Putnam County, IL

County

Add Comparison

2023 Population

5,600

0.498% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

47.2

0.422% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

9.95%

13.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$77,526

2.38% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$167,800

3.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,728

1.64% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Putnam County, IL had a population of 5.6k people with a median age of 47.2 and a median household income of $77,526. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Putnam County, IL declined from 5,628 to 5,600, a −0.498% decrease and its median household income grew from $75,726 to $77,526, a 2.38% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Putnam County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.4%), White (Hispanic) (2.54%), Other (Hispanic) (2.16%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.48%).

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

In 2023, the median property value in Putnam County, IL was $167,800, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Putnam County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Putnam County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Putnam County, IL borders Bureau County, IL, LaSalle County, IL, and Marshall County, IL.

United States Illinois Ottawa-Peru, IL

Population & Diversity

Putnam County, IL is home to a population of 5.6k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.59% of Putnam County, IL residents were born outside of the country (89 people).

In 2023, there were 35.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.06k people) in Putnam County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 142 White (Hispanic) and 121 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

99.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.7% of Putnam County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Putnam County, IL was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Putnam County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.06k ± 36
White (Hispanic)
142 ± 43
Other (Hispanic)
121 ± 61

6.41%

Hispanic Population

359 people

6.41% of the people in Putnam County, IL are hispanic (359 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Putnam 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
622,347 ± 18,890 people
India
165,336 ± 9,918 people
Poland
123,006 ± 8,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 622,347 Illinois residents, followed by India with 165,336 and Poland with 123,006.

Foreign-Born Population

1.59%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

89 people

1.83%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

103 people

As of 2023, 1.59% of Putnam County, IL residents (89 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Putnam County, IL was 1.83%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
161 ± 56
Gulf War (1990s)
51 ± 34
Gulf War (2001-)
42 ± 27

Putnam County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.16 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Putnam County, IL employs 2.73k people. The largest industries in Putnam County, IL are Manufacturing (428 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (361 people), and Retail Trade (325 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($120,637), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($100,938), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($90,192).

Males in Illinois have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $66,581. The income inequality in Illinois (measured using the Gini index) is 0.477, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.73k

2023 Value

± 215

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Putnam County, IL grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 2.68k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Putnam County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (338 people), Production Occupations (293 people), and Management Occupations (237 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Putnam County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.73k

2023 Value

± 215

1.64%

1 Year growth

± 10.9%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Putnam County, IL grew at a rate of 1.64%, from 2.68k employees to 2.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Putnam County, IL, are Manufacturing (428 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (361 people), and Retail Trade (325 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Putnam County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Putnam County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,225

Median earning men ± $6,086

$33,161

Median earning women ± $2,417

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($91,466), Wholesale Trade ($90,694), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($89,732).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($67,589), Public Administration ($58,500), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($55,000).

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

23
Construction
8
Transportation and Warehousing
7
Other Services (except Public Administration)

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

$38.4k
Manufacturing
$16.6k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$14.1k
Construction

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

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Putnam County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.973%).

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 (58.8%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (39.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.973%)
Libertarian Party

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Putnam County, IL was $167,800 in 2023, which is 0.553 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $161,500 to $167,800, a 3.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Putnam County, IL is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Putnam County, IL have an average commute time of 26.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Putnam County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2023, 6.21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Putnam County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.39%.

Housing

Property

$167,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,053

$1,996

Median Property Taxes

±$170

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

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

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2023

63.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 80.7% of the housing units in Putnam County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9546
Census Tract 9545

The following map shows all of the tracts in Putnam 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.

$77,526

Median Household Income

± $6,560

2.47k

Number of Households

± 192

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.47k households in Putnam County, IL grew to $77,526 from the previous year's value of $75,726.

The following chart displays the households in Putnam 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 Putnam 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 2023

Drove Alone (87.8%)
Worked At Home (5.8%)
Carpooled (4.71%)

In 2023, 87.8% of workers in Putnam County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (5.8%) and those who carpooled to work (4.71%).

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

26.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Putnam County, IL have a longer commute time (26.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.04% of the workforce in Putnam County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 6.21% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Putnam County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.39%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

9.95% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Putnam County, IL (555 out of 5.58k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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 2023, 12.9% of the children was living in poverty in Putnam County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 0.7%.

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 11.6 in Putnam County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 63.2 per 100,000 population.

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

Health

96.9% of the population of Putnam County, IL has health coverage, with 52.8% on employee plans, 10.8% on Medicaid, 18.3% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 15.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

Uninsured People

3.06%

Uninsured

52.8%

Employer Coverage

10.8%

Medicaid

18.3%

Medicare

14%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Putnam County, IL declined by 1.8% from 3.11% to 3.06%.

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