Christian County, Illinois Population 2024

33,066

Christian County, Illinois's estimated 2024 population is 33,066 with a growth rate of -0.49% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Christian County, Illinois is the 43rd largest county in Illinois. The 2010 population was 34,767 and has seen a growth of -4.89% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change

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Year
Population
Growth
Growth Rate
202932,256-162-0.5%
202832,418-162-0.5%
202732,580-162-0.49%
202632,742-162-0.49%
202532,904-162-0.49%
202433,066-162-0.49%
202333,228-162-0.49%
202233,390-313-0.93%
202133,703-257-0.76%
202033,9601,5334.73%
201932,427-282-0.86%
201832,709-336-1.02%
201733,045-223-0.67%
201633,268-212-0.63%
201533,480-344-1.02%
201433,824-331-0.97%
201334,155-367-1.06%
201234,522-183-0.53%
201134,705-62-0.18%
201034,76700%
199034,418-2,028-5.56%
198036,4464981.39%
197035,948-1,259-3.38%
196037,207-1,609-4.15%
195038,8162520.65%
194038,5641,0262.73%
193037,538-920-2.39%
192038,4583,86411.17%
191034,5941,8045.5%
190032,7902,2597.4%
189030,5312,3048.16%
188028,2277,86438.62%
187020,3639,87194.08%
186010,4927,289227.57%
18503,2031,32570.55%
18401,878-30,378-94.18%
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2024 Growth Rate
-0.49% (-162)
County Seat
2020 Population
33,960
Area
709 mi²
Density
47 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
-2.63% (-894)
Founded
1839

Christian County, Illinois Population 2024

Population by Race

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Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White31,94794.26%
Black or African American8892.62%
Two or more races6571.94%
Asian2320.68%
Other race1150.34%
Native American470.14%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander60.02%

White

Black or African American

Two or more races

Asian

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Christian County, Illinois Population by Race

Christian County, Illinois Population Pyramid 2024

Christian County, Illinois Median Age

42.2

Total

40.3

Male

44.6

Female

Christian County, Illinois Adults

There are 26,783 adults, (6,602 of whom are seniors) in Christian County, Illinois.

Christian County, Illinois Age Dependency

67.9

Age Dependency Ratio

32.7

Old Age Dependency Ratio

35.2

Child Dependency Ratio

Christian County, Illinois Sex Ratio

Female16,15647.67%
Male17,73752.33%

Christian County, Illinois Population by Age

Christian County, Illinois Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All13,4732.476.823.2
Non Family6,0121.2168.631.4
Married5,8473.2288.411.6
Female1,1703.8762.637.4
Male4443.8173.426.6

3.27

Average Family Size

2.4

Average Household Size

76.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Christian County, Illinois Households and Families

Male

Female

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Education Attained
Count
Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade5072.1%
9th to 12th Grade1,7987.46%
High School Graduate10,59643.96%
Some College4,72319.6%
Associates Degree2,3359.69%
Bachelors Degree2,98112.37%
Graduate Degree1,1614.82%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Christian County, Illinois Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Christian County, Illinois Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

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Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White22,99120,9333,997
Hispanic368276105
Black3402628
2+ Races33027265
Asian1318912
Other Race39330
Native American11110

The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among hispanic people with a rate of 28.53%.

Christian County, Illinois Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

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Name
Average
Male
Female
Overall$41,964$51,506$32,737
Less Than 9th Grade$22,247$30,000$20,000
High School Graduate$38,642$46,445$27,150
Some College$42,543$57,266$32,907
Bachelors Degree$47,557$60,216$42,528
Graduate Degree$70,893$80,552$65,909

$41,964

Average Earnings

$51,506

Average Male

$32,737

Average Female

Christian County, Illinois Earnings by Educational Attainment

Christian County, Illinois Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Christian County, Illinois Language

97.57% of Christian County, Illinois residents speak only English, while 2.43% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 1.3% of the population.

Christian County, Illinois Language

Christian County, Illinois Poverty by Race

rate

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Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White30,3343,25010.71%
Black65030847.38%
Multiple53125648.21%
Hispanic5046011.9%
Native4025%

11.85%

Overall Poverty Rate

9.89%

Male Poverty Rate

13.88%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Christian County, Illinois

The race most likely to be in poverty in Christian County, Illinois is Multiple, with 48.21% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Christian County, Illinois is Native, with 5% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 1.64%. Among those working part-time, it was 15.37%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 20.54%.

Christian County, Illinois Poverty

rate

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Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade26.81%
High School14.08%
Some College6.26%
Bachelors or Greater4.84%

Christian County, Illinois Poverty Rate by Education

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Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed37.08%
Male Unemployed26.57%
Female Employed6.57%
Male Employed4.44%

Christian County, Illinois Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Christian County, Illinois Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

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Name
Median
Mean
Households$56,933$70,766
Families$78,447$90,802
Married Families$87,514$-999,999,999
Non Families$31,844$44,442

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Christian County, Illinois Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

43.4%

Overall Marriage Rate

42.4%

Male Marriage Rate

44.5%

Female Marriage Rate

Christian County, Illinois Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Christian County, Illinois Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 45-54, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.

Christian County, Illinois Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Christian County, Illinois Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

2,318

Number of Veterans

2,172

Male Veterans

146

Female Veterans

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War
Veterans
Vietnam798
Second Gulf War522
First Gulf War430
Korea109
World War II45

Christian County, Illinois Veterans by War

count

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Age Group
Veterans
35 to 54630
75+592
65 to 74493
55 to 64385
18 to 34218

Christian County, Illinois Veterans by Age

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Name
Veterans
% of Total
White2,2918.88%
Black123.32%
2+ Races113.18%
Native American436.36%
Hispanic40.88%

Christian County, Illinois Veterans by Race

Christian County, Illinois Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

7.43%

Veteran Poverty Rate

30.33%

Veteran Disability Rate

Christian County, Illinois Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

55.6%

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Christian County, Illinois Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Christian County, Illinois Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Christian County, Illinois Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

86.28%

Born in Christian County, Illinois

98.98%

Native Born

1.02%

Foreign Born

0.47%

Non Citizen

0.55%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

98.98% of Christian County, Illinois residents were born in the United States, with 86.28% having been born in Illinois. 0.47% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.

Christian County, Illinois Place of Birth

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