What is the population of Mason County, Illinois?

The population of Mason County, Illinois is 12,749, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Mason County, Illinois?

The median household income in Mason County, Illinois is $62,739, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Mason County, Illinois is $106,611, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Mason County, Illinois is 6.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education F

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	12,749	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	22.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.13%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	45.8	37.3	37.1
Households	5,712	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Mason County

Group	Share

Mason County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$62,739	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.35%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$106,611	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$760	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	80.6%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	27.8	23.8	22.5
Work from home	8.2%	14.0%	13.4%

Mason County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.48	2.54

Mason County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Mason County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.0	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.9%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	20.5%	19.2%	19.0%