COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Jo Daviess County

Illinois · 22,289 residents · 601 sq mi

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With 22,289 people, Jo Daviess County is a county in Illinois. The median age is 41.6, about 6 years above the US median. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 15% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Median rent is $393 a month. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.7% of people here.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

22,289

+2%since 1990

from 21,821 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.6

+15%since 1990

from 36.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

601 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202422K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(1,246)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(1,409)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,515)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.7%(1,502)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(990)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.6%(2,367)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.7%(3,283)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.7%(3,277)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.1%(2,702)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.6%(2,140)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.3%(1,400)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(458)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$40,411

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $26,882 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,497

+72%since 1990

from $12,497 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

6.7%

−1.6 ptssince 1990

from 8.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$93,500

+46%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $48,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$393

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $306 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.3%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 74.9% in 1990

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.1%(18)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(106)

Asian0.2%(38)

2000

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

Black0.2%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(342)

Asian0.2%(36)

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

15.2%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 12.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

83.6%

+9.5 ptssince 1990

from 74.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.5%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 3.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

−41%since 1990

from 24.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married23.8%(2,122)

Married63.6%(5,673)

Widowed3.4%(300)

Divorced9.2%(825)

Women 15+

Never married16.5%(1,517)

Married62.5%(5,750)

Widowed12%(1,099)

Divorced9%(829)

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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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