Randolph County, IL

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2021 Population

30,632

4.19% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

41.9

0.711% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

13.2%

4.61% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$58,093

5.01% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$114,400

3.16% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Randolph County, IL had a population of 30.6k people with a median age of 41.9 and a median household income of $58,093. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Randolph County, IL declined from 31,973 to 30,632, a −4.19% decrease and its median household income grew from $55,319 to $58,093, a 5.01% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Randolph County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (84.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.6%), White (Hispanic) (1.5%), Other (Hispanic) (1.21%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.97%).

None of the households in Randolph 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.

98.3% of the residents in Randolph County, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Randolph County, IL was $114,400, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%.

Most people in Randolph County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Randolph County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Randolph County, IL borders Jackson County, IL, Monroe County, IL, Perry County, IL, St. Clair County, IL, Washington County, IL, Perry County, MO, and Ste. Genevieve County, MO.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Randolph County, IL is home to a population of 30.6k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2021, 2.48% of Randolph County, IL residents were born outside of the country (760 people).

In 2021, there were 7.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.8k people) in Randolph County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.26k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 458 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%

2021 Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 98.3% of Randolph County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Randolph County, IL was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Randolph County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
25.8k ± 25
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
3.26k ± 72
White (Hispanic)
458 ± 135

3.37%

Hispanic Population

1.03k people

3.37% of the people in Randolph County, IL are hispanic (1.03k people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

2.48%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

760 people

1.9%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

607 people

As of 2021, 2.48% of Randolph County, IL residents (760 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Randolph County, IL was 1.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
780 ± 137
Gulf War (2001-)
382 ± 114
Gulf War (1990s)
233 ± 82

Randolph County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Randolph County, IL employs 12.8k people. The largest industries in Randolph County, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,180 people), Manufacturing (2,168 people), and Retail Trade (1,480 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($70,865), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($63,602), and Public Administration ($62,667).

Employment

Occupations

12.8k

2021 Value

± 675

−3.17%

1 Year decline

± 7.82%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Randolph County, IL declined at a rate of −3.17%, from 13.2k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Randolph County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,512 people), Production Occupations (1,437 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,088 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Randolph 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

12.8k

2021 Value

± 675

−3.17%

1 Year decline

± 7.82%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Randolph County, IL declined at a rate of −3.17%, from 13.2k employees to 12.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Randolph County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,180 people), Manufacturing (2,168 people), and Retail Trade (1,480 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Randolph County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Randolph County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,419

Median earning men ± $4,978

$29,082

Median earning women ± $1,829

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($97,708), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,739), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,284).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Public Administration ($58,571), Wholesale Trade ($40,357), and Construction ($38,906).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

250
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
188
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
162
Other Services, Except Public Administration

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

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois product (by dollars) was Electronics with $134B, followed by Pharmaceuticals ($110B) and Mixed freight ($86.9B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Illinois products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$1T

2020 Value in Illinois

$1.94T

Projected 2050 Value in Illinois

93.1% growth

In 2020, total outbound Illinois trade was $1T. This is expected to increase 93.1% to $1.94T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Illinois trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Illinois to other states, or from other states to Illinois.

Most Common Trade Partners

Indiana
$79.7B
Wisconsin
$55.8B
Michigan
$41.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Illinois domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Indiana with $79.7B, followed by Wisconsin with $55.8B and Michigan and $41.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Illinois shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Randolph County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 74.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.886%).

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 (74.4%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (24.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.886%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Randolph 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 2021, 0.977% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% 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 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.61M), Some college (2.19M), and Bachelors Degree (2.07M).

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 Randolph County, IL was $114,400 in 2021, which is 0.467 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $110,900 to $114,400, a 3.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Randolph County, IL is 74.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Randolph County, IL have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Randolph County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Randolph County, IL is $58,093. In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Randolph County, IL was Census Tract 9510 with a value of $74,886, followed by Census Tract 9508 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $62,625 and $61,319.

Property

$114,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$4,955

$8,572

Median Property Taxes

±$500

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2021

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 74.3% of the housing units in Randolph County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Randolph 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 9510
Census Tract 9508
Census Tract 9509

In 2021, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Randolph County, IL was Census Tract 9510 with a value of $74,886, followed by Census Tract 9508 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $62,625 and $61,319.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Randolph 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.

$58,093

Median Household Income

± $3,885

11.5k

Number of Households

± 604

In 2021, the median household income of the 11.5k households in Randolph County, IL grew to $58,093 from the previous year's value of $55,319.

The following chart displays the households in Randolph 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 Randolph County, IL is from Illinois.

0.478

2021 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.479

2020 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2021, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.478 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0522% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2021

Drove Alone (84.1%)
Carpooled (7.77%)
Worked At Home (3.16%)

In 2021, 84.1% of workers in Randolph County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.77%) and those who worked at home (3.16%).

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

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Randolph County, IL have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 3.65% of the workforce in Randolph County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Randolph County, IL (3.57k out of 27k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Randolph County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic 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

94.4% of the population of Randolph County, IL has health coverage, with 49% on employee plans, 17% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.23% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Randolph County, IL see 2119 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.981% decrease from the previous year (2140 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2613 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 896 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

2,119 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Randolph County, IL

Primary care physicians in Randolph County, IL see an average of 2,119 patients per year. This represents a 0.981% decrease from the previous year (2,140 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.5% under 18 years, 17.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% 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

5.64%

Uninsured

49%

Employer Coverage

17%

Medicaid

15.6%

Medicare

11.6%

Non-Group

1.23%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Randolph County, IL grew by 14% from 4.94% to 5.64%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2022, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 65.5 in Randolph County, IL.

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

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2022, 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 38.4% in Randolph County, IL.

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

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