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Tazewell County, IL: population growth, jobs and income

Tazewell County gained 67 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.1%).

Tazewell County had an estimated 130,049 residents in 2025, down 1.0% (1,251 fewer people) since 2020. That is slower than Illinois as a whole (−0.6%), and the 29th fastest growth of 102 counties in Illinois.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$909/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes8.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months1182025-10/2026-09
  • 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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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 325 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 43,738 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +4.3% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 4.5% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 118 new homes in 2025, or 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $77,982 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +17.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 2,174th.

Part of the Peoria, IL metro area.

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Tazewell County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025130,049+67
2024129,982−37
2023130,019+128
2022129,891−770
2021130,661−639
2020131,300–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Tazewell County

Tazewell County lost 1,251 people since 2020 even though 369 more people moved in from other U.S. counties than left: deaths outnumbered births by 1,750, and net international migration added 170.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−269−1,750
International migrationfrom and to other countries+9+170
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+325+369
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+2−40
Total change+67−1,251

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 growth29th of 1022,174th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents30th of 1021,476th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth26th of 1021,306th of 3,092
Median household income21st of 102671st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate50th of 1022,096th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents47th of 982,148th 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, Tazewell County's population change (−1.0%) was ahead of 4 of its 6 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Woodford County and McLean County).

2 of its 6 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Tazewell County's $77,982 (2020–24).

Tazewell County, IL and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Tazewell County, IL This county130,049−1.0%2.50.9$77,982
Peoria County, IL178,553−1.6%−4.10.4$65,108
Woodford County, IL38,111−0.8%−2.81.0$91,483
Mason County, IL12,411−4.9%2.20.5$62,845
Logan County, IL27,182−2.5%1.72.4$66,358
Fulton County, IL32,901−2.0%9.40.5$60,599
McLean County, IL171,419+0.1%−6.31.6$79,905

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 Tazewell County growing?

No. Its population fell 1.0% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,251 fewer people (Census Bureau population estimates). Illinois as a whole changed −0.6% over the same years. That ranks 29th of 102 counties in Illinois for population growth.

How many people moved to Tazewell County?

On net, about 325 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Tazewell County?

It averaged 4.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Tazewell County?

About 130,049 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Tazewell County?

Private employers there had 43,738 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +4.3% 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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