COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ogle County

Illinois · 45,957 residents · 759 sq mi

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Ogle County is a county of 45,957 people in Illinois. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $57,000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.2% of locals. There are 5,075 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

45,957

−10%vs 2000

vs 51,032 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

759 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(3,342)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(3,606)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(3,704)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(3,170)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(2,560)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(7,369)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(6,619)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(5,065)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(4,075)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(3,568)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(2,226)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(653)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,958

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,448 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,880

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,515 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.2%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,000

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$343

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $489 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

28.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.2%(47,057)

Black0.4%(204)

Hispanic / Latino6%(3,066)

Asian0.4%(209)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(44,678)

Black0.1%(50)

Hispanic / Latino3%(1,401)

Asian0.6%(256)

Other2.1%(973)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.3%(5,324)

Dominican0.5%(248)

Puerto Rican0.3%(148)

Cuban0.2%(93)

Spaniard0.2%(92)

Central American0.1%(70)

Guatemalan0.1%(50)

South American0%(22)

Peruvian0%(22)

Honduran0%(20)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(115)

Filipino0.1%(69)

Korean0.1%(49)

Japanese0.1%(26)

Asian Indian0%(19)

Laotian0%(11)

Taiwanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.2%(90)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(41)

Ancestry

German31.3%(16,116)

Irish13.7%(7,050)

English9.9%(5,096)

Swedish5.1%(2,630)

Italian3.9%(2,012)

Polish3.9%(1,990)

American3.7%(1,928)

Norwegian2.8%(1,436)

Dutch1.9%(973)

French1.8%(902)

Scottish1%(500)

Czech0.6%(328)

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Scotch-Irish0.6%(312)

French Canadian0.5%(265)

Welsh0.5%(250)

Swiss0.4%(217)

Danish0.4%(203)

British0.4%(197)

Lithuanian0.3%(160)

Greek0.3%(156)

Russian0.3%(146)

Belgian0.3%(144)

Hungarian0.2%(86)

Austrian0.2%(83)

Finnish0.1%(75)

Bulgarian0.1%(74)

West Indian0.1%(62)

Jamaican0.1%(54)

Latvian0.1%(47)

Arab0.1%(33)

Ukrainian0.1%(32)

Serbian0%(23)

Brazilian0%(22)

Jordanian0%(21)

Canadian0%(16)

Slovak0%(14)

Turkish0%(14)

Romanian0%(13)

Subsaharan African0%(10)

Macedonian0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Croatian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(4)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.6%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married29.3%(6,145)

Married56%(11,750)

Widowed3.9%(819)

Divorced10.8%(2,269)

Women 15+

Never married25%(5,343)

Married51.8%(11,056)

Widowed10.9%(2,334)

Divorced12.2%(2,598)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.7%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.0%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% 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)27.4%(952)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(841)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32%(1,109)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(115)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(61)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,471 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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