White County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for White County, Illinois. Population: 13.8K.

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Median Home Price

$95.2K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$53.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

1.8x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$27.3K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,388

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.46%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$481

Property Tax$116

Insurance$39.65

Total Monthly$636

Historical Home Prices

2016

$101.6K

2017

$105.7K

+4.1%%

2018

$99.4K

-6.0%%

2019

$106.6K

+7.2%%

2020

$115.3K

+8.2%%

2021

$115.6K

+0.3%%

2022

$115.1K

-0.4%%

2023

$106.6K

-7.4%%

2024

$100.8K

-5.4%%

2025

$100.6K

-0.2%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.9%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

17.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

95.8%

Black

0.7%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.2%

Two or More Races

1.7%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

57°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

156

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

46.9"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Moderate Risk

Score: 54/100

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