Jefferson County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.2%), Retail trade (17.0%), Manufacturing (15.5%).

Type of workers:

Jefferson County, Illinois business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jefferson County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 20,428	(51.0%)
Females: 19,617	(49.0%)

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Jefferson County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$38,981
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$366
State:	$669

Jefferson County:	$98,364
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $133,090

Here:	$133,090
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,199

Here:	$148,199
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $42,250

Here:	$42,250
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $238,873

Here:	$238,873
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $122,513

Here:	$122,513
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $37,703

Here:	$37,703
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,182

Here:	$28,182
State:	$62,382

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $514 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mount Vernon, Ina, Bluford, Woodlawn, Dix, Bonnie, Waltonville, Belle Rive, Nason.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Hamilton County , Marion County , Perry County , Washington County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Rend Lake Camp (A), McClellan Townhall (B), Blissville Townhall (C), Bald Hill Townhall (D), Moores Prairie Townhall (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: South Hickory Hill Church (A), Antioch Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Hopewell Church (D), Howard Chapel (E), Laird Church (F), Moores Prairie Church (G), East Salem Baptist Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Fouts Cemetery (1), Abner Cemetery (2), Mifflin Cemetery (3), South Hickory Hill Cemetery (4), Memorial Garden Cemetery (5), Smith Cemetery (6), Slade Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Scheller Lakes (A), Hawthorne Hills Lake (B), Raw Water Reservoir (C), Miller Lake (D), East Lake Impoundment (E), Peckerwood Lake (F), O'Daniel Lodge Lake (G), Number 2 Portal Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Creek (A), Rayse Creek (B), Hurricane Creek (C), Buck Creek (D), Ward Branch (E), Poplar Branch (F), Bear Creek (G), Bald Hill Creek (H), Back Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Mount Vernon State Game Farm (1), Nason Public Use Area (2), Rend Lake State Waterfowl Management Area (3), Rend Lake State Wildlife Refuge (4), Bonnie Public Use Area (5), Waltonville Public Use Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Scheller Post Office (A), Opdyke Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.3%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,631
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 332 (53% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	0.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,820
• One, attached: 163
• Two: 256
• 3 or 4: 518
• 5 to 9: 395
• 10 to 19: 393
• 20 or more: 431
• Mobile homes: 2,988
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 4,072 (345 second mortgage, 452 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,943

Here:	58.0% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 96 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 45 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 56.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 66.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 86.0 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 48.6 miles away from Jefferson County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,515 (84%) Carpooled: 1,576 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 37 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 8 (0%) Taxi: 86 (0%) Motorcycle: 46 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 377 (2%) Other means: 139 (1%) Worked at home: 542 (3%)

5.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,483 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.56% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($19,476 average AGI)
2.05% relocated from other states ($14,006 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.05%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Marion County, IL	0.58% ($26,125 average AGI)
from Franklin County, IL	0.30% ($27,643)
from Washington County, IL	0.29% ($35,725)
from Wayne County, IL	0.22% ($32,548)
from Cook County, IL	0.22% ($30,000)
from Hamilton County, IL	0.19% ($34,926)
from Williamson County, IL	0.17% ($20,458)

5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,438 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.28% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($17,009 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($16,428 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.36%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Marion County, IL	0.67% ($29,430 average AGI)
to Franklin County, IL	0.30% ($25,634)
to Madison County, IL	0.28% ($25,795)
to Washington County, IL	0.21% ($30,172)
to Williamson County, IL	0.19% ($31,074)
to St. Clair County, IL	0.17% ($51,522)
to Wayne County, IL	0.16% ($22,773)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,688 (5,690 aged, 998 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 31,898 (8,412 male householders, 2,157 female householders)

  8,685 spouses, 10,996 children (9,973 natural, 328 adopted, 695 stepchildren), 496 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 249 other relatives, 669 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,580 (2,106 male householders (1,783 living alone)), 2,676 female householders (2,464 living alone)), 798 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,567 (2,398 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,902 2-persons, 2,463 3-persons, 1,937 4-persons, 839 5-persons, 320 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,247 1-person, 421 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

97.1% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $223,819,000 ($5542 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,135,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,827,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $62,994,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,161,000
Federal grants: $40,606,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,815,000 ($177,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,415,000 ($1,761,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $771,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,206,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,986,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

60% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Illinois.

Jefferson County:	60.1%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 32365
• Northeast: 450
• Midwest: 3332
• South: 2580
• West: 803

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,200

Here:	5.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	4.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	6.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

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