Taylorville, IL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

33,684

0.617% 1-year decline

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

42.7

1.18% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

11.1%

6.03% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$59,253

4.07% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$112,100

3.03% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

14,814

0.632% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Taylorville, IL had a population of 33.7k people with a median age of 42.7 and a median household income of $59,253. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Taylorville, IL declined from 33,893 to 33,684, a −0.617% decrease and its median household income grew from $56,933 to $59,253, a 4.07% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Taylorville, IL are White (Non-Hispanic) (91.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.63%), White (Hispanic) (1.59%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.04%).

None of the households in Taylorville, 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.

99.6% of the residents in Taylorville, IL are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Taylorville, IL was $112,100, and the homeownership rate was 74.3%.

Most people in Taylorville, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Taylorville, IL was 2 cars per household.

Taylorville, IL borders Decatur, IL and Springfield, IL.

United States Illinois

Population & Diversity

Taylorville, IL is home to a population of 33.7k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.21% of Taylorville, IL residents were born outside of the country (407 people).

In 2023, there were 35.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (30.8k people) in Taylorville, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 876 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 548 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

99.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 99.6% of Taylorville, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Taylorville, IL was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Taylorville, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
30.8k ± 161
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
876 ± 151
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
548 ± 205

3.24%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

3.24% of the people in Taylorville, IL are hispanic (1.09k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

1.21%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

407 people

1.02%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

345 people

As of 2023, 1.21% of Taylorville, IL residents (407 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 Taylorville, IL was 1.02%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
732 ± 149
Gulf War (2001-)
531 ± 155
Gulf War (1990s)
294 ± 104

Taylorville, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.38 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Taylorville, IL employs 14.8k people. The largest industries in Taylorville, IL are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,435 people), Retail Trade (1,630 people), and Manufacturing (1,512 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($90,000), Utilities ($68,393), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,952).

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

14.8k

2023 Value

± 863

0.632%

1 Year growth

± 8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Taylorville, IL grew at a rate of 0.632%, from 14.7k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Taylorville, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,648 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,536 people), and Management Occupations (1,365 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Taylorville, 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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

14.8k

2023 Value

± 863

0.632%

1 Year growth

± 8%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Taylorville, IL grew at a rate of 0.632%, from 14.7k employees to 14.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Taylorville, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,435 people), Retail Trade (1,630 people), and Manufacturing (1,512 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Taylorville, IL, though some of these residents may live in Taylorville, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,601

Median earning men ± $3,228

$31,094

Median earning women ± $3,026

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($105,833), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,658), and Public Administration ($64,623).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($61,250), Manufacturing ($53,214), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($46,944).

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

63
Construction
60
Other Services (except Public Administration)
46
Retail Trade

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

$62.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$61.8k
Manufacturing
$48.3k
Wholesale Trade

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

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

Voting results are not available for Taylorville, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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

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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 Taylorville, IL was $112,100 in 2023, which is 0.369 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $108,800 to $112,100, a 3.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Taylorville, IL is 74.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Taylorville, IL have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Taylorville, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Taylorville, IL is $59,253. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Taylorville, IL was DuPage County, IL with a value of $110,502, followed by Kendall County, IL and Lake County, IL, with respective values of $110,474 and $108,917.

Housing

Property

$112,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,837

$10,052

Median Property Taxes

±$602

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 Taylorville, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

74.3%

Homeownership

2023

61.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.3% of the housing units in Taylorville, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.8%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Taylorville, IL was DuPage County, IL with a value of $110,502, followed by Kendall County, IL and Lake County, IL, with respective values of $110,474 and $108,917.

The following map shows all of the counties in Taylorville, 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.

$59,253

Median Household Income

± $3,611

13.5k

Number of Households

± 741

In 2023, the median household income of the 13.5k households in Taylorville, IL grew to $59,253 from the previous year's value of $56,933.

The following chart displays the households in Taylorville, 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 Taylorville, 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 (84.3%)
Carpooled (8.28%)
Worked At Home (6.26%)

In 2023, 84.3% of workers in Taylorville, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.28%) and those who worked at home (6.26%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Taylorville, IL have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.597% of the workforce in Taylorville, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Taylorville, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Taylorville, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Taylorville, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Taylorville, IL (3.56k out of 32k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Taylorville, IL is White, followed by Black 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

95.6% of the population of Taylorville, IL has health coverage, with 44.7% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 14% on non-group plans, and 1.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1232 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1231 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1213 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 344 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,232 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Illinois

Primary care physicians in Illinois see an average of 1,232 patients per year. This represents a 0.0812% increase from the previous year (1,231 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.2% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.45%

Uninsured

44.7%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

14%

Non-Group

1.27%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Taylorville, IL grew by 0.471% from 4.42% to 4.45%.

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

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