CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jerseyville

Illinois · 7,382 residents · 5.24 sq mi

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Jerseyville is home to 7,382 people in Illinois. Households here earn about 36% less than in Illinois as a whole. Median home value sits at $42,000. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $285 a month at the median. Median household income is $20,718, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,382

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,984 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(509)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(568)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(495)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(468)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(457)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(1,155)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(954)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.3%(758)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(453)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(283)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,718

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,556 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,380

−49%vs 2000

vs $20,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.5%

+6.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$285

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.3%

+2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.1% in 2000

30.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(7,866)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(43)

Asian0.2%(13)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(7,335)

Black0.2%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(6)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0.4%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(97)

Puerto Rican0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Japanese0.5%(40)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(14)

Ancestry

German29.2%(2,176)

American12.3%(917)

Irish11.4%(849)

English9.8%(730)

Italian4.7%(353)

Polish1.3%(100)

Scottish1.2%(87)

Swedish0.9%(68)

French0.8%(62)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(36)

Czech0.4%(32)

Slovene0.3%(26)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.3%(24)

Russian0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.2%(12)

Danish0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.4%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 20.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.7%(1,049)

Married43.7%(1,217)

Widowed5.5%(152)

Divorced13.2%(367)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(911)

Married43.2%(1,417)

Widowed14.2%(467)

Divorced14.8%(486)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.5%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.3%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.5%(172)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.8%(122)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.7%(50)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 513 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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