Adams County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Adams County, Illinois. Population: 65.6K.

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Median Home Price

$189.4K

Based on 9 cities

Median Household Income

$65.0K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.9x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$53.2K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,461

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.30%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$958

Property Tax$205

Insurance$78.91

Total Monthly$1,242

Historical Home Prices

2015

$127.5K

2016

$139.1K

+9.2%%

2017

$137.0K

-1.6%%

2018

$134.8K

-1.6%%

2019

$142.3K

+5.6%%

2020

$149.9K

+5.3%%

2021

$156.9K

+4.7%%

2022

$169.8K

+8.2%%

2023

$174.6K

+2.9%%

2024

$167.2K

-4.3%%

2025

$173.2K

+3.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.6%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.3

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

90.3%

Black

3.5%

Hispanic

Asian

0.7%

Two or More Races

3.2%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

191

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.2"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 64/100

January Low

8°F

Average winter low

July High

77°F

Average summer high

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