---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "De Witt County, IL"
classification: county
fips: "17039"
state: "IL"
demographics:
  population: 15373
  population_under_18: 3280
  population_18_64: 8911
  population_65_plus: 3182
  median_household_income: 71678
  poverty_rate: 9.97
  homeownership_rate: 78.53
  unemployment_rate: 3.97
  median_home_value: 130300
  gini_index: 0.4032
  vacancy_rate: 9.9
  race_white: 14339
  race_black: 168
  race_asian: 30
  race_native: 67
  hispanic: 540
  bachelors_plus: 3304
districts:
  - to: "us/states/il/districts/15"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9997
  - to: "us/states/il/districts/senate/44"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
  - to: "us/states/il/districts/house/88"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.521
  - to: "us/states/il/districts/house/87"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.479
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, il]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# De Witt County, IL

County jurisdiction.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 15373 |
| Under 18 | 3280 |
| 18–64 | 8911 |
| 65+ | 3182 |
| Median household income | 71678 |
| Poverty rate | 9.97 |
| Homeownership rate | 78.53 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.97 |
| Median home value | 130300 |
| Gini index | 0.4032 |
| Vacancy rate | 9.9 |
| White | 14339 |
| Black | 168 |
| Asian | 30 |
| Native | 67 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 540 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 3304 |

## Districts

- [IL-15](/us/states/il/districts/15.md) — 100% (congressional)
- [IL Senate District 44](/us/states/il/districts/senate/44.md) — 100% (state senate)
- [IL House District 88](/us/states/il/districts/house/88.md) — 52% (state house)
- [IL House District 87](/us/states/il/districts/house/87.md) — 48% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries