De Witt County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for De Witt County, Illinois. Population: 15.5K.

Median Home Price
$143.4K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income
$64.8K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.2x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$41.8K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,297

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.60%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$725
Property Tax$191
Insurance$59.75
Total Monthly$976
Historical Home Prices
2015
$91.4K
2016
$94.2K
+3.0%%
2017
$99.0K
+5.2%%
2018
$95.3K
-3.7%%
2019
$101.4K
+6.3%%
2020
$103.5K
+2.1%%
2021
$111.6K
+7.9%%
2022
$118.7K
+6.3%%
2023
$123.6K
+4.2%%
2024
$135.0K
+9.2%%
2025
$145.5K
+7.8%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.8%%

Near national average

Population Density
39

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
93.2%
Black
1%
Hispanic
3.4%
Asian
0.2%
Two or More Races
2.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
154

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
38.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Moderate Risk

Score: 29/100