Jefferson County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 31,91979.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,1257.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0292.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 8542.1%Two or more races
  • 4491.1%Asian alone
  • 470.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 90.02%Some other race alone
  • 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,040 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,208 (1.3%)

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, Opdyke, Nason.

Neighboring counties: Scott County, Indiana , Richland County , St. Clair County , Westmoreland County, Virginia , Rowan County, Kentucky .

Current college students: 1,631
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 737 (62.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1922010 or later
• 1602000 to 2009
• 1861990 to 1999
• 671980 to 1989
• 301970 to 1979
• 76Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,842
• One, attached: 86
• Two: 255
• 3 or 4: 514
• 5 to 9: 493
• 10 to 19: 398
• 20 to 49: 319
• 50 or more: 279
• Mobile homes: 2,800
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 5,466 (88 second mortgage, 367 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,596

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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 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 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

4.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($39,729 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.28% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($26,459 average AGI)
1.42% relocated from other states ($13,270 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.42%
Illinois average:	1.87%

from Marion County, IL	0.69% ($37,276 average AGI)
from Franklin County, IL	0.37% ($39,038)
from Washington County, IL	0.28% ($42,333)
from Williamson County, IL	0.21% ($36,233)
from Wayne County, IL	0.21% ($35,690)
from Hamilton County, IL	0.20% ($46,500)

4.97% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($44,004 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.08% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($24,091 average AGI)
1.89% relocated to other states ($19,913 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.89%
Illinois average:	2.67%

to Marion County, IL	0.58% ($35,488 average AGI)
to Franklin County, IL	0.32% ($33,244)
to St. Clair County, IL	0.25% ($77,778)
to Williamson County, IL	0.25% ($33,429)
to Washington County, IL	0.21% ($28,167)
to Cook County, IL	0.15% ($34,238)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,745 (2,293 living alone), Female householders: 7,301 (2,436 living alone)

• 7,026 spouses (6,996 opposite-sex spouses), 1,057 unmarried partners, (1,043 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 9,741 children (8,803 natural, 262 adopted, 692 stepchildren), 847 grandchildren, 308 brothers or sisters, 317 parents, 101 foster children, 344 other relatives, 564 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,414

Size of family households: 5,000 2-persons, 1,965 3-persons, 1,574 4-persons, 717 5-persons, 216 6-persons, 200 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,726 1-person, 553 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

4,614 married couples with children.
2,711 single-parent households (709 men, 2,002 women).

95.5% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (73% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $223,819,000 ($5,542 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:

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)

• Year house built in Jefferson County, Illinois
• 5862014 or later
• 3522010 to 2013
• 1,9602000 to 2009
• 2,3911990 to 1999
• 1,9171980 to 1989
• 3,0621970 to 1979
• 1,5131960 to 1969
• 1,7841950 to 1959
• 1,3751940 to 1949
• 2,2881939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Illinois
• 291 room
• 442 rooms
• 2563 rooms
• 1,1094 rooms
• 2,4815 rooms
• 2,6326 rooms
• 1,7887 rooms
• 1,1898 rooms
• 1,4569+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Illinois
• 1021 room
• 1552 rooms
• 8673 rooms
• 1,1014 rooms
• 8655 rooms
• 5586 rooms
• 2407 rooms
• 618 rooms
• 949+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Illinois
• 39no bedroom
• 2431 bedroom
• 2,7132 bedrooms
• 5,9723 bedrooms
• 1,6374 bedrooms
• 4135+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Illinois
• 105no bedroom
• 1,0661 bedroom
• 1,7432 bedrooms
• 9153 bedrooms
• 1914 bedrooms
• 235+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 406no vehicle
• 2,8461 vehicle
• 4,6602 vehicles
• 2,1133 vehicles
• 6984 vehicles
• 2855+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 809no vehicle
• 2,1191 vehicle
• 8062 vehicles
• 2353 vehicles
• 434 vehicles
• 245+ vehicles

85.7% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 30,099
• Other state: 6,609
• Northeast: 469
• Midwest: 3,242
• South: 2,203
• West: 680

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 959
• Number of aged recipients: 59
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 900
• Number of recipients under 18: 144
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 652
• Number of recipients older than 64: 163
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 328
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 423