Pay and cost of living in Winnebago County, IL
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Winnebago County, IL, the middle median salary is $44,200 a year. Pay runs from $44,200 for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand up to $44,200 for Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Rockford, IL survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Winnebago County, IL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $896 a month and a two-bedroom $1,172. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $17,769 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $35,596 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Winnebago County, IL
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Winnebago County, IL, set beside the Illinois and national medians.
Median household income in Winnebago County, IL is $65,837, 21% below the Illinois median of $83,390 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($10,752) equals 16.3% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $44,200, is 33% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Winnebago County, IL pay a median of $3,930 a year in real estate taxes, 26% below the Illinois median of $5,298. With a median home value of $164,500, 38% below the Illinois median of $263,300, the ratio of the two medians is 2.39% a year.
Renters in Winnebago County, IL pay a median gross rent of $1,021 a month in the Census survey, 20% below the Illinois median of $1,274. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $896; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Winnebago County, IL who travel to a workplace spend an average of 23.0 minutes each way, 17% below the Illinois average of 27.8. 9.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.