Electric companies in Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County, IL ranks 12th of 102 Illinois counties for ice storm risk, FEMA score 74.9. Tazewell County, IL has 130,555 residents. Tazewell County, IL: 3 utilities listed by EIA.
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Tazewell County, IL on the map
Tazewell County, IL darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Tazewell County, IL
| Utility listed for Tazewell County, IL | Type | Home accounts in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Company in Tazewell County, IL | Investor Owned | 1,060,894 |
| Corn Belt Energy Corporation in Tazewell County, IL | Cooperative | 34,710 |
| Menard Electric Coop in Tazewell County, IL | Cooperative | 9,048 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Outage risk in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 203 in all, 155.5 per 100,000 residents of 130,555, rank 9 of 102 Illinois counties. Property damage in Tazewell County, IL: $3.9M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Tazewell County, IL
events a year, Tazewell County, IL
- 19'15
- 5'16
- 9'17
- 4'18
- 30'19
- 20'20
- 14'21
- 15'22
- 36'23
- 30'24
- 21'25
Events by type
| Tazewell County, IL | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 85.9 | 24 of 102 | 169 | 2023 (32) | $932K |
| Tazewell County, IL, tornado | Relatively High | 90.5 | 14 of 102 | 19 | 2025 (4) | $1.7M |
| Tazewell County, IL, hurricane and tropical storm | Very Low | 28.1 | 43 of 102 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Tazewell County, IL, ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 74.9 | 12 of 102 | 2 | 2015 (1) | $1.2M |
| Tazewell County, IL, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively Moderate | 79.5 | 18 of 102 | 10 | 2022 (3) | $60K |
| Tazewell County, IL, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 86.1 | 22 of 102 | 3 | 2023 (2) | $0 |
Facts about Tazewell County, IL
- Residents of Tazewell County, IL, ACS 2023
- 130,55516 of 102 Illinois counties
- Households in Tazewell County, IL
- 53,8122.43 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Tazewell County, IL
- 77.5%41,718 owner and 12,094 renter households
- Median household income in Tazewell County, IL
- $76,70420 of 102 Illinois counties
- Housing units in Tazewell County, IL
- 58,6644,852 vacant or seasonal, 8.3% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Tazewell County, IL
- 20.4%10,972 homes, 64 of 102 Illinois counties
- Utilities listed for Tazewell County, IL
- 33 with a home price: Ameren Illinois Company, Corn Belt Energy Corporation, Menard Electric Coop
- ZIP areas touching Tazewell County, IL
- 1661534 to 61759
- Outage-linked storm events in Tazewell County, IL
- 203NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Tazewell County, IL
- 72.1%median year built 1969
- Flood claims in Tazewell County, IL
- 21NFIP 2015 to 2025, $446K paid
- Home energy burden in Tazewell County, IL
- 2.8%$1,411 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL has no price series of its own. Tazewell County, IL: the Illinois average was 12.50 ¢/kWh in 2015. Tazewell County, IL: 15.87 ¢ in 2024, 27% up. Tazewell County, IL: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Tazewell County, IL: a 693 kWh month at the Illinois price. Tazewell County, IL: $87 in 2015, $110 in 2024. Tazewell County, IL: $1,320 a year, 1.7% of the $76,704 median income.
Tazewell: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Illinois average | Tazewell: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Tazewell | 12.50 | -0.15 |
| 2016, Tazewell | 12.54 | -0.01 |
| 2017, Tazewell | 12.95 | +0.06 |
| 2018, Tazewell | 12.77 | -0.10 |
| 2019, Tazewell | 13.03 | +0.02 |
| 2020, Tazewell | 13.04 | -0.11 |
| 2021, Tazewell | 13.18 | -0.48 |
| 2022, Tazewell | 15.65 | +0.61 |
| 2023, Tazewell | 15.71 | -0.29 |
| 2024, Tazewell | 15.87 | -0.61 |
Tazewell County, IL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Tazewell County, IL price.
CSVBill and heat pump calculator, Tazewell County, IL
Compare Tazewell County, IL with its neighbours
- Peoria County sits 12 miles north of Tazewell County, IL, with 179,831 residents against 130,555 there, 190 storm events against 203, median home built 1966 against 1969, energy burden 2.7% against 2.8%, income $64,938 against $76,704.
- Woodford County sits 21 miles northeast of Tazewell County, IL, with 38,348 residents against 130,555 there, 99 storm events against 203, median home built 1973 against 1969, energy burden 2.8% against 2.8%, income $85,629 against $76,704.
- Fulton County sits 28 miles west of Tazewell County, IL, with 33,259 residents against 130,555 there, 129 storm events against 203, median home built 1959 against 1969, energy burden 3.7% against 2.8%, income $58,617 against $76,704.
- Menard County sits 35 miles south of Tazewell County, IL, with 12,169 residents against 130,555 there, 53 storm events against 203, median home built 1975 against 1969, energy burden 3.2% against 2.8%, income $81,334 against $76,704.
- Logan County sits 35 miles south of Tazewell County, IL, with 27,870 residents against 130,555 there, 136 storm events against 203, median home built 1964 against 1969, energy burden 3.5% against 2.8%, income $64,188 against $76,704.
Cost of living with electricity in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL: electricity $1,411 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,464, 2.8% of $89,077 income. 53,676 households in Tazewell County, IL spend about $75.7 million a year on electricity and $132.3 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Tazewell County, IL ($24,192 a year) spend 7.9% of income, 2.9 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Tazewell County, IL
| Tazewell County, IL | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL, all households | 53,676 | $89,077 | $1,411 | $1,038 | $15 | 2.8% |
| Tazewell County, IL, lower income | 13,910 | $24,192 | $1,136 | $752 | $16 | 7.9% |
| Tazewell County, IL, owners | 41,480 | $103,624 | $1,576 | $1,214 | $18 | 2.7% |
| Tazewell County, IL, renters | 12,196 | $39,603 | $849 | $437 | $3 | 3.2% |
Housing and heating in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL: 42,307 of 58,664 homes were built before 1980 and 8,488 in 2000 or later. Tazewell County, IL has 47,037 detached houses, 5,525 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 987 mobile homes, and 12,094 of 53,812 households rent.
Age of homes in Tazewell County, IL
% of homes by decade built, Tazewell County, IL
- 15pre-40
- 840s
- 1550s
- 1460s
- 2070s
- 680s
- 890s
- 900s
- 510s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Tazewell County, IL
| Tazewell County, IL | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL, median year built | 1969 | 1969 | +0 years | 51 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, built before 1980 | 72.1% | 66.6% | +5.5 points | 30 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, built 2000 or later | 14.5% | 14.2% | +0.3 points | 46 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, detached houses | 80.2% | 78.6% | +1.6 points | 44 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 9.4% | 5.4% | +4.0 points | 21 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, mobile homes | 1.7% | 5.6% | -3.9 points | 92 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, renter households | 22.5% | 23.2% | -0.7 points | 54 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, median home value | $164,500 | $126,000 | +$38,500 | 29 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, median gross rent a month | $898 | $793 | +$105 | 25 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, people per household | 2.37 | 2.35 | +0.02 | 41 of 102 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL: 21 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $446K paid, median paid claim $7,604.
115 of 53,724 residential structures in Tazewell County, IL carry an NFIP contract. 215 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Tazewell County, IL on 8 Sep 2026. Tazewell County, IL lists 32 repetitive-loss properties, 6 of them severe repetitive loss.
Tazewell County, IL: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Tazewell County, IL
flood claims a year, Tazewell County, IL
- 6'15
- <5'16
- 0'17
- <5'18
- <5'19
- 5'20
- <5'21
- 0'22
- 0'23
- 0'24
- 0'25
| Tazewell County, IL | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL, claims 2015-2025 | 21 | — | 34 of 61 |
| Tazewell County, IL, paid 2015-2025 | $446K | — | 30 of 61 |
| Tazewell County, IL, median paid claim | $7,604 | — | — |
| Tazewell County, IL, claims per 1,000 homes | 0.4 | 1.1 | 52 of 61 |
| Tazewell County, IL, homes with flood insurance | 0.2% | 0.3% | 69 of 99 |
| Tazewell County, IL, policies in force | 215 | — | — |
| Tazewell County, IL, repetitive-loss properties | 32 | — | — |
Tazewell County, IL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Tazewell County, IL: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL totals 5,719 heating degree days and 1,044 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Tazewell County, IL is the 38th coldest of 102 counties in Illinois: 5,719 against a median of 5,457. For cooling, Tazewell County, IL is the 63rd hottest: 1,044 against a median of 1,112.
Tazewell County, IL is a cold-winter county, with 4,675 more heating than cooling degree days.
Tazewell County, IL: 5,348 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,719 on the normal, 6% under.
In Tazewell County, IL, 20.4% of 53,812 homes heat with electricity; the other 79.6% use another main heating fuel.
| Tazewell County, IL | Value | IL median county | Tazewell County, IL, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, IL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,719 | 5,457 | 38 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 5,348 | 5,201 | 43 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 1,044 | 1,112 | 63 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 1,186 | 1,200 | 56 of 102 |
| Tazewell County, IL, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 20.4% | 22.2% | 63 of 102 |
Tazewell County, IL: ACS B25040, 53,812 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL counts 130,555 residents in 53,812 households. Tazewell County, IL touches 16 ZIP areas, 61534 to 61759, about 8,160 residents each. Household income in Tazewell County, IL is $76,704; 41,718 of its 53,812 households own.
10,972 of the 53,812 homes in Tazewell County, IL heat with electricity. Tazewell County, IL has 58,664 housing units, 4,852 (8.3%) vacant or seasonal, and 12,094 rented homes. Tazewell County, IL logged 203 storm events for its 130,555 residents.
The median home in Tazewell County, IL dates from 1969. Homes in Tazewell County, IL pay $1,411 a year for electricity.
Cities in Tazewell County, IL
- Pekin electricity rates31,812 residents
ZIP codes in Tazewell County, IL
- 61534
- 61535
- 61546
- 61550
- 61554
- 61564
- 61568
- 61571
- 61610
- 61611
- 61721
- 61733
- 61734
- 61747
- 61755
- 61759
Illinois: home prices since 2001, planned plants.
Questions on Tazewell County, IL
Tazewell County, IL: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Tazewell County, IL: 3 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Illinois average 15.87 cents per kWh, $110 a month at 693 kWh.
Tazewell County, IL: how many homes heat with electricity?
Tazewell County, IL: 10,972 of 53,812 occupied homes, 20.4%, rank 64 of 102.
Tazewell County, IL: median household income?
$76,704 in Tazewell County, IL, rank 20 of 102; 130,555 residents, 53,812 households.
Tazewell County, IL: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Tazewell County, IL: 203 NWS events, peak year 2023.
Tazewell County, IL: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Tazewell County, IL: 21 NFIP flood claims, $446K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.2% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Tazewell County, IL?
Tazewell County, IL: median home built 1969; 72.1% predate 1980, 80.2% detached, 9.4% in 5+ unit buildings.
Tazewell County, IL: share of income for energy?
Tazewell County, IL homes spend $1,411 a year on electricity, $2,464 on all energy: 2.8% of $89,077; 7.9% for lower incomes.