Illinois Census Data: Households & Families

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Illinois Census Data: Households & Families

Household and Family statistics for Illinois counties are shown in this easy-to-read table and chart combination.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2000 Census.

Illinois Census Data: Households & Families
Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Illinois	4,591,779	67.6	33.0	51.3	12.3	32.4	26.8	9.6	2.63	3.23	Illinois
Adams Co.	26,860	67.0	31.1	54.2	9.8	33.0	28.5	13.2	2.44	3.00	Adams Co.
Alexander Co.	3,808	65.0	30.0	44.1	17.5	35.0	32.3	15.3	2.36	2.99	Alexander Co.
Bond Co.	6,155	70.6	32.1	59.1	8.1	29.4	25.6	12.8	2.47	2.97	Bond Co.
Boone Co.	14,597	77.1	40.1	64.2	8.7	22.9	19.0	8.0	2.84	3.24	Boone Co.
Brown Co.	2,108	65.5	29.1	55.3	6.8	34.5	30.8	13.9	2.36	2.96	Brown Co.
Bureau Co.	14,182	69.7	30.7	58.1	8.0	30.3	27.0	14.0	2.47	2.99	Bureau Co.
Calhoun Co.	2,046	70.3	29.0	60.8	5.7	29.7	26.5	14.4	2.46	2.98	Calhoun Co.
Carroll Co.	6,794	68.9	28.9	58.4	7.4	31.1	27.3	13.9	2.42	2.93	Carroll Co.
Cass Co.	5,347	69.0	32.0	55.8	9.2	31.0	26.1	13.0	2.52	3.01	Cass Co.
Champaign Co.	70,597	55.7	27.2	43.6	9.2	44.3	31.4	7.8	2.33	2.96	Champaign Co.
Christian Co.	13,921	68.1	30.4	55.3	9.1	31.9	28.4	14.7	2.41	2.94	Christian Co.
Clark Co.	6,971	69.0	31.2	56.9	8.7	31.0	28.1	14.0	2.40	2.94	Clark Co.
Clay Co.	5,839	68.6	30.6	56.4	8.6	31.4	27.9	14.8	2.41	2.94	Clay Co.
Clinton Co.	12,754	72.3	35.1	60.1	8.4	27.7	24.2	11.9	2.60	3.10	Clinton Co.
Coles Co.	21,043	57.4	26.1	46.2	8.3	42.6	31.2	11.2	2.31	2.91	Coles Co.
Cook Co.	1,974,181	64.3	30.9	44.0	15.6	35.7	29.4	9.3	2.68	3.38	Cook Co.
Crawford Co.	7,842	69.5	30.6	57.8	8.6	30.5	26.8	14.0	2.41	2.91	Crawford Co.
Cumberland Co.	4,368	70.6	33.2	59.5	7.6	29.4	25.5	14.0	2.55	3.06	Cumberland Co.
DeKalb Co.	31,674	63.0	32.5	50.9	8.5	37.0	25.5	7.9	2.56	3.11	DeKalb Co.
De Witt Co.	6,770	69.2	30.9	56.8	8.5	30.8	26.8	12.6	2.44	2.95	De Witt Co.
Douglas Co.	7,574	72.3	33.5	61.1	7.9	27.7	24.7	12.3	2.59	3.10	Douglas Co.
DuPage Co.	325,601	72.0	37.0	60.9	7.9	28.0	22.9	6.8	2.73	3.27	DuPage Co.
Edgar Co.	7,874	67.6	29.9	54.0	9.6	32.4	28.5	14.7	2.40	2.93	Edgar Co.
Edwards Co.	2,905	69.8	29.8	59.0	8.2	30.2	27.5	14.6	2.37	2.88	Edwards Co.
Effingham Co.	13,001	70.6	36.3	57.8	9.1	29.4	26.1	11.6	2.60	3.16	Effingham Co.
Fayette Co.	8,146	69.4	31.9	56.6	8.5	30.6	27.2	13.6	2.46	2.98	Fayette Co.
Ford Co.	5,639	69.2	31.7	57.8	8.0	30.8	28.0	15.3	2.45	2.99	Ford Co.
Franklin Co.	16,408	66.9	28.2	53.0	10.1	33.1	29.8	15.8	2.34	2.89	Franklin Co.
Fulton Co.	14,877	68.9	28.6	56.5	8.8	31.1	27.5	14.5	2.40	2.90	Fulton Co.
Gallatin Co.	2,726	67.4	28.3	54.8	9.8	32.6	29.4	16.1	2.34	2.90	Gallatin Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Illinois	4,591,779	67.6	33.0	51.3	12.3	32.4	26.8	9.6	2.63	3.23	Illinois
Greene Co.	5,757	70.8	32.5	57.0	9.2	29.2	25.7	14.1	2.51	3.00	Greene Co.
Grundy Co.	14,293	71.9	35.3	59.6	8.6	28.1	23.5	9.4	2.60	3.09	Grundy Co.
Hamilton Co.	3,462	70.4	30.0	59.0	7.9	29.6	27.3	15.8	2.43	2.95	Hamilton Co.
Hancock Co.	8,069	69.5	30.5	58.9	7.6	30.5	26.9	13.8	2.45	2.96	Hancock Co.
Hardin Co.	1,987	68.8	28.4	57.2	8.8	31.2	28.6	15.9	2.30	2.81	Hardin Co.
Henderson Co.	3,365	70.6	28.6	59.6	7.1	29.4	25.3	12.4	2.42	2.88	Henderson Co.
Henry Co.	20,056	71.3	31.8	60.0	8.0	28.7	25.1	13.2	2.51	3.00	Henry Co.
Iroquois Co.	12,220	71.3	31.3	59.2	8.5	28.7	25.2	13.4	2.51	2.99	Iroquois Co.
Jackson Co.	24,215	52.3	24.4	39.3	9.7	47.7	34.9	9.3	2.21	2.89	Jackson Co.
Jasper Co.	3,930	72.5	32.9	62.3	7.0	27.5	24.7	13.2	2.55	3.06	Jasper Co.
Jefferson Co.	15,374	68.7	31.1	55.3	9.9	31.3	27.6	13.0	2.44	2.96	Jefferson Co.
Jersey Co.	8,096	72.4	34.6	60.1	9.1	27.6	23.9	11.8	2.57	3.05	Jersey Co.
Jo Daviess Co.	9,218	68.2	27.3	58.2	6.5	31.8	27.5	12.7	2.40	2.92	Jo Daviess Co.
Johnson Co.	4,183	73.0	30.6	62.3	7.1	27.0	24.2	12.1	2.43	2.87	Johnson Co.
Kane Co.	133,901	75.8	41.6	61.2	10.0	24.2	19.6	6.7	2.97	3.43	Kane Co.
Kankakee Co.	38,182	70.1	34.4	52.8	13.1	29.9	24.9	10.4	2.61	3.12	Kankakee Co.
Kendall Co.	18,798	79.6	41.7	68.8	7.5	20.4	16.4	6.1	2.89	3.27	Kendall Co.
Knox Co.	22,056	65.4	27.7	51.4	10.6	34.6	29.6	14.1	2.33	2.87	Knox Co.
Lake Co.	216,297	75.8	42.1	63.2	9.2	24.2	19.7	6.2	2.88	3.33	Lake Co.
La Salle Co.	43,417	68.7	31.7	55.7	9.2	31.3	27.4	13.3	2.49	3.04	La Salle Co.
Lawrence Co.	6,309	67.4	28.7	54.9	9.0	32.6	29.2	15.0	2.36	2.89	Lawrence Co.
Lee Co.	13,253	69.0	32.2	55.9	9.3	31.0	26.5	12.1	2.49	3.01	Lee Co.
Livingston Co.	14,374	69.2	32.9	56.8	8.8	30.8	26.8	12.5	2.51	3.04	Livingston Co.
Logan Co.	11,113	68.2	31.2	55.3	9.3	31.8	27.8	13.9	2.42	2.94	Logan Co.
McDonough Co.	12,360	57.4	24.3	47.1	7.5	42.6	31.8	12.1	2.28	2.87	McDonough Co.
McHenry Co.	89,403	77.5	42.9	66.5	7.6	22.5	18.0	6.1	2.89	3.31	McHenry Co.
McLean Co.	56,746	62.5	31.5	50.9	8.8	37.5	27.6	8.1	2.45	3.03	McLean Co.
Macon Co.	46,561	66.5	29.6	50.7	12.2	33.5	28.8	11.6	2.39	2.93	Macon Co.
Macoupin Co.	19,253	70.8	31.4	58.1	8.9	29.2	25.6	13.7	2.48	2.97	Macoupin Co.
Madison Co.	101,953	68.7	32.2	53.0	11.8	31.3	26.3	11.2	2.48	3.00	Madison Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Illinois	4,591,779	67.6	33.0	51.3	12.3	32.4	26.8	9.6	2.63	3.23	Illinois
Marion Co.	16,619	69.1	31.4	53.3	11.6	30.9	27.2	13.5	2.45	2.97	Marion Co.
Marshall Co.	5,225	71.2	29.6	60.8	6.7	28.8	25.0	12.6	2.47	2.95	Marshall Co.
Mason Co.	6,389	71.4	30.5	58.4	9.0	28.6	24.9	13.0	2.48	2.93	Mason Co.
Massac Co.	6,261	69.0	29.9	55.5	10.0	31.0	28.0	14.1	2.37	2.88	Massac Co.
Menard Co.	4,873	72.9	36.1	60.7	9.1	27.1	23.8	10.3	2.52	2.99	Menard Co.
Mercer Co.	6,624	74.2	32.1	63.5	7.2	25.8	22.8	11.6	2.53	2.96	Mercer Co.
Monroe Co.	10,275	75.7	37.7	65.3	7.3	24.3	21.3	9.6	2.65	3.09	Monroe Co.
Montgomery Co.	11,507	68.9	31.9	56.1	8.9	31.1	27.8	14.7	2.44	2.97	Montgomery Co.
Morgan Co.	14,039	65.9	30.0	52.7	10.0	34.1	29.3	13.1	2.37	2.92	Morgan Co.
Moultrie Co.	5,405	73.6	33.0	63.3	7.1	26.4	23.6	12.0	2.56	3.03	Moultrie Co.
Ogle Co.	19,278	73.5	35.5	61.3	8.3	26.5	22.5	9.8	2.62	3.07	Ogle Co.
Peoria Co.	72,733	64.8	29.9	48.6	12.9	35.2	29.7	11.0	2.43	3.01	Peoria Co.
Perry Co.	8,504	68.7	30.1	55.3	9.7	31.3	27.9	14.6	2.43	2.96	Perry Co.
Piatt Co.	6,475	73.0	32.6	63.3	6.8	27.0	23.7	11.8	2.50	2.96	Piatt Co.
Pike Co.	6,876	69.5	30.5	58.5	7.8	30.5	27.8	16.1	2.42	2.94	Pike Co.
Pope Co.	1,769	69.0	27.5	57.8	7.6	31.0	27.9	13.3	2.33	2.84	Pope Co.
Pulaski Co.	2,893	67.1	31.2	47.4	15.8	32.9	30.0	15.5	2.44	3.03	Pulaski Co.
Putnam Co.	2,415	72.4	30.5	62.1	7.0	27.6	24.6	12.3	2.52	2.99	Putnam Co.
Randolph Co.	12,084	69.2	31.3	56.0	9.2	30.8	26.9	13.8	2.46	2.99	Randolph Co.
Richland Co.	6,660	68.1	30.5	55.8	8.8	31.9	27.7	13.9	2.40	2.92	Richland Co.
Rock Island Co.	60,712	64.5	28.9	49.1	11.6	35.5	30.2	12.5	2.38	2.97	Rock Island Co.
St. Clair Co.	96,810	69.5	34.5	48.1	17.1	30.5	25.9	10.3	2.59	3.13	St. Clair Co.
Saline Co.	10,992	65.8	28.9	51.9	10.2	34.2	31.3	16.0	2.32	2.90	Saline Co.
Sangamon Co.	78,722	63.4	30.5	48.2	11.7	36.6	31.0	10.6	2.36	2.97	Sangamon Co.
Schuyler Co.	2,975	69.6	28.7	59.7	7.1	30.4	27.3	13.7	2.38	2.87	Schuyler Co.
Scott Co.	2,222	70.3	33.8	58.3	8.3	29.7	26.1	13.8	2.47	2.98	Scott Co.
Shelby Co.	9,056	71.8	31.0	61.2	7.1	28.2	25.4	13.3	2.50	2.99	Shelby Co.
Stark Co.	2,525	69.9	30.3	60.0	7.0	30.1	27.1	15.0	2.46	3.00	Stark Co.
Stephenson Co.	19,785	68.1	30.7	55.4	9.5	31.9	27.6	12.6	2.43	2.97	Stephenson Co.
Tazewell Co.	50,327	71.3	31.8	59.2	8.7	28.7	24.8	10.7	2.49	2.96	Tazewell Co.

Location	Total households	Percent of total households							Average population per-		Location
		Family households				Nonfamily households			Average population per-
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Type of family		Total	Householder living alone		Household	Family
		Total	With own children under 18 years	Married couple family	Female householder, no husband present	Total	Total	65 years and over	Household	Family
United States	105,480,101	68.1	32.8	51.7	12.2	31.9	25.8	9.2	2.59	3.14	United States
Illinois	4,591,779	67.6	33.0	51.3	12.3	32.4	26.8	9.6	2.63	3.23	Illinois
Union Co.	7,290	68.2	30.3	55.6	9.5	31.8	28.4	14.9	2.38	2.93	Union Co.
Vermilion Co.	33,406	66.8	30.1	50.6	12.2	33.2	28.9	13.5	2.42	2.96	Vermilion Co.
Wabash Co.	5,192	69.1	30.9	57.2	8.7	30.9	27.0	13.6	2.46	2.98	Wabash Co.
Warren Co.	7,166	69.3	29.8	56.5	8.8	30.7	26.7	12.7	2.44	2.94	Warren Co.
Washington Co.	5,848	72.5	33.5	61.7	7.1	27.5	24.3	13.3	2.55	3.02	Washington Co.
Wayne Co.	7,143	69.6	29.8	58.3	8.3	30.4	27.6	14.8	2.37	2.88	Wayne Co.
White Co.	6,534	67.0	26.8	56.6	7.6	33.0	29.8	16.6	2.29	2.82	White Co.
Whiteside Co.	23,684	70.8	31.5	57.5	9.5	29.2	25.1	11.8	2.51	2.99	Whiteside Co.
Will Co.	167,542	78.2	42.7	64.8	9.6	21.8	17.8	6.0	2.94	3.36	Will Co.
Williamson Co.	25,358	66.9	29.5	53.4	10.2	33.1	28.9	13.3	2.35	2.89	Williamson Co.
Winnebago Co.	107,980	68.2	32.9	52.3	11.8	31.8	26.3	9.6	2.53	3.06	Winnebago Co.
Woodford Co.	12,797	76.6	35.4	67.5	6.6	23.4	20.5	10.4	2.69	3.12	Woodford Co.

Reading the Chart:

The entries under the Percent of total households headings are percentages. The "Family households Total" and "Nonfamily households Total" percentages add up to approximately 100%. The subheadings underneath do not add up to 100%, because they do not include all the types of households. For example, there is no subheading for "Male householder, no wife present.". The colored bars fill the cells in proportion to the percentage value.

The entries under the Average population per- heading are averages of the number of people in each family or household. Here the colored bars indicate a percentage of an arbitrary maximum (5). For example, the colored bar for an average family size of 2.5 fills half of the table cell.

Total Households counts households, not people. Here the colored bars represent percentages of the highest household count of any county in the state. For example, the county with the most households will have a colored bar that fills the cell. A county with half that many households will have a colored bar that fills half the cell. For small percentages the bar does not appear.

Census Department definitions:

A household includes all of the people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, an apartment, a mobile home, a group of rooms, or a single room occupied (or if vacant, intended for occupancy) as separate living quarters.

A family includes a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.

Abbreviations used in location names: Co.=County, C.A.=Census Area, Pa.=Parish, Mu.=Municipio.

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