Richland County, IL

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2022 Population

15,716

1.01% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2022 Median Age

42.2

0.236% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

13.7%

1.61% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$61,607

2.74% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$106,400

18.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

7,585

0.664% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Richland County, IL had a population of 15.7k people with a median age of 42.2 and a median household income of $61,607. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Richland County, IL declined from 15,876 to 15,716, a −1.01% decrease and its median household income grew from $59,963 to $61,607, a 2.74% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Richland County, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.2%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.19%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (0.865%), Other (Hispanic) (0.751%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.617%).

None of the households in Richland 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.

99.1% of the residents in Richland County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Richland County, IL are Olney Central College (469 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Richland County, IL was $106,400, and the homeownership rate was 73.1%.

Most people in Richland County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Richland County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Richland County, IL borders Clay County, IL, Crawford County, IL, Edwards County, IL, Jasper County, IL, Lawrence County, IL, Wabash County, IL, and Wayne County, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Richland County, IL is home to a population of 15.7k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.7% of Richland County, IL residents were born outside of the country (267 people).

In 2022, there were 43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.8k people) in Richland County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 344 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 136 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%

2022 Citizenship

99.2%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.1% of Richland County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Richland County, IL was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Richland County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.8k ± 131
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
344 ± 88.1
Other (Non-Hispanic)
136 ± 131

1.8%

Hispanic Population

283 people

1.8% of the people in Richland County, IL are hispanic (283 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Richland 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

1.7%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

267 people

1.69%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

269 people

As of 2022, 1.7% of Richland County, IL residents (267 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 Richland County, IL was 1.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
393 ± 110
Gulf War (2001-)
179 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
110 ± 54

Richland County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Richland County, IL employs 7.59k people. The largest industries in Richland County, IL are Retail Trade (1,358 people), Manufacturing (1,252 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,193 people), and the highest paying industries are Information ($80,313), Utilities ($79,286), and Public Administration ($75,833).

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

7.59k

2022 Value

± 543

0.664%

1 Year growth

± 9.97%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Richland County, IL grew at a rate of 0.664%, from 7.54k employees to 7.59k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Richland County, IL, are Production Occupations (849 people), Management Occupations (848 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (798 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Richland 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

7.59k

2022 Value

± 543

0.664%

1 Year growth

± 9.97%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Richland County, IL grew at a rate of 0.664%, from 7.54k employees to 7.59k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Richland County, IL, are Retail Trade (1,358 people), Manufacturing (1,252 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,193 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Richland County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Richland County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,427

Median earning men ± $2,238

$33,390

Median earning women ± $2,997

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($109,464), Public Administration ($90,536), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,730).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,152), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,657), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,500).

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

128
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
120
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
108
Manufacturing

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 Richland County, IL went to Donald J. Trump with 75.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (22.7%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

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. (22.7%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Richland 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

In 2022, universities in Richland County, IL awarded 469 degrees. The student population of Richland County, IL in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 373 male students and 496 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Richland County, IL are White (440 and 93.8%), followed by Two or More Races (13 and 2.77%), Asian (6 and 1.28%), and Black or African American (6 and 1.28%).

The largest universities in Richland County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Olney Central College (469 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Richland County, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (141 and 30.1%), Registered Nursing (80 and 17.1%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (47 and 10%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 869 students enrolled in Richland County, IL, 42.9% men and 57.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 710 records, of which 58.2% were women and 41.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
122 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
80 degrees awarded
General Studies
30 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Richland County, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 122 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Olney Central College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

469 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Olney Central College with 469 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 149 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Richland County, IL, which is 0.466 times less than the 320 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 440 degrees mean that there were 33.8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 13 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 ($8,902) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,154) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($946) 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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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 Richland County, IL was $106,400 in 2022, which is 0.377 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $90,000 to $106,400, a 18.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Richland County, IL is 73.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Richland County, IL have an average commute time of 20.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Richland County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Richland County, IL is $61,607. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Richland County, IL was Census Tract 9783 with a value of $72,278, followed by Census Tract 9781 and Census Tract 9779, with respective values of $64,410 and $56,635.

In 2023, 9.61% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richland County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.19%.

Housing

Property

$106,400

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,990

$4,740

Median Property Taxes

±$391

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.1%

Homeownership

2022

65%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.1% of the housing units in Richland County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Richland 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 9783
Census Tract 9781
Census Tract 9779

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Richland County, IL was Census Tract 9783 with a value of $72,278, followed by Census Tract 9781 and Census Tract 9779, with respective values of $64,410 and $56,635.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Richland 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.

$61,607

Median Household Income

± $6,034

6.49k

Number of Households

± 483

In 2022, the median household income of the 6.49k households in Richland County, IL grew to $61,607 from the previous year's value of $59,963.

The following chart displays the households in Richland 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 Richland 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 (82.7%)
Carpooled (8.47%)
Worked At Home (5.94%)

In 2022, 82.7% of workers in Richland County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.47%) and those who worked at home (5.94%).

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

20.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Richland County, IL have a shorter commute time (20.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Richland County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.61% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richland County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.19%.

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

Poverty & Diversity

13.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Richland County, IL (2.11k out of 15.4k 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 45 - 54 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 18.2% of the children was living in poverty in Richland County, IL. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.2%.

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.

Health

94.2% of the population of Richland County, IL has health coverage, with 44.2% on employee plans, 22.8% on Medicaid, 14.8% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 1.66% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Richland County, IL see 1723 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.058% decrease from the previous year (1724 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3949 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 213 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,723 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Richland County, IL

Primary care physicians in Richland County, IL see an average of 1,723 patients per year. This represents a 0.058% decrease from the previous year (1,724 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.5% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.76%

Uninsured

44.2%

Employer Coverage

22.8%

Medicaid

14.8%

Medicare

10.8%

Non-Group

1.66%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Richland County, IL grew by 35.4% from 4.26% to 5.76%.

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

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Richland County, IL.

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

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 34.9% in Richland County, IL.

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