Jersey County, Illinois Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jersey County is 16th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Home ownership rate

Jersey County is 18th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Income per household

Jersey County is 20th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Jersey County is 20th in Illinois out of 102 other counties in People per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Current population (2012) 22,742 53rd 12,875,255 313,914,040
Size in square miles 369.3 81st 55,518.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 62.2 42nd 231.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Residents younger than 5 5.1% 80th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.9% 63rd 23.8% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.6% 65th 13.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.5% 37th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.6% 50th 30.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Race - White 97.5% 33rd 77.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 76th 14.8% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 45th 0.6% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 63rd 5.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 51st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 43rd 1.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.1% 89th 16.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.6% 22nd 63.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Female residents 51.1% 23rd 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.9% 89th 13.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Housing units 9,876 55th 5,297,318 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.1% 63rd 32.9% 25.9%
Households 8,650 55th 4,773,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 80.5% 16th 68.7% 66.1%
Home median value $120,800 28th $198,500 $186,200
People per household 2.5 20th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 107 20th 13,797 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Income per capita $24,940 40th $29,376 $27,915
Income per household $54,469 18th $56,576 $52,762
Income below poverty line 8.9% 85th 13.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jersey County Rank Illinois US
Non-farm private establishments 434 59th 312,437 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,432 63rd 5,038,462 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 2,278 51st 1,123,817 27,092,908
Retail sales $250,326 54th $165,450,520 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,186 32nd $12,947 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $26,668 49th $25,469,026 $613,795,732

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