2024 population: 13,451 ( 71 from 2020)
Land area: 485.6 square miles
Population density: 27.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	12,042	89.52%	3.9%
Black:	192	1.43%	51.2%
Indian:	31	0.23%	6.1%
Asian:	83	0.62%	16.9%
2+ races:	229	1.70%	10.6%
Hispanic:	874	6.50%	57.5%

Total non-White:	1,409	10.48%	41.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	601	11.1
Deaths:	880	16.3
Net Migration:	-21	-0.4
Net Immigration:	217	4.0

Change in White population:	-487	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	416	3.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
13,522
12,529	92.66%
127	0.94%
33	0.24%
71	0.53%
207	1.53%
555	4.10%
993	7.34%

2010
14,081
13,520	96.02%
78	0.55%
32	0.23%
36	0.26%
110	0.78%
294	2.09%
561	3.98%

2000
14,241
13,885	97.50%
35	0.25%
14	0.10%
46	0.32%
80	0.56%
176	1.24%
356	2.50%

1990
14,275
14,134	99.01%
10	0.07%
33	0.23%
31	0.22%
n/a
67	0.47%
141	0.99%

1980
15,265
15,114	99.01%
77	0.50%
4	0.03%
10	0.07%
n/a
53	0.35%
151	0.99%

1970
16,382
16,233	99.09%
65	0.40%
5	0.03%
13	0.08%
n/a
55	0.34%
149	0.91%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,341	9.5
1,829	13.0
-649	-4.6
14	0.1

-991	-7.0
432	3.1

Number	Rate
2000's
1,566	11.0
1,896	13.3
28	0.2
45	0.3

-365	-2.6
205	1.4

Number	Rate
1990's
1,741	12.2
1,918	13.4
16	0.1
20	0.1

-249	-1.7
215	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
1,938	12.7
1,853	12.1
-1,151	-7.5
n/a

-980	-6.4
-10	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-1,633	-10.0
n/a

-1,119	-6.8
2	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Ford County, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
3,080	22.9%
10,371	77.1%
2,524	18.8%

5,689
2.30

3,409	59.9%
2,688	78.9%
365	10.7%
2,280	40.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.4
3,347	23.8%
10,734	76.2%
2,633	18.7%

5,676
2.41

3,798	66.9%
2,996	78.9%
338	8.9%
1,878	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
3,687	25.9%
10,554	74.1%
2,757	19.4%

5,640
2.45

3,959	70.2%
3,335	84.2%
262	6.6%
1,681	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.9
3,641	25.5%
10,634	74.5%
2,726	19.1%

5,576
2.50

3,969	71.2%
3,477	87.6%
228	5.7%
1,607	28.8%

1980
Number	Percent
34.2
4,154	27.2%
11,111	72.8%
2,446	16.0%

5,702
2.63

4,302	75.4%
3,850	89.5%
172	4.0%
1,400	24.6%

2022 Housing Data for Ford County, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	403	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	293	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	232	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	201	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	262	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	312	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	186	3.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	301	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	303	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	405	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	599	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	774	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	556	9.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	317	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	284	5.0%
$200,000 or more	261	4.6%

Median Household Income	58,930
Per Capita Income	31,754

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	349	6.1%
Public Assistance	312	5.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,196	21.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,722	72.2%
Unemployed	296	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,018	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,909	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,603	1,640	61.3%
Non-Profit	112	425	20.9%
Self-Employed	583	269	68.4%

Local Government	62	329	15.9%
State Government	130	157	45.3%
Federal Government	25	12	67.6%

Total Private + Self	3,186	1,909	62.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	329	923	26.3%
Total	3,515	2,832	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	803	12.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,362	21.3%
Professional, Technical	1,366	21.4%
Service Occupations	798	12.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	145	2.3%
All others	2,053	32.2%

White Collar		55.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	913	14.3%
Retail trade	866	13.6%
Manufacturing	730	11.4%
Educational services	646	10.1%
Construction	511	8.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	457	7.2%
Finance and insurance	323	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	278	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	246	3.9%
Other services	243	3.8%
Transportation and warehousing	233	3.7%
Wholesale trade	211	3.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	211	3.3%
Utilities	199	3.1%
Public administration	134	2.1%
Information	72	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	70	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	0.4%
Management	16	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	335	2.48%
Puerto Rican	7	0.05%
Cuban	8	0.06%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	121	0.90%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	121	0.90%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	10	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	10	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	72	0.53%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	62	0.46%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	12,221	96.1%
Spanish	322	2.5%
Other Asian	75	0.6%
Other Indo-European	31	0.2%
German, other Germanic	26	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	23	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	21	0.2%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,896	28.9%
English	1,731	12.8%
Irish	1,581	11.7%
American	1,318	9.8%
Italian	430	3.2%
French	348	2.6%
Swedish	344	2.6%
Polish	250	1.9%
European	227	1.7%
Dutch	142	1.1%
Scottish	140	1.0%
Scandinavian	136	1.0%
Norwegian	122	0.9%
Romanian	91	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	78	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	13,319	98.8%
Not a citizen	165	1.2%

Native	13,252	98.3%
Foreign-born	232	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
210	2.2%	562	6.0%	3,311	35.5%	3,408	36.5%	1,102	11.8%	744	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	210	2.2%
9-12 Years	562	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	3,311	35.5%
Some College	3,408	36.5%
Bach. Degree	1,102	11.8%
Grad Degree	744	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,138	6,836	302	4.2%	6.3%
1991	6,899	6,494	405	5.9%	7.3%
1992	7,086	6,687	399	5.6%	7.9%
1993	7,003	6,524	479	6.8%	7.5%
1994	6,969	6,579	390	5.6%	5.8%
1995	6,923	6,622	301	4.3%	5.2%
1996	6,711	6,431	280	4.2%	5.3%
1997	6,642	6,383	259	3.9%	4.8%
1998	6,707	6,452	255	3.8%	4.5%
1999	6,748	6,508	240	3.6%	4.4%

2000	7,342	7,079	263	3.6%	4.4%
2001	7,342	7,017	325	4.4%	5.4%
2002	7,223	6,894	329	4.6%	6.6%
2003	7,158	6,787	371	5.2%	6.7%
2004	7,207	6,840	367	5.1%	6.2%
2005	7,306	6,961	345	4.7%	5.7%
2006	7,378	7,058	320	4.3%	4.6%
2007	7,321	6,954	367	5.0%	5.1%
2008	7,170	6,725	445	6.2%	6.5%
2009	7,080	6,366	714	10.1%	10.2%

2010	7,279	6,585	694	9.5%	10.5%
2011	7,129	6,519	610	8.6%	9.8%
2012	6,957	6,437	520	7.5%	9.0%
2013	6,726	6,232	494	7.3%	9.1%
2014	6,640	6,246	394	5.9%	7.2%
2015	6,662	6,309	353	5.3%	6.0%
2016	6,683	6,319	364	5.4%	5.9%
2017	6,472	6,161	311	4.8%	5.0%
2018	6,486	6,184	302	4.7%	4.4%
2019	6,391	6,128	263	4.1%	4.0%

2020	6,236	5,834	402	6.4%	9.5%
2021	6,236	5,950	286	4.6%	6.1%
2022	6,312	6,059	253	4.0%	4.6%
2023	6,446	6,164	282	4.4%	4.5%
2024	6,664	6,384	280	4.2%	5.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,266
Median Value	$113,400

Occupied	5,689	90.8%
Vacant	577	9.2%

Owned	4,339	76.3%
Rented	1,350	23.7%
Median Rent	$708

Single-Family Units	5,216	83.2%
Detached	5,171	82.5%
Attached	45	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	508	8.1%
Mobile Homes	205	3.3%

Ford County, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ford County, IL

2022 Housing Data for Ford County, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ford County, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ford County, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ford County, IL

Historical Labor Force Data for Ford County, IL