Jefferson County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jefferson County is 7th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Jefferson County is 13th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income below poverty line

Jefferson County is 19th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Jefferson County is 19th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Residents younger than 5

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 38,720 37th 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 571.2 41st 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 68 38th 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 6.3% 19th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.0% 60th 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.9% 59th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 85.5% 72nd 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.2% 64th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 88.5% 78th 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 8.8% 19th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 62nd 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.7% 35th 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 52nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 24th 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 52nd 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 86.8% 70th 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 48.7% 88th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.2% 67th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 16,847 36th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 12.8% 35th 32.9% 25.9%
Households 15,314 36th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 74.0% 77th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $87,000 62nd $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.4 55th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 14 63rd 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $22,032 76th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $42,679 73rd $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 17.2% 13th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 968 33rd 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 16,811 28th 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,846 41st 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $567,630 29th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $14,157 7th $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $67,783 27th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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