallatin County, IL residents (17 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gallatin County, IL was 0.298%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
167 ± 69
Gulf War (1990s)
61 ± 45
Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 31

Gallatin County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.74 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gallatin County, IL employs 2.13k people. The largest industries in Gallatin County, IL are Retail Trade (346 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (295 people), and Manufacturing (232 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($80,667), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,458), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,868).

Employment

Occupations

2.13k

2022 Value

± 233

1.92%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gallatin County, IL grew at a rate of 1.92%, from 2.09k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gallatin County, IL, are Management Occupations (260 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (206 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (194 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gallatin County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.13k

2022 Value

± 233

1.92%

1 Year growth

± 15.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Gallatin County, IL grew at a rate of 1.92%, from 2.09k employees to 2.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gallatin County, IL, are Retail Trade (346 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (295 people), and Manufacturing (232 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gallatin County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Gallatin County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,969

Median earning men ± $9,491

$30,640

Median earning women ± $2,250

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,250), Wholesale Trade ($54,722), and Manufacturing ($53,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($49,279), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,250), and Manufacturing ($31,136).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

32
Manufacturing
24
Other Services, Except Public Administration
18
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Gallatin County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 75.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.673%).

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

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (75.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (23.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.673%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Gallatin County, IL for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Illinois

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Illinois have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.01% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.62M), Some college (2.15M), and Bachelors Degree (2.1M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gallatin County, IL was $81,000 in 2022, which is 0.287 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $76,600 to $81,000, a 5.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Gallatin County, IL is 76.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Gallatin County, IL have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gallatin County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$81,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,499

$1,653

Median Property Taxes

±$205

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 Gallatin County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

76.7%

Homeownership

2022

57.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 76.7% of the housing units in Gallatin County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9727
Census Tract 9728

The following map shows all of the tracts in Gallatin County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$51,868

Median Household Income

± $5,442

2.16k

Number of Households

± 233

In 2022, the median household income of the 2.16k households in Gallatin County, IL declined from $51,868 from the previous year's value of $52,597.

The following chart displays the households in Gallatin 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2022, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.477 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.371% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (90.5%)
Carpooled (6.7%)
Worked At Home (2.03%)

In 2022, 90.5% of workers in Gallatin County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.7%) and those who worked at home (2.03%).

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

26.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gallatin County, IL have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.81% of the workforce in Gallatin County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gallatin County, IL (950 out of 4.96k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gallatin 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.

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.

Health

97.1% of the population of Gallatin County, IL has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 27.5% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 13.6% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.3% under 18 years, 15.6% between 18 and 34 years, 39.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.86%

Uninsured

37.6%

Employer Coverage

27.5%

Medicaid

17.3%

Medicare

13.6%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gallatin County, IL declined by 9.25% from 3.16% to 2.86%.

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