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Bond County, Illinois

Bond County had 16,576 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 380.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 102 in Illinois by population and 76th by land area.

Population
16,576
#63 of 102 in Illinois · #2,002 in US
Area
380.3 sq mi
#76 of 102 in Illinois · #2,602 in US
Density
44 / sq mi
#53 of 102 in Illinois · #1,595 in US
Median household income
$66,162
#50 of 102 in Illinois · #1,282 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bond County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Bond County population, land area and income

Bond County had 16,576 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 380.3 square miles of land. It ranks 63rd of 102 in Illinois by population and 76th by land area. That works out to 43.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Illinois has 24,447 residents; Bond County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $66,162 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,576

3144th1st

2002nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

380 sq mi

3144th1st

2602nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

43.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1595th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$66,162

3143rd1st

1282nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

16,576

102nd1st

63rd of 102 (IL)

Land area

380 sq mi

102nd1st

76th of 102 (IL)

Density

43.6 / sq mi

102nd1st

53rd of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$66,162

102nd1st

50th of 102 (IL)

How Bond County's population changed since 2020

Bond County lost 280 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.7%. That ranks 51st of 102 in Illinois for growth. The median Illinois county changed by -1.7%, and the state as a whole by -0.7%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bond County recorded 550 births and 840 deaths, a natural change of -290. Net international migration added +55 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -84. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 290 people.

16.9k202016.8k202116.7k202216.6k202316.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
550
Deaths
840
Net international migration
+55
Net domestic migration
-84
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-61

Where Bond County is

The Census internal point of Bond County is at 38.885900, -89.436600. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Illinois's 102 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bond County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Piatt County: -0.3%Hamilton County: -2.2%Williamson County: -0.1%Edgar County: -2.4%Macoupin County: -2.3%Marshall County: -1.3%Putnam County: +0.0%Richland County: -2.8%Washington County: -1.4%Lee County: -1.5%Douglas County: +0.2%Cook County: -1.6%Effingham County: -0.3%Edwards County: -3.6%Cass County: -2.0%Clay County: -3.4%Knox County: -2.2%LaSalle County: -0.9%Cumberland County: -1.3%Warren County: -3.7%Moultrie County: -0.9%Menard County: -2.5%Fayette County: -1.5%Boone County: -0.0%Lawrence County: -3.2%Marion County: -3.2%Champaign County: +3.0%Clark County: -2.4%Ford County: -0.4%Wayne County: -1.4%Logan County: -1.4%Grundy County: +2.5%Jasper County: -1.8%Crawford County: -1.3%McDonough County: -1.7%Clinton County: +0.5%Perry County: -3.0%Montgomery County: -2.2%Henry County: -2.0%Livingston County: -1.2%Scott County: -3.8%Alexander County: -11.2%Bureau County: -2.2%Brown County: +1.1%Mason County: -3.9%Calhoun County: -4.1%Greene County: -4.3%Coles County: -1.4%Kendall County: +8.2%Lake County: +0.7%Mercer County: -2.2%St. Clair County: -2.3%Wabash County: -3.0%Bond County: -1.7%DuPage County: +0.6%Gallatin County: -5.2%Stephenson County: -3.3%McHenry County: +1.9%White County: -3.0%Saline County: -3.9%Christian County: -2.2%Sangamon County: -1.0%Massac County: -3.6%Macon County: -2.9%Johnson County: -0.0%Jo Daviess County: -2.6%Peoria County: -1.0%DeKalb County: +1.0%Pope County: -1.5%De Witt County: -0.9%Schuyler County: -1.7%Fulton County: -3.1%Ogle County: -0.8%Jersey County: -1.6%Iroquois County: -3.3%Kankakee County: -0.9%Rock Island County: -1.1%Pulaski County: -5.8%Kane County: +0.9%Union County: -2.4%Whiteside County: -1.7%Woodford County: -0.3%Carroll County: -1.5%Adams County: -2.3%Hardin County: -2.6%Madison County: -1.0%Hancock County: -3.1%Monroe County: +0.0%Tazewell County: -1.1%Jackson County: -0.1%Vermilion County: -3.9%Randolph County: -0.6%McLean County: +0.5%Morgan County: -2.6%Shelby County: -1.7%Will County: +1.7%Winnebago County: -0.4%Jefferson County: -2.4%Stark County: -2.2%Henderson County: -4.5%Pike County: -2.6%Franklin County: -1.8%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.0%
  2. < -2.2%
  3. < -1.4%
  4. < -0.3%
  5. ≥ -0.3%
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Orange pin: Bond County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
38.885900, -89.436600
DMS
38°53'9.24"N 89°26'11.76"W
UTM
16N 288658.5E 4306937.0N
Geohash
dnbmhyfqb
Plus code
86CGVHP7+99

Towns in Bond County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bond County, 7,126 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bond County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greenville with 7,126.

  1. 01Greenville7,126
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bond County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Bond County. The most populous is Madison County, IL, with 263,017 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 62.9 miles N of Bond County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO (population 279,695), 46.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Highland, IL (population 10,028), 15.7 miles away.

Bond County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bond County is 17005: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $66,162.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bond County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,576. That is down 280 people (1.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,856.

What is the FIPS code of Bond County?

17005. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bond County?

Greenville, with 7,126 residents inside Bond County in 2024.

Which counties border Bond County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, IL; Clinton County, IL; Montgomery County, IL; Fayette County, IL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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