Whiteside County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Whiteside County, Illinois. Population: 55.6K.

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Median Home Price

$155.4K

Based on 10 cities

Median Household Income

$64.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$46.0K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,676

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.72%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$786

Property Tax$223

Insurance$64.73

Total Monthly$1,073

Historical Home Prices

2015

$96.4K

2016

$95.9K

-0.5%%

2017

$95.4K

-0.6%%

2018

$86.5K

-9.3%%

2019

$98.7K

+14.1%%

2020

$106.3K

+7.7%%

2021

$109.7K

+3.3%%

2022

$118.4K

+7.9%%

2023

$123.3K

+4.1%%

2024

$128.8K

+4.4%%

2025

$136.1K

+5.7%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.3%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

3.1

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

82.1%

Black

Hispanic

13.1%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

3.1%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

50°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

166

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

38.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 66/100

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