Jersey County, IL

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2024 Population

21,274

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

43.7

1.16% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

8.83%

11.4% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,361

1.59% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$171,900

1.84% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,343

3.37% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jersey County, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Jersey County, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jersey County, IL are Principia College (94 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Jersey County, IL was $171,900, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Jersey County, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Jersey County, IL was 2 cars per household.

Jersey County, IL borders Calhoun County, IL, Greene County, IL, Macoupin County, IL, Madison County, IL, and St. Charles County, MO.

United States Illinois St. Louis, MO-IL

Population & Diversity

Jersey County, IL is home to a population of 21.3k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.03% of Jersey County, IL residents were born outside of the country (220 people).

In 2024, there were 45 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.1k people) in Jersey County, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 447 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 191 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Jersey County, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jersey County, IL was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jersey County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jersey County, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.1k ± 51
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
447 ± 81
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
191 ± 53

1.6%

Hispanic Population

340 people

1.6% of the people in Jersey County, IL are hispanic (340 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jersey County, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
633,244 ± 19,044 people
India
161,770 ± 9,812 people
Poland
119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

Foreign-Born Population

1.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

220 people

0.998%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

213 people

As of 2024, 1.03% of Jersey County, IL residents (220 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jersey County, IL was 0.998%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jersey County, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
467 ± 143
Gulf War (1990s)
284 ± 141
Gulf War (2001-)
245 ± 107

Jersey County, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Jersey County, IL.

Economy

The economy of Jersey County, IL employs 10.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jersey County, IL were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,505 people), Manufacturing (1,192 people), and Educational Services (1,093 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,780), Utilities ($70,714), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,750).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2024 Value

± 774

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jersey County, IL grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 10k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jersey County, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,081 people), Management Occupations (963 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (765 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jersey County, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

10.3k

2024 Value

± 774

3.37%

1 Year growth

± 10.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jersey County, IL grew at a rate of 3.37%, from 10k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jersey County, IL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,505 people), Manufacturing (1,192 people), and Educational Services (1,093 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jersey County, IL, though some of these residents may live in Jersey County, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,300

Median earning men ± $2,463

$35,977

Median earning women ± $2,436

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($105,577), Manufacturing ($78,194), and Public Administration ($76,969).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,571), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,493), and Wholesale Trade ($48,850).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

34
Other Services (except Public Administration)
33
Construction
22
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$41.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$27.9k
Retail Trade
$19.2k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Jersey County, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Jersey County, IL awarded 94 degrees. The student population of Jersey County, IL in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 202 male students and 136 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jersey County, IL are White (62 and 83.8%), Hispanic or Latino (6 and 8.11%), Two or More Races (3 and 4.05%), and Asian (2 and 2.7%).

The largest universities in Jersey County, IL by number of degrees awarded are Principia College (94 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jersey County, IL are General Education (18 and 19.1%), Mass Communication & Media Studies (9 and 9.57%), and General Economics (8 and 8.51%).

The median tuition cost in Jersey County, IL for private four year colleges is $32,250.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Jersey County, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 44.4%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 70.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 338 (59.8% men and 40.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 338 students enrolled in Jersey County, IL, 59.8% men and 40.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Non-resident Alien with 144 records, of which 30.6% were women and 69.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Education
18 degrees awarded
Mass Communication & Media Studies
9 degrees awarded
General Economics
8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jersey County, IL was General Education with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Jersey County, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Principia College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

94 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Principia College with 94 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 49 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jersey County, IL, which is 1.09 times more than the 45 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 62 degrees mean that there were 10.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 6 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,250) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,030) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jersey County, IL was $171,900 in 2024, which is 0.517 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $168,800 to $171,900, a 1.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Jersey County, IL is 80.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jersey County, IL have an average commute time of 27.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jersey County, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 7.42% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jersey County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.0169%.

Housing

Property

$171,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,525

$6,415

Median Property Taxes

±$555

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jersey County, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jersey County, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.5%

Homeownership

2024

58.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 80.5% of the housing units in Jersey County, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 77.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jersey County, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,361

Median Household Income

± $7,869

7.97k

Number of Households

± 604

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.97k households in Jersey County, IL grew to $80,361 from the previous year's value of $79,104.

The following chart displays the households in Jersey County, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jersey County, IL is from Illinois.

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.477

2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (11.7%)
Carpooled (9.32%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Jersey County, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (9.32%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jersey County, IL have a longer commute time (27.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.32% of the workforce in Jersey County, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jersey County, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jersey County, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jersey County, IL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 7.42% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Jersey County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.0169%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

8.83% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jersey County, IL (1.78k out of 20.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jersey County, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 14.2% of the children was living in poverty in Jersey County, IL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 132 in Jersey County, IL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 181 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

95% of the population of Jersey County, IL has health coverage, with 54.3% on employee plans, 13.7% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 9.3% on non-group plans, and 1.61% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jersey County, IL see 2,133 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,133 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2125 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 753 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,133 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jersey County, IL

Primary care physicians in Jersey County, IL see an average of 2,133 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,133 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jersey County, IL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.98%

Uninsured

54.3%

Employer Coverage

13.7%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

9.3%

Non-Group

1.61%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jersey County, IL declined by 5.71% from 5.28% to 4.98%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jersey County, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 56.1 in Jersey County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jersey County, IL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.8% in Jersey County, IL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jersey County, IL.