Illinois at a glance
Population
12,694,798
Median Household Income
$83,390
Typical Home Value
$298,585
School District Rating
3.6
Violent Crime Rate
389.2
Avg Commute Time
27.8
About Illinois on hearthmap
hearthmap aggregates housing, demographic, school, crime, and environmental data for every county, town, and ZIP code in Illinois. Use the interactive map to compare areas side by side, filter by what matters to you, or rank places with a custom match score.
Data is refreshed periodically from public sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, the National Center for Education Statistics, the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the EPA, Zillow, and Redfin. Source attribution is shown on each metric in the app.
Counties in Illinois
102 counties, alphabetical.
- Adams64,754 pop.
- Alexander4,875 pop.
- Bond16,716 pop.
- Boone53,230 pop.
- Brown6,322 pop.
- Bureau32,866 pop.
- Calhoun4,330 pop.
- Carroll15,576 pop.
- Cass12,784 pop.
- Champaign208,741 pop.
- Christian33,538 pop.
- Clark15,266 pop.
- Clay13,052 pop.
- Clinton36,954 pop.
- Coles46,777 pop.
- Cook5,182,090 pop.
- Crawford18,511 pop.
- Cumberland10,334 pop.
- De Witt15,373 pop.
- DeKalb100,703 pop.
- Douglas19,751 pop.
- DuPage930,024 pop.
- Edgar16,535 pop.
- Edwards6,075 pop.
- Effingham34,522 pop.
- Fayette21,315 pop.
- Ford13,406 pop.
- Franklin37,323 pop.
- Fulton33,020 pop.
- Gallatin4,819 pop.
- Greene11,683 pop.
- Grundy53,219 pop.
- Hamilton7,916 pop.
- Hancock17,281 pop.
- Hardin3,605 pop.
- Henderson6,193 pop.
- Henry48,643 pop.
- Iroquois26,449 pop.
- Jackson53,064 pop.
- Jasper9,180 pop.
- Jefferson36,550 pop.
- Jersey21,274 pop.
- Jo Daviess21,851 pop.
- Johnson13,376 pop.
- Kane517,255 pop.
- Kankakee106,635 pop.
- Kendall137,675 pop.
- Knox49,046 pop.
- Lake714,223 pop.
- LaSalle108,714 pop.
- Lawrence15,031 pop.
- Lee33,869 pop.
- Livingston35,565 pop.
- Logan27,713 pop.
- Macon101,849 pop.
- Macoupin44,350 pop.
- Madison264,238 pop.
- Marion37,000 pop.
- Marshall11,647 pop.
- Mason12,745 pop.
- Massac13,865 pop.
- McDonough26,920 pop.
- McHenry312,591 pop.
- McLean171,556 pop.
- Menard12,095 pop.
- Mercer15,495 pop.
- Monroe35,036 pop.
- Montgomery27,942 pop.
- Morgan33,021 pop.
- Moultrie14,424 pop.
- Ogle51,495 pop.
- Peoria179,645 pop.
- Perry20,639 pop.
- Piatt16,695 pop.
- Pike14,469 pop.
- Pope3,739 pop.
- Pulaski5,015 pop.
- Putnam5,601 pop.
- Randolph30,058 pop.
- Richland15,598 pop.
- Rock Island142,757 pop.
- Saline23,213 pop.
- Sangamon194,947 pop.
- Schuyler6,787 pop.
- Scott4,937 pop.
- Shelby20,720 pop.
- St. Clair253,694 pop.
- Stark5,308 pop.
- Stephenson43,768 pop.
- Tazewell130,290 pop.
- Union16,997 pop.
- Vermilion72,386 pop.
- Wabash11,119 pop.
- Warren16,447 pop.
- Washington13,627 pop.
- Wayne15,973 pop.
- White13,619 pop.
- Whiteside54,947 pop.
- Will701,462 pop.
- Williamson66,876 pop.
- Winnebago283,292 pop.
- Woodford38,312 pop.
Illinois at a glance: frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Illinois?
- Illinois has a population of 12,694,798 based on the most recent US Census estimate.
- What is the median home price in Illinois?
- The median home value in Illinois is $298,585. Hover any county on the map for that county's value, or open Compare to put two states side by side.
- What is the median household income in Illinois?
- Median household income in Illinois is $83,390 per year, sourced from the US Census American Community Survey.
- How many counties are in Illinois?
- Illinois has 102 counties. Each county page on hearthmap shows housing, school, crime, and demographic data town by town.
- What is the average commute time in Illinois?
- The average one-way commute in Illinois is 27.8 minutes, based on US Census ACS journey-to-work data.
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