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Schuyler County, IL: population growth, jobs and income

Schuyler County lost 66 residents between 2024 and 2025 (−1.0%).

Schuyler County had an estimated 6,657 residents in 2025, down 3.0% (208 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Illinois as a whole (−0.6%), and the 74th fastest growth of 102 counties in Illinois.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$853/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes17.3%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months02025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 32 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 1,122 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.4% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 5.1% in 2025, 0.6 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 0 new homes in 2025, or 0.0 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $65,948 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +28.4% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,693rd.

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Schuyler County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
20256,657−66
20246,723+15
20236,708−39
20226,747−86
20216,833−32
20206,865–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Schuyler County

Schuyler County lost 208 people since 2020; the biggest drag was natural change (−192).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−36−192
International migrationfrom and to other countries+2+21
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−32−33
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+0−4
Total change−66−208

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn IllinoisAmong U.S. counties
Population growth74th of 1022,693rd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents88th of 1022,541st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth60th of 1022,194th of 3,092
Median household income57th of 1021,530th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate88th of 1022,560th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents93rd of 982,959th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Schuyler County's population change (−3.0%) was ahead of 4 of its 7 neighbouring counties and behind 3.

3 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Schuyler County's $65,948 (2020–24).

Schuyler County, IL and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Schuyler County, IL This county6,657−3.0%−4.80.0$65,948
Brown County, IL6,401+2.7%−4.21.1$67,917
McDonough County, IL25,916−4.5%−5.00.0$52,795
Cass County, IL12,463−4.0%−11.70.2$68,125
Fulton County, IL32,901−2.0%9.40.5$60,599
Adams County, IL64,267−2.1%1.80.6$66,220
Hancock County, IL16,803−4.4%−3.70.1$65,865
Mason County, IL12,411−4.9%2.20.5$62,845

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Schuyler County growing?

No. Its population fell 3.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 208 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Illinois as a whole changed −0.6% over the same years. That ranks 74th of 102 counties in Illinois for population growth.

How many people moved to Schuyler County?

On net, none in 2025: about 32 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Schuyler County?

It averaged 5.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Schuyler County?

About 6,657 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Schuyler County?

Private employers there had 1,122 paid employees in mid-March 2023, −2.4% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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