Douglas County vs. Coles County

	Douglas County (IL)	Coles County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19,479	50,885
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.5%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	19,977	53,876
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	19,980	53,873
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.4%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.9%	18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.1%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	50.6%	51.5%
White alone, percent	97.1%	92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.2%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	90.3%	90.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,120	3,188
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.6%	2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,467	23,489
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.7%	61.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$106,500	$97,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,113	$1,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$437	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$688	$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.9%	24.9%
Building permits, 2018	24	13
Households, 2014-2018	7,618	21,139
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.56	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	76.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.6%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.9%	87.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.6%	77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.3%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.0%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.6%	11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.3%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.1%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.2%	57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,130	84,677
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	20,568	367,190
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	478,101	627,411
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	218,711	701,272
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,017	$13,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	20.6	16.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,218	$44,071
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,871	$26,790
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	601	1,174
Total employment, 2017	6,615	18,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	255,524	692,903
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.1%	-1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,592	2,588
All firms, 2012	1,877	3,582
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,036	1,873
Women-owned firms, 2012	579	1,004
Minority-owned firms, 2012	54	223
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,748	3,143
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	198	350
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,550	2,866
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	48.0	106.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	416.67	508.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Douglas county (IL) and Coles county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.