Douglas County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Douglas County, Illinois. Population: 19.7K.

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Median Home Price

$146.5K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$74.2K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.6K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,586

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.76%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$741

Property Tax$216

Insurance$61.05

Total Monthly$1,017

Historical Home Prices

2015

$82.2K

2016

$86.0K

+4.7%%

2017

$88.5K

+2.8%%

2018

$90.7K

+2.6%%

2019

$95.9K

+5.7%%

2020

$101.9K

+6.3%%

2021

$112.2K

+10.1%%

2022

$118.7K

+5.8%%

2023

$128.3K

+8.0%%

2024

$137.6K

+7.2%%

2025

$147.6K

+7.3%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.2%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

87.9%

Black

1.2%

Hispanic

8.1%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

1.8%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

53°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

206

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

39.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 62/100

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