Grundy County, IL Demographic Data
Grundy County, IL Summary
Grundy County is located in Illinois
- Population: 50,160
- Area: 430.45 sq. miles
- Land Area: 418.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 12.40 sq. miles
- Population Density: 116.53 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 557.74 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Grundy County, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
25,165
50%
50.8
Male
25,173
50%
49.2
Total Population
50,338
323,128,000
Grundy County, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,232
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,789
7.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,705
7.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
3,537
7.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,961
5.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
6,298
12.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,074
14.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
7,213
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,474
6.9%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,583
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,845
7.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,818
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
809
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
37,306
74.1%
77.2
Female
18,890
50.6%
51.3
Male
18,416
49.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
35,534
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
7,873
15.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
6,472
12.9%
15.2
Female
3,554
54.9%
55.8
Male
2,918
45.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Grundy County, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
49,666
98.7%
96.8
White
47,309
94.0%
72.6
Black or African American
808
1.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.1%
0.8
Asian
359
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
41
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
76
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
149
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.0%
0.2
Korean
76
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
7
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,148
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
672
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,584
9.1%
17.8
Mexican
3,844
7.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
373
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
5
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
362
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
45,754
90.9%
82.2
Grundy County, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
858
2.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,479
4.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
12,047
36.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
8,676
26.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,844
8.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
4,774
14.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,436
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,337
7.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
30,777
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
7,210
21.8%
31.2
Grundy County, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,982
27.7%
33.7%
Now Married
22,116
55.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,873
9.8%
11.0%
Separated
497
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
2,144
5.4
5.8%
Grundy County, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
42,981
91.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,125
8.8%
21.6%
Spanish
3,271
6.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
522
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
233
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
99
0.2%
1.1%
Grundy County, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
922
5.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
804
4.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,477
8.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,274
6.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,302
12.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,462
18.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,600
14.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
3,440
18.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
1,510
8.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
718
3.9%
6.4
Median household income
67,162
57,617
Per capita income
30,232
31,128
Grundy County, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
367
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,026
8.3%
9.8
Construction
2,384
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,258
21.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,290
5.3%
6.6
Information
302
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,738
11.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,233
5.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,718
7.1%
11.4
Public administration
810
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
3,140
12.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
2,185
9.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
813
3.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,112
12.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,996
28.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4,258
17.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
5,907
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,991
16.4%
18.1%
Grundy County, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
23,789
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
20,814
87.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,568
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
205
0.9%
5.1
Walked
139
0.6%
2.7
Other means
215
0.9%
1.8
Worked at home
848
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
28.2
26.6
Grundy County, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
725
3.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,898
26.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
7,931
42.8%
37.1
3 or more
4,955
26.8%
21.0
Grundy County, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
18,509
90.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,654
73.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,855
26.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,849
9.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Grundy County, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,358
1 room
236
1.2%
2.4
2 rooms
159
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,045
5.1%
9.1
4 rooms
2,615
12.8%
16.5
5 rooms
4,117
20.2%
19.8
6 rooms
3,787
18.6%
17.8
7 rooms
3,100
15.2%
12.0
8 rooms
2,676
13.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,623
12.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Grundy County, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
20,358
1-unit, detached
14,230
69.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
2,208
10.8%
5.9
2-units
504
2.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
721
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
767
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
317
1.6%
4.4
20 or more units
712
3.5%
9.0
Mobile home
882
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
17
0.1%
0.1
Grundy County, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,890
14.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
895
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,492
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,643
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,146
15.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,853
9.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,856
14.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
5,264
25.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
211
1.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
108
0.5%
1.4%
Grundy County, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
14,581
78.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,299
7.0%
4.7
Electricity
2,417
13.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
30
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
40
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
124
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
18
0.1%
1.1
Grundy County, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
9,143
47295100.0
Less than $500
53
0.6%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
212
2.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
705
7.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
1,153
12.6%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,376
15.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
2,580
28.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,064
33.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,852
42.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,553
17.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
965
10.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
838
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,823
20.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
112
0.0%
0.0%
Grundy County, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,594
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
17
0.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
245
5.3%
11.9%
Less than $500
398
8.7%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,624
35.4%
28.3%
$500 to $999
2,310
50.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
261
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
928
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
829
18.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
711
15.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
674
15.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
391
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
197
4.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,679
37.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
374
0.0%
0.0%
Grundy County, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,654
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
875
6.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
744
5.4%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,737
20.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
3,618
26.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
3,799
27.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,528
11.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
259
1.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
94
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
183,200
205,000
