Carroll County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Carroll County, Illinois. Population: 15.6K.

Median Home Price
$144.6K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income
$60.9K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$42.2K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,308

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.60%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$731
Property Tax$192
Insurance$60.25
Total Monthly$984
Historical Home Prices
2015
$84.9K
2016
$87.3K
+2.9%%
2017
$88.5K
+1.4%%
2018
$88.2K
-0.3%%
2019
$93.1K
+5.5%%
2020
$99.3K
+6.7%%
2021
$107.3K
+8.0%%
2022
$118.5K
+10.5%%
2023
$121.7K
+2.8%%
2024
$135.4K
+11.2%%
2025
$149.2K
+10.2%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.7%%

Near national average

Population Density
35

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
88.4%
Black
3.7%
Hispanic
5.1%
Asian
0.7%
Two or More Races
1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
49°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
153

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
38.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 39/100

January Low
13°F

Average winter low

July High
81°F

Average summer high