What is the population of Pope County, Illinois?

The population of Pope County, Illinois is 3,961, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Pope County, Illinois is $64,110, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Pope County, Illinois is $69,287, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Pope County, Illinois is 3.0%, 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 D

Education F

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Population	3,961	12,497,595	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	10.6	215.8	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.74%	-0.18%	0.57%
Median age	52.8	37.3	37.1
Households	1,364	5,000,691	128,459,983

Year	Pope County

Group	Share

Pope County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$64,110	$82,179	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	7.52%	4.78%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$69,287	$162,405	$242,182
Median rent	$437	$1,226	$1,342
Homeownership rate	86.1%	66.8%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.6	23.8	22.5
Work from home	8.5%	14.0%	13.4%

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

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.2%	34.1%	31.6%
Average household size	2.63	2.48	2.54

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

Metric	Pope County	Illinois Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.5	77.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	17.6%	15.6%	16.3%
Smokers	20.3%	19.2%	19.0%