Stark County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Stark County, Illinois. Population: 5.4K.

Median Home Price
$127.3K

Based on 4 cities

Median Household Income
$62.3K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
2.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$35.9K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,700

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
1.34%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$643
Property Tax$142
Insurance$53.02
Total Monthly$838
Historical Home Prices
2015
$104.7K
2016
$103.1K
-1.5%%
2017
$102.4K
-0.7%%
2018
$97.1K
-5.1%%
2019
$107.2K
+10.4%%
2020
$126.3K
+17.7%%
2021
$124.5K
-1.4%%
2022
$126.9K
+2.0%%
2023
$129.0K
+1.7%%
2024
$119.7K
-7.3%%
2025
$129.8K
+8.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
5.0%%

Near national average

Population Density
19

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
92.3%
Black
1%
Hispanic
2.5%
Asian
0.7%
Two or More Races
3.4%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
161

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
38.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 7/100