Jersey County, Illinois Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Jersey County, Illinois, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Jersey County, Illinois. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Jersey County, Illinois. The estimated population of Jersey County, Illinois is 21,533 people, with a median age of 43.

We can look at the total population in Jersey County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
21,533
 -1.12% -3.07%
2020
21,776
 -0.73% -
2019
21,937
 -0.6% -
2018
22,069
 -0.66% -
2017
22,215
 - -

Population of Jersey County, Illinois by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
95.4%
96.1%
 -0.73%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.5%
 -20.00%
Native
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Hispanic
1.4%
1.3%
 +7.69%
Asian
0.5%
0.4%
 +25.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Two Or More Races
2%
1.5%
 +33.33%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Jersey County, Illinois by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 43 0% 41.3 -0.96% 44.8 +0.67%
2020 43 +0.23% 41.7 -1.18% 44.5 +1.14%
2019 42.9 +0.47% 42.2 +1.2% 44 +0.69%
2018 42.7 +0.47% 41.7 +1.71% 43.7 +0.92%
2017 42.5 - 41 - 43.3 -

The median age of Jersey County, Illinois gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,140 -14.45% 1,103 -13.23% 977 960
10 to 19 1,668 -0.9% 1,525 -5.7% 1,644 1,434
20 to 29 1,331 -4.12% 1,356 -1.47% 1,276 1,332
30 to 39 1,136 +8.6% 1,179 +3.21% 1,236 1,213
40 to 49 1,405 -9.12% 1,452 -16.3% 1,280 1,228
50 to 59 1,639 -5.9% 1,639 +7.37% 1,539 1,760
60 to 69 1,254 +14.82% 1,590 -10.77% 1,441 1,421
70+ 1,282 -3.73% 1,516 +2.8% 1,234 1,558

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Jersey County, Illinois is $71,655.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Jersey County.

  • Under 25
    $55,268.00
  • 25 to 44
    $91,286.00
  • 45 to 64
    $87,000.00
  • 65 and over
    $46,146.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Jersey County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Jersey County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Jersey County, Illinois is currently $90,878.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

8.01% of households in Jersey County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Jersey County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    17.49%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    17.84%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    17.15%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.38%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    17.56%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.57%
  • $200,000 or more
    8.01%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Jersey County is $35,112.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Jersey County by the total population of Jersey County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Jersey County, Illinois, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Jersey County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    10.53%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.90%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.11%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    52.95%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.52%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Jersey County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Jersey County over the age of 16 is 17,760.

Of those people, a total of 61.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Jersey County is 58.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,242 44.60% 16.60%
20 to 24 years 1,516 82.10% 6.00%
25 to 29 years 1,092 91.70% 6.70%
30 to 34 years 1,172 91.60% 7.90%
35 to 44 years 2,439 90.10% 3.80%
45 to 54 years 2,786 78.60% 2.90%
55 to 59 years 1,859 69.80% 2.50%
60 to 64 years 1,490 50.50% 1.10%
65 to 74 years 2,366 21.40% 0.00%
75 years and over 1,798 8.70% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Jersey County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 17,117 62.00% 4.30%
Black or African American 88 43.20% 5.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 103 64.10% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 40 2.50% 0.00%
Other 38 73.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 374 61.00% 21.90%
Hispanic or Latino 260 64.20% 27.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 17,025 62.00% 4.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Jersey County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Jersey County is 10,459, with median earnings of $40,298.00.

Women in Jersey County, Illinois earning approximately 68.60% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,459 $40,298.00
Male 5,422 $49,175.00
Female 5,037 $33,750.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 920 $75,088.00
Business and Financial 469 $38,805.00
Computer and Mathematical 177 $80,050.00
Architecture and Engineering 199 $86,115.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 113 $78,866.00
Community and Social Service 66 $37,308.00
Legal 175 $22,486.00
Educational and Library 656 $45,114.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 141 $7,043.00
Healthcare Practitioners 990 $55,962.00
Healthcare Support 450 $21,667.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 156 $49,063.00
Law Enforcement 29 $81,750.00
Food Preparation and Serving 683 $10,684.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 236 $30,500.00
Personal Care and Service 275 $29,139.00
Sales 679 $32,917.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,107 $32,438.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 110 $48,750.00
Construction and Extraction 657 $68,429.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 353 $56,016.00
Production 592 $39,500.00
Transportation and Material Moving 643 $44,701.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 736 $75,526.00 184 $73,750.00
Business and Financial 132 $85,208.00 337 $38,180.00
Computer and Mathematical 139 $80,550.00 38 $56,538.00
Architecture and Engineering 196 $86,014.00 3 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 58 $87,963.00 55 $78,576.00
Community and Social Service 29 $9,875.00 37 $37,404.00
Legal 25 $153,438.00 150 $22,131.00
Educational and Library 161 $55,729.00 495 $40,898.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 91 $29,107.00 50 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 101 $70,417.00 889 $55,288.00
Healthcare Support 48 $26,125.00 402 $20,167.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 62 $9,265.00 94 $50,000.00
Law Enforcement 23 $82,788.00 6 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 280 $7,444.00 403 $14,883.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 206 $34,423.00 30 $25,893.00
Personal Care and Service 160 $182,778.00 115 $22,031.00
Sales 365 $43,096.00 314 $16,034.00
Office and Administrative Support 106 $14,063.00 1,001 $32,695.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 94 $46,250.00 16 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 657 $68,429.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 353 $56,016.00 0 $0.00
Production 412 $50,549.00 180 $37,541.00
Transportation and Material Moving 481 $51,038.00 162 $33,806.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 7,818 households in Jersey County, with an average household size of 2.63 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,216 families in Jersey County with an average family size of 3.28 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 4,223 347 646 2,602
Average Household Size 3.25 3.68 3.86 1.19
Total Families 4,223 347 646 0
Average Household Size 3.24 3.21 3.55 0

Poverty

Of the 5,216 families in Jersey County, 3.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Jersey County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,817 housing units in Jersey County, Illinois.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 7,818 79.64%
Vacant 1,999 20.36%

13.65% of the total 9,817 housing units in Jersey County are rental units. This is approximately 1,340 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 6,334 are occupied by the owner - or 64.52% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Jersey County is $718.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Jersey County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    144
  • Less than $500
    213
  • $500 to $999
    989
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    121
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    15
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    2

Property Value

The median value of a property in Jersey County is $146,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Jersey County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    410
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,327
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,521
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    928
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    1,321
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    684
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    114
  • $1,000,000 or more
    29

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Jersey County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Jersey County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,905
  • 1940 to 1949
    464
  • 1950 to 1959
    921
  • 1960 to 1969
    924
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,339
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,050
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,220
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,528
  • 2010 to 2013
    444
  • 2014 or later
    22

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Jersey County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    245
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,976
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,191
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    2,406

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Jersey County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Jersey County that commute to work in a particular way.

27.5 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Jersey County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    867
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,082
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    785
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    910
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    1,252
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    544
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    1,122
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    278
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    369
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,067
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    967
  • 90 or more minutes
    195

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Jersey County, Illinois in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Jersey County, Illinois

We have data for 17 places in Jersey County, Illinois. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.