Shelby County vs. Coles County

	Shelby County (IL)	Coles County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,741	50,885
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.8%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,359	53,876
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,363	53,873
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.8%	4.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.4%	18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.5%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	51.5%
White alone, percent	98.1%	92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.4%	4.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.0%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.1%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	97.2%	90.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,721	3,188
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.3%	2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	10,626	23,489
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	80.2%	61.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,100	$97,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$960	$1,010
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$444	$459
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$604	$671
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.5%	24.9%
Building permits, 2018	28	13
Households, 2014-2018	9,203	21,139
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.35	2.26
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	91.3%	76.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	0.7%	3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.3%	87.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.7%	77.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.2%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	16.9%	25.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	6.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	61.1%	60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	14,212	84,677
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	42,324	367,190
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	239,842	627,411
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	155,023	701,272
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,984	$13,070
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.0	16.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$51,157	$44,071
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$25,320	$26,790
Persons in poverty, percent	10.2%	20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	419	1,174
Total employment, 2017	4,399	18,674
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	145,593	692,903
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	6.3%	-1.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,348	2,588
All firms, 2012	1,653	3,582
Men-owned firms, 2012	885	1,873
Women-owned firms, 2012	526	1,004
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,614	3,143
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	125	350
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,366	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	29.5	106.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	758.52	508.29

Source: United States Census Bureau

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