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  • Largest town: Wyoming

Stark County, Illinois

Stark County had 5,272 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 288.1 square miles of land. It ranks 95th of 102 in Illinois by population and 92nd by land area.

Population
5,272
#95 of 102 in Illinois · #2,798 in US
Area
288.1 sq mi
#92 of 102 in Illinois · #2,826 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#95 of 102 in Illinois · #2,299 in US
Median household income
$69,523
#40 of 102 in Illinois · #1,039 in US

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

Stark County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Stark County population, land area and income

Stark County had 5,272 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 288.1 square miles of land. It ranks 95th of 102 in Illinois by population and 92nd by land area. That works out to 18.3 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, so Stark County has 22% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $69,523 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

5,272

3144th1st

2798th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

288 sq mi

3144th1st

2826th of 3,144 (US)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2299th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$69,523

3143rd1st

1039th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

5,272

102nd1st

95th of 102 (IL)

Land area

288 sq mi

102nd1st

92nd of 102 (IL)

Density

18.3 / sq mi

102nd1st

95th of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$69,523

102nd1st

40th of 102 (IL)

How Stark County's population changed since 2020

Stark County lost 116 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 59th 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, Stark County recorded 255 births and 351 deaths, a natural change of -96. Net international migration added +25 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -54. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 96 people.

5,38820205,29120215,32420225,26720235,2722024
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
255
Deaths
351
Net international migration
+25
Net domestic migration
-54
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5

Where Stark County is

The Census internal point of Stark County is at 41.096900, -89.797400. 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 Stark 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: Stark County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
41.096900, -89.797400
DMS
41°05'48.84"N 89°47'50.64"W
UTM
16N 265066.4E 4553285.5N
Geohash
dp21u97wb
Plus code
86HG36W3+Q2

Towns in Stark County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Stark County, 2,434 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stark County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wyoming with 1,269.

  1. 01Wyoming1,269
  2. 02Toulon1,165
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stark County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Stark County. The most populous is Peoria County, IL, with 179,630 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Springfield and the nearest big city

Springfield is 91.2 miles S of Stark County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Peoria, IL (population 111,696), 25.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Kewanee, IL (population 12,146), 11.9 miles away.

Stark County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stark County is 17175: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 175. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $69,523.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stark County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 5,272. That is down 116 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,388.

What is the FIPS code of Stark County?

17175. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (175) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stark County?

Wyoming, with 1,269 residents inside Stark County in 2024.

Which counties border Stark County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Peoria County, IL; Knox County, IL; Henry County, IL; Bureau County, IL; Marshall 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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