Mason County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Mason County is 12th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Mason County is 14th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 14,327 78th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 539.2 48th 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 27.2 85th 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 4.8% 94th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 73rd 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.2% 12th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 83.8% 85th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.9% 58th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 97.9% 23rd 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 85th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 40th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 73rd 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 32nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.0% 59th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 96th 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 97.0% 14th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 50.8% 38th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.3% 64th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 7,060 75th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 6.6% 90th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 6,426 73rd 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.6% 26th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $81,500 73rd $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.3 93rd 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 11 69th 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $23,992 51st $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $42,929 71st $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.5% 29th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Mason County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 299 77th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,394 82nd 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 651 87th 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $98,760 78th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,563 79th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $10,399 70th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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