COMPARING TWO PLACES
Iroquois County vs Ford County
PLACE A
Iroquois County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Ford County, Illinois
Iroquois County is 98% larger than Ford County. Iroquois County earns more, with a median household income $3,816 higher. Ford County has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -9%).
IROQUOIS COUNTYFORD COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population26,15013,216+98% vs Ford County
Population density2327−4
Population growth-8.9%-3.9%−5.0 pts
Median age44.441.9+2.5
Male49.6%49.6%−0.0 pts
Female50.4%50.4%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%2.6%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%89.4%−2.2 pts
Black0.8%0.3%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.3%5.3%+3.0 pts
Asian0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
Other3.4%4.6%−1.2 pts
Median household income$66,255$62,439+$3,816
Per capita income$36,404$34,075+$2,329
Poverty rate12.5%12.4%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.434Even
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%18.9%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree5.5%6.2%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%5.5%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation60.1%61.9%−1.8 pts
Median home value$137,800$122,000+$15,800
Median gross rent$799$923−$124
Owner-occupied80.0%72.3%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.5%6.9%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%38.1%−1.4 pts
Average commute25.024.6+0.4
Worked from home7.6%9.2%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.2%+0.0 pts
Uninsured6.0%5.7%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025