County profile
Tazewell County, IL
United States · GDP 2024
#536 of 3,127 US counties by GDP61st-percentile growthmore diversified than 92% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$7.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.3%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
43,738
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
2,772
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$54.2k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
130,049
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$78.0k±$2.0k
Bachelor's degree+
28.4%±1.2%
Poverty rate
9.0%±0.9%
Business applications
1,026 · 2025
Retail establishments
382
29.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Alto Ingredients, Inc.Basic Materials$917.9M70B2Pekin Life Insurance CompanyFinancial Services-$77.4M29DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade22%
Manufacturing21%
Health care18%
Food & accommodation18%
Transportation12%
Construction9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
130,049
residents · 2025 · -1.0% since 2020
Income per capita $62.7k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+369
International migration+170
Natural change−1,750
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$6.1B2019
$5.7B2020
$6.4B2021
$7.3B2022
$7.4B2023
$7.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$167.5k±$2.9k
Median gross rent
$909/mo±$34/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±0.9%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$42.9M
118 units · 0.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
84.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 95Tornado 90Heat wave 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3112016
3102017
3082018
3102019
3182020
3362021
3692022
3972023
4212024
4492025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -47% since 20212222021
1712022
462023
1172024
1182025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.5 km
I-155
Nearest freight rail
11.1 km
CN
Nearest port
13.8 km
Garvey Marine, Pekin Left Bank Fleet Mooring.
Nearest commercial airport
23.1 km
GENERAL DOWNING - PEORIA INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR1 filing from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$54.2k
avg. annual pay · +21% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Tazewell?
Tazewell's economy produced $7.8B in 2024, growing 5.3% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.