COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Douglas County

Illinois · 19,464 residents · 417 sq mi

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With 19,464 people, Douglas County is a county in Illinois. Median home value sits at $44,000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 17%. Median rent is $309 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,464

−2%vs 2000

vs 19,922 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

417 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,431)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,617)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(1,570)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,335)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(961)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(2,998)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,723)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,865)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,992)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,697)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(952)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(323)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,758

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,439 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,461

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,474 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,000

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $431 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.3%(18,993)

Black0.3%(59)

Hispanic / Latino3.5%(690)

Asian0.2%(49)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(19,313)

Black0%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(266)

Asian0.1%(16)

Other0.6%(126)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.8%(1,540)

Central American0.3%(55)

Guatemalan0.3%(53)

Puerto Rican0.1%(27)

South American0.1%(26)

Colombian0.1%(26)

Spaniard0%(8)

Salvadoran0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.3%(50)

Filipino0.1%(16)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Korean0%(2)

Ancestry

German26.5%(5,231)

English11.5%(2,269)

American8.3%(1,638)

Irish7.4%(1,468)

Scottish1.6%(309)

Swiss1.4%(277)

Italian1.2%(246)

French0.9%(168)

Dutch0.8%(166)

Swedish0.8%(156)

Polish0.6%(122)

Welsh0.5%(94)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(72)

British0.3%(58)

Ukrainian0.2%(43)

Russian0.2%(34)

Hungarian0.1%(28)

Norwegian0.1%(26)

Danish0.1%(23)

Croatian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Belgian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Canadian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(7)

Czech0%(6)

Portuguese0%(6)

West Indian0%(5)

Barbadian0%(5)

Finnish0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Ghanaian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.0%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+56%vs 2000

vs 14.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.8%(2,324)

Married59.1%(4,613)

Widowed3.2%(246)

Divorced7.9%(616)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(1,868)

Married57.3%(4,579)

Widowed9.1%(730)

Divorced10.2%(812)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.4%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 20.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.2%(259)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(137)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.2%(377)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.3%(82)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 988 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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