Iroquois County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Iroquois County, Illinois. Population: 27.0K.

Median Home Price
$161.1K

Based on 15 cities

Median Household Income
$62.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$46.5K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$2,449

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.52%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$814
Property Tax$204
Insurance$67.11
Total Monthly$1,086
Historical Home Prices
2015
$98.1K
2016
$97.1K
-1.0%%
2017
$98.7K
+1.6%%
2018
$102.3K
+3.6%%
2019
$109.6K
+7.2%%
2020
$120.6K
+10.0%%
2021
$127.4K
+5.6%%
2022
$136.4K
+7.1%%
2023
$134.7K
-1.3%%
2024
$138.8K
+3.0%%
2025
$147.8K
+6.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.7%%

Near national average

Population Density
24

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
12.5

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White
87.8%
Black
0.7%
Hispanic
8%
Asian
0.4%
Two or More Races
2.9%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
51°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
163

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
38.8"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 74/100