COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elsberry vs Jerseyville
PLACE A
Elsberry, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Jerseyville, Illinois
Elsberry is 75% smaller than Jerseyville. Jerseyville earns more, with a median household income $23,769 higher.
ELSBERRYJERSEYVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1088,409−75% vs Jerseyville
Population density1,3951,606−211
Population growth0.2%-1.5%+1.7 pts
Median age30.444.9−14.5
Male46.7%46.0%+0.7 pts
Female53.3%54.0%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.2%95.4%−4.2 pts
Black2.7%0.2%+2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%2.0%−1.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other5.1%1.8%+3.3 pts
Median household income$49,760$73,529−$23,769
Per capita income$25,236$35,922−$10,686
Poverty rate24.8%12.3%+12.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4120.415Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%19.0%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree3.1%7.5%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%0.4%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation57.5%58.1%−0.6 pts
Median home value$139,000$143,900−$4,900
Median gross rent$865$869−$4
Owner-occupied53.4%70.0%−16.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%15.2%−11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%33.3%+13.3 pts
Average commute34.425.0+9.4
Worked from home3.0%10.6%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.8%−0.5 pts
Uninsured11.0%3.9%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025