Tazewell County, Illinois Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Tazewell County, IL Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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B
Health Around averageHealthier than 87% of counties in Illinois
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B
Income Around averageWealthier than 86% of counties in Illinois
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C
Education Below averageBetter educated than 78% of counties in Illinois
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 130,271 | 12,692,444 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 197.9 | 219.1 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -0.50% | -0.16% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 42.7 | 37.4 | 37.3 |
| Households | 54,034 | 5,035,584 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Tazewell County declined by 0.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 130,271 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Tazewell County is Gen X, aged 45–60, at 20.6% of residents. That is 0.2 points above Illinois as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 24,690 19.0% -2.3 pts
- Millennials 29–44 26,791 20.6% -1.3 pts
- Gen X 45–60 26,866 20.6% +0.2 pts
- Boomers 61–79 25,338 19.5% +2.5 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Illinois, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.3% of the people living in Tazewell County and men 49.7%.
- Women 50.3% Illinois 50.6%
- Men 49.7% Illinois 49.4%
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Economy
Tazewell County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $77,722 | $84,042 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 3.28% | 4.46% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.6% | 5.8% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Tazewell County is about 8% lower than in Illinois.
Housing
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $161,953 | $149,936 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $909 | $1,274 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.3% | 67.1% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Tazewell County is about 14.8 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $909 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Tazewell County spend about 40 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 167 hours, about 7.0 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 20.0 | 23.6 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 40.0 | 47.3 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 167 | 197 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $5,171 | $6,104 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 11.0% | 15.9% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 6,185 | 7,977 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 1,176 | 1,547 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Illinois:
Edgar County (12.0 min), Brown County (12.7 min), Morgan County (13.1 min).
Slowest:
Calhoun County (43.8 min), Pulaski County (31.2 min), Pope County (31.0 min).
The average commute time in Tazewell County is 20 minutes, shorter than the 24 minutes in Illinois.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Tazewell County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.7% | 34.1% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.36 | 2.46 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Illinois:
DuPage County (0.4), Champaign County (0.4), Lake County (0.4).
Lowest:
Hardin County (0.2), Fayette County (0.2), Perry County (0.2).
Health
Tazewell County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.
| Metric | Tazewell County | Illinois Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 78.7 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 13.0% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 17.9% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Illinois:
DuPage County (0.8), Champaign County (0.8), Monroe County (0.8).
Lowest:
Alexander County (0.8), Pulaski County (0.8), Gallatin County (0.8).
Tazewell County, IL Compared With Nearby Counties
Tazewell County, IL is the 2nd largest of the 4 counties compared here, 130,271 residents against a local median of 38,283. Where Tazewell County, IL breaks from the counties next to it is median home price, sitting 252% above the local median of $45,985 at $161,953.
Median household income tells the same story from another angle: $77,722 against a local median of $66,476, 17% above it. The picture is mixed rather than uniform: median household income runs ahead of the neighbourhood while commute runs behind it, so Tazewell County, IL is trading one against the other rather than simply out-performing what surrounds it. The counties themselves sit within $48,701 of each other on median home price, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Tazewell County, IL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Tazewell County, IL has the highest median home price of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL | 130,271 | $77,722 #2/4 | $161,953 #1/4 | 20.0 min #3/4 |
| Peoria County, IL | 179,437 | $66,474 | $39,193 | 17.4 min |
| Logan County, IL | 27,712 | $66,476 | $87,894 | 16.2 min |
| Woodford County, IL | 38,283 | $92,853 | $45,985 | 22.6 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Tazewell County, Illinois.
How many people live in Tazewell County, Illinois?
About 130,271 people live in Tazewell County, Illinois, in 54,034 households of 2.4 people on average. The median age is 42.7, so residents are older than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.
Is Tazewell County, Illinois mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Tazewell County, Illinois has 198 people per square mile, a density typical of a mix of suburbs, small towns and farmland. That is about 2.3 times the U.S. average of 86.
How affordable is housing in Tazewell County, Illinois?
The median home costs 2.1 times the median household income ($161,953 against $77,722), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $909 a month takes about 14% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
Is it hard to find a job in Tazewell County, Illinois?
Unemployment in Tazewell County, Illinois is only 3.6%, well below the U.S. rate of 5.2%, a sign of a tight labor market where employers compete for workers.
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