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  • Largest town: Eureka

Woodford County, Illinois

Woodford County had 38,290 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 527.6 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 102 in Illinois by population and 49th by land area.

Population
38,290
#34 of 102 in Illinois · #1,228 in US
Area
527.6 sq mi
#49 of 102 in Illinois · #1,984 in US
Density
73 / sq mi
#33 of 102 in Illinois · #1,150 in US
Median household income
$90,169
#9 of 102 in Illinois · #243 in US

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

Woodford County within Illinois. Pin: Springfield.

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Woodford County population, land area and income

Woodford County had 38,290 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 527.6 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 102 in Illinois by population and 49th by land area. That works out to 72.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $90,169 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

38,290

3144th1st

1228th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

528 sq mi

3144th1st

1984th of 3,144 (US)

Density

72.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1150th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$90,169

3143rd1st

243rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Illinois (102)

Population

38,290

102nd1st

34th of 102 (IL)

Land area

528 sq mi

102nd1st

49th of 102 (IL)

Density

72.6 / sq mi

102nd1st

33rd of 102 (IL)

Median household income

$90,169

102nd1st

9th of 102 (IL)

How Woodford County's population changed since 2020

Woodford County lost 117 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 21st 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, Woodford County recorded 1,722 births and 1,858 deaths, a natural change of -136. Net international migration added +191 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -211. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 211 people.

38.4k202038.2k202138.3k202238.4k202338.3k2024
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
1,722
Deaths
1,858
Net international migration
+191
Net domestic migration
-211
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-97

Where Woodford County is

The Census internal point of Woodford County is at 40.789800, -89.210600. 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 Woodford 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: Woodford County internal point. Dark pin: Springfield.

Internal point

Decimal
40.789800, -89.210600
DMS
40°47'23.28"N 89°12'38.16"W
UTM
16N 313488.9E 4517774.5N
Geohash
dp281cwcf
Plus code
86GGQQQQ+WQ

Towns in Woodford County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Woodford County, 20,024 people together, or 52% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Woodford County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eureka with 5,189.

  1. 01Eureka5,189
  2. 02Metamora3,870
  3. 03Germantown Hills3,450
  4. 04El Paso2,732
  5. 05Roanoke1,928
  6. 06Minonk1,898
  7. 07Washburn (part)957
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Woodford County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Woodford 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 73.4 miles SSW of Woodford County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Peoria, IL (population 111,696), 21.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Washington, IL (population 15,857), 13.0 miles away.

Woodford County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Woodford County is 17203: state code 17 for Illinois plus county code 203. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $90,169.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Woodford County, Illinois?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 38,290. That is down 117 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 38,407.

What is the FIPS code of Woodford County?

17203. The first two digits (17) are Illinois; the last three (203) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Woodford County?

Eureka, with 5,189 residents inside Woodford County in 2024.

Which counties border Woodford County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Peoria County, IL; McLean County, IL; Tazewell County, IL; LaSalle County, IL; Livingston 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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.