COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jo Daviess County

Illinois · 21,821 residents · 601 sq mi

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With 21,821 people, Jo Daviess County is a county in Illinois. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $48,700. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median age is 36.2, about 3 years above the US median. Median rent is $306 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,821

−2%vs 2000

vs 22,289 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−13%vs 2000

vs 41.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

601 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,386)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,684)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,632)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,544)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.3%(1,166)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(3,117)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(3,045)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(2,366)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(2,239)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(2,109)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(1,140)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(393)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,882

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,411 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,497

−42%vs 2000

vs $21,497 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,700

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$306

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

25.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(21,733)

Black0.2%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(342)

Asian0.2%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(21,702)

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(106)

Asian0.2%(38)

Other0.3%(63)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(677)

South American0.1%(30)

Colombian0.1%(25)

Puerto Rican0.1%(22)

Central American0%(7)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Peruvian0%(5)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.2%(42)

Filipino0.2%(35)

Vietnamese0.1%(24)

Chinese0%(6)

Japanese0%(4)

Korean0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.5%(116)

Native Hawaiian0.5%(112)

Samoan0.4%(93)

Ancestry

German43.6%(9,537)

Irish18.8%(4,102)

English10.7%(2,333)

American6.4%(1,399)

Polish4.1%(902)

Italian3.4%(744)

Norwegian2.5%(555)

Swedish2.2%(479)

Dutch2%(437)

French1.7%(368)

French Canadian1.1%(230)

Czech1%(216)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.9%(203)

Scottish0.9%(197)

Welsh0.7%(145)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(135)

Greek0.4%(88)

Croatian0.4%(82)

Finnish0.4%(82)

Austrian0.4%(77)

Lithuanian0.3%(74)

Hungarian0.3%(55)

Russian0.2%(44)

Ukrainian0.2%(40)

Danish0.2%(37)

Slovak0.2%(33)

Slovene0.1%(29)

Arab0.1%(28)

British0.1%(28)

Belgian0.1%(27)

Syrian0.1%(17)

Iranian0.1%(12)

Latvian0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

Armenian0%(6)

Lebanese0%(3)

Egyptian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.1%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.8 min

+68%vs 2000

vs 14.7 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 married25.6%(2,380)

Married62%(5,760)

Widowed3.1%(292)

Divorced9.3%(864)

Women 15+

Never married17.7%(1,660)

Married60%(5,614)

Widowed11.1%(1,038)

Divorced11.2%(1,048)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.3%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.3%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% 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)13.9%(181)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.6%(178)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.3%(683)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(33)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(13)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,305 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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