Jefferson County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in 2005: 40,434 (44% urban, 56% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 11,437
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,937

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 571 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 71 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Jefferson County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
Black (7.8%)
Hispanic (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $29,329
County population in 2003: 40,293
Jobs in 2003: 19,795

Jefferson County,IL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 19,505
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.1%

Average household size:

Jefferson County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,198 ($33,555 in 2000)

This county	$36,198
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $91,806

Jefferson County	$91,806
Illinois:	$183,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $392
Institutionalized population: 2,449
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jefferson County in 2000: $751

Jefferson County races chart

Jefferson County, IL map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Illinois:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 59.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 39.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,023 (1.6%)

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 94
1990 to 1994: 65
1985 to 1989: 18
1980 to 1984: 49
1975 to 1979: 10
1970 to 1974: 20
1970 to 1974: 39
1965 to 1969: 37

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

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

Jefferson County marital status for males

Jefferson County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Jefferson County
Average size of farms: 222 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $27451
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $138.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.72%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 26.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $23916
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.17%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $53455
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.12%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.90%
Corn for grain: 44521 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 12741 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 98704 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (12%)
Germany (11%)
Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Jordan (6%)
Panama (5%)
Korea (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County:

United States or American (25%)
German (20%)
English (13%)
Irish (10%)
Polish (3%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (2%)

Jefferson County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Illinois

1965 people in state prisons
338 people in nursing homes
86 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
86 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
67 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
41 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
30 people in other nonhousehold living situations
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,686.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

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

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jefferson County

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

Households: 37,478

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.

6,574 married couples with children.
2,228 single-parent households (545 men, 1,683 women).

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,467

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

Deaths: 2,182

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

Net international migration: +70

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

Net internal migration: +80

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

Population growth in Jefferson County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 360
1995 to 1998: 1,086
1990 to 1994: 956
1980 to 1989: 2,217
1970 to 1979: 3,610
1960 to 1969: 1,916
1950 to 1959: 1,917
1940 to 1949: 1,924
1939 or earlier: 3,004

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Illinois:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 54
3 rooms: 232
4 rooms: 1,587
5 rooms: 3,280
6 rooms: 2,965
7 rooms: 1,649
8 rooms: 834
9 or more rooms: 819

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Illinois:

1 room: 62
2 rooms: 219
3 rooms: 881
4 rooms: 1,029
5 rooms: 946
6 rooms: 536
7 rooms: 137
8 rooms: 57
9 or more rooms: 70

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson County:

no bedroom: 34
1 bedroom: 328
2 bedrooms: 3,430
3 bedrooms: 6,162
4 bedrooms: 1,256
5 or more bedrooms: 227

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County:

no bedroom: 105
1 bedroom: 1,138
2 bedrooms: 1,622
3 bedrooms: 933
4 bedrooms: 122
5 or more bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 534
1 vehicle: 3,099
2 vehicles: 5,084
3 vehicles: 2,064
4 vehicles: 526
5 or more vehicles: 130

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 838
1 vehicle: 1,921
2 vehicles: 924
3 vehicles: 223
4 vehicles: 19
5 or more vehicles: 12

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%)
Electricity (20%)
Wood (4%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (49%)
Electricity (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 265

Here:	5.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 107

Here:	4.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	6.1%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Jefferson County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,005,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,795,000
Regular Highways: $1,420,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,376,000

General - Other: $1,111,000

Central Staff Services: $1,069,000

Corrections - Other: $1,067,000

Health Services - Other: $997,000

Financial Administration: $386,000

Welfare - Other: $126,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $356,000
Public Welfare: $96,000

General Support: $23,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $85,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $343,000
Interest Earnings: $267,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,573,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,465,000
Highways: $731,000

Public Welfare: $219,000
Tax - Property: $1,704,000
NEC: $240,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,959,000

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