Woodford County is home to 38,312 people in Illinois. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 2% of US counties for household income. The foreign-born share is 2%. The typical home is worth $197,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $912 a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $91,483, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Woodford County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.8% → 93.5%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.3% → 85.7%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.4% → 35.9%(+20.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)15.1%(277)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23%(422)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.9%(584)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.9%(181)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.1%(93)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,831 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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Over time
Woodford County, decade by decade
Woodford County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,653
$82,502
$137,764
15.4%
2.9
2000
35,469
$93,622
$187,995
21.1%
4.9
2010
38,664
$94,787
$217,943
26.0%
8.7
2020
38,467
$90,633
$207,016
33.8%
16.4
2024
38,312
$91,483
$197,600
35.9%
15.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
