Median Household Income
$52,795
Median Home Value
$107,500
Median Gross Rent
$761/mo
Poverty Rate
17.2%
Unemployment Rate
7.9%
Homeownership Rate
63.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
31.4%
Median Age
34.9
Population Over Time
McDonough County shrank 16.9% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
32,388
2016
31,727
2018
30,875
2020
30,107
2022
27,370
2024
26,920
Business & Industry
McDonough County has 611 business establishments employing 8,590 people.
Other services (except public administration)
87
Accommodation and food services
72
Health care and social assistance
66
Finance and insurance
45
Professional, scientific, and technical services
43
Construction
41
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
33
Wholesale trade
28
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.