LaSalle County, IL

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2023 Population

109,049

0.407% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/ADick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

About

In 2023, LaSalle County, IL had a population of 109k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of LaSalle County, IL declined from 109,495 to 109,049, a −0.407% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in LaSalle 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.

The largest universities in LaSalle County, IL are Illinois Valley Community College (1,052 degrees awarded in 2023) and Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru (34 degrees).

Most people in LaSalle County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in LaSalle County, IL was 2 cars per household.

LaSalle County, IL borders Bureau County, IL, DeKalb County, IL, Grundy County, IL, Kendall County, IL, Lee County, IL, Livingston County, IL, Marshall County, IL, Putnam County, IL, and Woodford County, IL.

United States Illinois Ottawa-Peru, IL

Economy

The economy of LaSalle County, IL employs N/A people. The largest industries in LaSalle County, IL are Manufacturing (8,137 people), Retail Trade (6,791 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,671 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($118,904), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($95,775), and Construction ($67,177).

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in LaSalle County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,387 people), Management Occupations (4,671 people), and Production Occupations (4,658 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of LaSalle 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

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in LaSalle County, IL, are Manufacturing (8,137 people), Retail Trade (6,791 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (6,671 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of LaSalle County, IL, though some of these residents may live in LaSalle County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($72,586), Wholesale Trade ($70,772), and Construction ($69,671).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($54,750), Public Administration ($48,352), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,038).

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

202
Other Services (except Public Administration)
151
Construction
140
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$417k
Manufacturing
$194k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$185k
Retail Trade

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

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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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

In 2023, universities in LaSalle County, IL awarded 1,086 degrees. The student population of LaSalle County, IL in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in LaSalle County, IL are White (797 and 73.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (180 and 16.6%), Unknown (60 and 5.52%), and Black or African American (18 and 1.66%).

The largest universities in LaSalle County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Illinois Valley Community College (1,052 and 96.9%) and Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru (34 and 3.13%).

The most popular majors in LaSalle County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (259 and 23.8%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (165 and 15.2%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (114 and 10.5%).

Completions

Concentrations

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in LaSalle County, IL was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Illinois Valley Community College
1,052 degrees awarded
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru
34 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Illinois Valley Community College with 1,052 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 487 men were awarded degrees from institutions in LaSalle County, IL, which is 0.813 times less than the 599 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 797 degrees mean that there were 4.43 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 180 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 ($13,543) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($292) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% 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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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

People in LaSalle County, IL have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in LaSalle County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in LaSalle County, IL colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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45.1k

Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in LaSalle 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

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

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This chart shows the number of workers in LaSalle County, IL across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84%)
Carpooled (8.16%)
Worked At Home (4.56%)

In 2023, 84% of workers in LaSalle County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.16%) and those who worked at home (4.56%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in LaSalle County, IL have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.48% of the workforce in LaSalle County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in LaSalle County, IL (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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

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

N/A% of the population of LaSalle 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

Health Care Diversity

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

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

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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

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