Jackson County, Illinois (IL)

Races in Jackson County, Illinois:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $127,918

Here:	$127,918
State:	$249,958

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,903

Here:	$129,903
State:	$231,967

In 2-unit structures: $123,145

Here:	$123,145
State:	$270,571

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,680

Here:	$176,680
State:	$249,493

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $144,019

Here:	$144,019
State:	$269,512

Mobile homes: $59,294

Here:	$59,294
State:	$51,570

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,502 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,738 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $696 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto, Elkville, Harrison, Ava, Grand Tower, Vergennes, Dowell, Makanda.

Neighboring counties: Woodson County, Kansas .

Current college students: 16,882
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,517 (28.1% naturalized citizens)

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 1,5582010 or later
• 1,2152000 to 2009
• 4571990 to 1999
• 3861980 to 1989
• 2381970 to 1979
• 216Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,539
• One, attached: 382
• Two: 1,835
• 3 or 4: 1,850
• 5 to 9: 1,944
• 10 to 19: 1,719
• 20 to 49: 1,331
• 50 or more: 948
• Mobile homes: 3,050
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 92

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 6,273 (79 second mortgage, 466 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,032

Religion statistics for Jackson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jackson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1991: June 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1991, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1850: July 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1850, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3199: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3199, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1112: May 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1112, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 1995 to June 15, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1053: May 30, 1995, FEMA Id: 1053, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 06, 1983, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-684: June 06, 1983, FEMA Id: 684, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 30, 1979, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-583: April 30, 1979, FEMA Id: 583, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

9.16% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($23,364 average adjusted gross income)

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($166 average AGI)

Jackson County:	0.06%
Illinois average:	0.03%

6.35% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($15,425 average AGI)
2.75% relocated from other states ($7,773 average AGI)

Jackson County:	2.75%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Williamson County, IL	1.25% ($23,926 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.84% ($17,110)
from Perry County, IL	0.37% ($25,767)
from Franklin County, IL	0.29% ($31,281)
from Randolph County, IL	0.27% ($26,113)
from Union County, IL	0.27% ($21,792)
from St. Clair County, IL	0.22% ($22,000)

10.57% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($26,734 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($169 average AGI)

Jackson County:	0.08%
Illinois average:	0.07%

5.91% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($13,449 average AGI)
4.58% relocated to other states ($13,117 average AGI)

Jackson County:	4.58%
Illinois average:	2.36%

to Williamson County, IL	1.41% ($27,864 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.96% ($17,189)
to Perry County, IL	0.36% ($24,211)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.29% ($25,138)
to Union County, IL	0.26% ($38,308)
to St. Clair County, IL	0.23% ($19,200)
to Franklin County, IL	0.22% ($21,326)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jackson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 37,379 (6,350 male householders, 5,606 female householders)

  8,727 spouses, 12,566 children (11,796 natural, 210 adopted, 561 stepchildren), 950 grandchildren, 808 brothers or sisters, 598 parents, 905 other relatives, 821 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,595 (6,196 male householders (4,636 living alone)), 5,702 female householders (4,495 living alone)), 5,697 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 4,277

Size of family households: 6,379 2-persons, 2,633 3-persons, 1,943 4-persons, 834 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,130 1-person, 2,138 2-persons, 401 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

5,820 married couples with children.
3,174 single-parent households (666 men, 2,508 women).

89.9% of residents of Jackson speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $301,792,000 ($5,179 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,319,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $111,353,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $79,835,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,500,000
Federal grants: $73,713,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,095,000 ($8,166,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $18,296,000 ($1,762,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $64,249,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,115,000
Federal Government insurance: $20,128,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-75 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.38 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 2962014 or later
• 7142010 to 2013
• 3,1962000 to 2009
• 3,2801990 to 1999
• 3,7831980 to 1989
• 5,6031970 to 1979
• 4,2561960 to 1969
• 2,7551950 to 1959
• 1,5481940 to 1949
• 3,6031939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jackson County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 191 room
• 182 rooms
• 2173 rooms
• 1,0994 rooms
• 2,5595 rooms
• 2,8156 rooms
• 2,1047 rooms
• 1,5558 rooms
• 1,7969+ rooms

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 1,1331 room
• 6942 rooms
• 1,9543 rooms
• 3,2194 rooms
• 2,2665 rooms
• 1,4756 rooms
• 3527 rooms
• 3128 rooms
• 3209+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jackson County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 20no bedroom
• 2881 bedroom
• 2,8872 bedrooms
• 6,1413 bedrooms
• 2,4644 bedrooms
• 3785+ bedrooms

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 1,198no bedroom
• 2,9041 bedroom
• 4,5882 bedrooms
• 2,3283 bedrooms
• 5864 bedrooms
• 1045+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jackson County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 382no vehicle
• 3,0301 vehicle
• 5,3932 vehicles
• 2,4233 vehicles
• 7824 vehicles
• 2195+ vehicles

Note: State values scaled to Jackson County population

• 2,354no vehicle
• 6,1321 vehicle
• 2,3552 vehicles
• 4633 vehicles
• 2334 vehicles
• 1005+ vehicles

75.8% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 42,020
• Other state: 13,038
• Northeast: 1,435
• Midwest: 5,687
• South: 4,103
• West: 1,820

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,297
• Number of aged recipients: 90
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,207
• Number of recipients under 18: 207
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 892
• Number of recipients older than 64: 198
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 453
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 582

Jackson County on our top lists:

• #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election"