Winnebago County vs. DeKalb County

Winnebago County (IL)DeKalb County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)284,081104,143
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.8%-1.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)295,264105,160
Population, Census, April 1, 2010295,266105,160
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.4%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent17.5%12.6%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.5%
White alone, percent80.0%86.6%
Black or African American alone, percent13.6%8.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.9%2.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent13.1%11.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.5%76.3%
Veterans, 2014-201817,6865,171
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.4%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)125,71541,248
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.7%57.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$117,000$169,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,221$1,606
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$528$690
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$777$914
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.8%29.8%
Building permits, 2018220118
Households, 2014-2018114,60837,703
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.64
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.7%77.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.5%11.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.6%92.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.7%86.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.6%31.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%7.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent7.4%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.5%67.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%64.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)490,045135,939
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,398,937503,120
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)8,145,5531,339,383
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,700,350353,244
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,752,0721,052,737
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,847$10,054
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.325.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,743$61,086
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,250$28,073
Persons in poverty, percent16.1%13.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,4021,980
Total employment, 2017119,51126,946
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,161,0361,074,925
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201717,4016,078
All firms, 201223,0446,954
Men-owned firms, 201211,9423,708
Women-owned firms, 20128,6942,491
Minority-owned firms, 20125,003809
Nonminority-owned firms, 201217,0985,909
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,482693
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,1095,930
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.0%2.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.7%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.9%31.3%
Population per square mile, 2010575.2166.6
Land area in square miles, 2010513.36631.31

Source: United States Census Bureau

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