Pope County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Pope County, Illinois. Population: 3.8K.

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Median Home Price

$161.6K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$62.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.6x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$43.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,687

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.04%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$817

Property Tax$141

Insurance$67.35

Total Monthly$1,025

Historical Home Prices

2016

$143.2K

2017

$142.5K

-0.5%%

2018

$129.5K

-9.1%%

2019

$135.0K

+4.2%%

2020

$161.0K

+19.3%%

2021

$166.6K

+3.5%%

2022

$162.7K

-2.3%%

2023

$169.1K

+3.9%%

2024

$169.5K

+0.3%%

2025

$149.6K

-11.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+3

Racial Demographics

White

89.2%

Black

Hispanic

2.6%

Asian

Two or More Races

2.6%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

57°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

181

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

49.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 15/100

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