Piatt County, Illinois

Piatt County is one of the 102 county of Illinois, located towards the Midwestern Region (East North Central) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 16365 as per the Census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 16505, It is 68th most populous county in Illinois. The county encompasses an area of 440.33 sq mi (1140.45 kmē ), of which, 440.02 square miles (1139.65 kmē) of it is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 kmē) of it is water, making it the 67th largest by size in Illinois.

Piatt County Illinois
Map of Piatt County, Illinois

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 16365 people, 6475 households, and 4727 families residing in the county. The population density was 37.2 people per square mile (14.36/kmē), it is Illinois's 69th most densely populated county. There were 6798 housing units at an average density of 15.4 per square mile (5.95/kmē). The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 16505, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 16150 White, 134 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 82 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 117 from two or more races.

Piatt County Illinois Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Piatt County Illinois School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Piatt County Illinois GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $45752, it is 15th wealthiest county by median household income in Illinois. The median income for a family in the county was $52218, making it the 21st highest county by median family income in Illinois. The per capita income for the county was $21075, making its Illinois's 19th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 4303 pupils and students, of which 2202 are male and 2101 are female, 26.29% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 419 nursery or pri school, 224 kindergarten, 1885 elementary school, 1047 high school and 728 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Atwood VillagePiatt County, Douglas County0.570.57012902265.81802836806
2Bement VillagePiatt County0.810.81017842197.11799540163
3Cerro Gordo VillagePiatt County0.740.740143619381663540529
4Cisco VillagePiatt County0.380.380264692.71772240625
5De Land VillagePiatt County0.40.404751198.11737740982
6Hammond VillagePiatt County0.770.760.01518679.81931345833
7Mansfield VillagePiatt County0.540.510.039491856.32094743942
8Monticello CityPiatt County2.982.98051381724.72325745754
YearPopulation
April 2000 census16365
April 2000 Estimate16369
July 2000 Estimate16373
July 2001 Estimate16324
July 2002 Estimate16160
July 2003 Estimate16285
July 2004 Estimate16344
July 2005 Estimate16490
July 2006 Estimate16497
July 2007 Estimate16457
July 2008 Estimate16505
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school231188419
Kindergarten117107224
Elementary school10278581885
High school5475001047
College or graduate school280448728
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Piatt County, Illinois$45752$52218$21075
Illinois, United States$46590$55545$23104
United States$41994$50046$21587