Edwards County, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Edwards County, Illinois has a population of 6,075 across 222 square miles, down 4.2 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $320.6 m in 2024, 132 establishments operate here.
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Edwards County
How many people live in Edwards County
- Population6,075
- Households2,666
- Average household size2.28
- Median household income$60,519
- Median age44.7
- Median gross rent$811 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,000
- Home value to household income1.7 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over4,309
- Population under 181,338
- Share under 1822.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,370
- Share 65 and over22.6 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 643,367
- Civilian labor force2,964
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over62.6 percent
- Rank by population among Illinois counties93rd of 102
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents2805th
Edwards County is the 93rd largest of 102 Illinois counties by population. A median home costs 1.7 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents 65 and over outnumber those under 18, at 22.6 percent against 22.0 percent, which points demand at health care, services and single storey product rather than schools.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwards County
Is Edwards County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-4.16 percent
- Census 2020 base population6,244
- Births, 202434
- Deaths, 202461
- Natural change, 2024-27
- Net domestic migration, 2024-14
- Net international migration, 20245
- Total net migration, 2024-9
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-121
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents2919th
The county has lost 4.16 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Edwards County
Where people moving to Edwards County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving102
- People arriving, from those returns172
- Adjusted gross income arriving$4.2 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$41,284
- Largest single originEdwards County Non-migrants (2,321 households)
- Largest single destination (2,321 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards County Non-migrants | 2,321 | 4,874 | $156.9 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 57 | 102 | $2.4 m |
| Wayne County | 24 | 34 | $876,000 |
| White County | 21 | 36 | $946,000 |
The largest single source of arrivals is Edwards County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Edwards County
What the Edwards County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$320.6 m
- County GDP, 2023$334.6 m
- GDP change, 2023 to 2024-4.2 percent
- GDP change over five years14.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among Illinois counties94th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents2668th
- GDP per resident$52,774
Output grew -4.2 percent in the latest year and 14.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Edwards County
Who employs people in Edwards County
- Covered employment, annual average1,933
- Establishments reporting147
- Average annual pay$43,778
- Average weekly wage$842
- Sector 42, employment151
- Sector 42, average annual pay$67,249
- Sector 44-45, employment115
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$24,400
- Sector 81, employment46
- Sector 81, average annual pay$40,874
- Sector 54, employment28
- Sector 54, average annual pay$39,908
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 42 | 151 | 11 | $67,249 |
| Sector 44-45 | 115 | 14 | $24,400 |
| Sector 81 | 46 | 18 | $40,874 |
| Sector 54 | 28 | 10 | $39,908 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 151 jobs, 7.8 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job sits below median household income, so households here typically need more than one earner.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Edwards County
What businesses operate in Edwards County
- Establishments, all industries132
- Employment at those establishments1,886
- Annual payroll$89.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents21.7
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Edwards County
How big is Edwards County
- Land area222 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Illinois counties99th of 102
- Width, east to west10.7 mi
- Height, north to south21.7 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land27
- Establishments per square mile0.59
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Edwards County
What hazards affect Edwards County
- EPA radon zone predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/LZone 2
- Communities in the NFIP Community Status Book3
- Of those, participating in the NFIP3
- NFIP participation rate100.0 percent
- Communities carrying a CRS class0
The EPA places the county in radon zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L.
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 7(a) approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2020 onward.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- The Building Permits Survey does not carry a 2024 record for this county.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Edwards County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Edwards County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population6,075
- Households2,666
- Average household size2.28
- Median household income$60,519
- Median age44.7
Common questions
Edwards County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Edwards County, Illinois?
6,075, in 2,666 households, ranking 93rd of 102 Illinois counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Edwards County growing?
The population has fallen 4.16 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 34 births against 61 deaths, with net migration of -9. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Edwards County?
$60,519. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,000, which is 1.7 times income, and median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Edwards County?
132 establishments, employing 1,886 people with an annual payroll of $89.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Edwards County?
Average annual pay is $43,778, or $842 a week, across 1,933 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
What is the radon zone for Edwards County?
Zone 2, a predicted average indoor radon screening level from 2 to 4 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Edwards County come from?
The largest single origin is Edwards County Non-migrants, with 2,321 households. Arriving households report an average income of $41,284 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Edwards County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Edwards County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.