2007
Demographic Profile
Jefferson County, Illinois
(County Seat: Mt. Vernon)
Copyright © 2007 by the Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board (SIWIB). All rights reserved.
Last Revised 10/23/2007
Jefferson County, IL 2007
About the Publisher
This demographic profile was developed by Man-Tra-Con Corporation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the economic health of southern Illinois by providing services designed to build a quality workforce. With guidance from the Chief Local Elected Officials and the Southern Illinois Workforce Investment Board (SIWIB), Man-Tra-Con serves Local Workforce Investment Area #25, comprised of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson counties. Man-Tra-Con also joins forces with the Workforce Investment Board for Local Workforce Investment Area #26 in implementing special projects such as the State of Illinois' Critical Skill Shortages Initiative (CSSI) for the Southern Economic Development Region (SEDR).
This booklet provides current information that reflects the characteristics of population, labor force, taxes, income, housing, utilities, education, quality of life, and transportation in Jefferson County, Illinois. Our intent is to provide investors, entrepreneurs, and government or business administrators with information useful for making decisions or policies on business attraction, retention, and expansion. The information provided can also be used by individuals who currently live and work (or plan to live and work) in the local areas to know more about Jefferson County.
(If you have any questions regarding this demographic profile, please contact Lianbin Cui, (618) 998-0970 ext. 276 or , at Man-Tra-Con Corporation, Marion, IL 62959.)
Jefferson County, Illinois
Jefferson County is one of 102 counties in the State of Illinois. Its county seat is Mount Vernon. In 2000, the total population of Jefferson County was 40,045, with a median age of 37.6. According to U.S Census 2000, 98.8% of its population was reported as only one race, including 89.9% of these self-reported as White and 7.8% self-reported as African Americans. In 2005, the Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI) of Jefferson County was $26,061, ranked 65th in the state. This PCPI was 72% of the state average, $36,264, and 76% of the national average, $34,471. Average household size and average family size were 2.44 persons and 2.96 persons respectively.
Jefferson County is located in southern Illinois, approximately 79 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri and 280 miles south of Chicago. The county has a total area of 583.71 square miles, of which 570.96 square miles are land and 12.76 square miles are water.
The major cities and villages in Jefferson County include Belle Rive, Bluford, Bonnie, Dix, Ina, Mount Vernon, Nason, Waltonville, and Woodlawn.
Important Contacts
Government
- Jefferson County
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-8020
www.jeffil.us /
- Village of Bonnie
270 S. IL Highway 37
Bonnie, IL
(618) 242-9237 /
- Village of Woodlawn
202 S. Central St.
Woodlawn, IL 62898
(618) 735-2110
- City of Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-5000
www.mtvernon.com /
- Village of Dix
217 N. Main St.
Dix, IL 62830
(618) 266-7265
- Village of Belle Rive
Belle Rive, IL 62810
(618) 756-2289 /
- Village of Ina
306 S. Elm St.
Ina, IL 62846
(618) 437-5305
- Village of Bluford
1005 W. 4th St.
Bluford, IL
(618) 732-8773 /
- Village of Waltonville
406 S. Broadway
Waltonville, IL
(618) 279-7226
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Economic Development
- Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-5725
www.southernillinois.com /
- Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center
Carbondale, IL 62903
¨Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
(618) 453-3805
www.siecenter.biz
¨Small Business Development Center
(618) 536-2424
www.southernillinois.biz
¨Southern Illinois Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Free and confidential business counseling
(618) 453-6654
www.silscore.org /
- Illinois Department of Employment Security - Regional Office (Southern)
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-2242
(618) 242-6121
www.ides.state.il.us
- Jefferson County Development Corporation
200 Potomac Blvd
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-3554
www.jeffcodev.org /
- Illinois Small Business
West Frankfort, IL
(618) 932-6135
- Downtown Mt. Vernon Development Corporation
809 Main St.
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-6866
- AmerenIP (Electricity)
(800) 363-6805 (Business)
www.ameren.com
- Mt. Vernon Convention and Visitors Bureau
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-5725
www.mtvernon.com /
- John A. Logan College
Carterville, IL 62918
(618) 985-3741
(618) 985-2752 (TTY)
www.jalc.edu /
- Tri County Electric Cooperative (Electricity)
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-5151
www.tricountycoop.com
- Adventure Illinois! Southern Illinois Tourism Development Office
Whittington, IL 62897
(888) 998-9397 or (618) 629-1819
www.adventureillinois.com /
- Rend Lake College
Ina, IL 62846
(618) 437-5321
www.rlc.edu /
- Man-Tra-Con Corporation
333 Potomac Blvd.
Mt. Vernon, IL62864
(618) 241-6721 (Voice)
(618) 242-7328 (TTY)
- Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development Commission
Carbondale, IL 62902
(618) 549-3306 /
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
(618) 453-2121
www.siuc.edu
- Jefferson Marion Washington Community Development Corporation
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 242-5813 /
- Illinois Department of Employment Security - Mt. Vernon Office
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
(618) 244-1700
www.ides.state.il.us
Note: The above contact information is subject to change without notice.
Population
Jefferson County’s 2005 population of 40,414 was ranked 34 in the state. The population of Illinois was 12,763,371 by 2005, which was ranked 5th in the nation.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
General Information (2000)
Jefferson County / Local Workforce Investment Area #25 / State of Illinois / United StatesNumber / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent
Total Population / 40,045 / 100.0 / 223,065 / 100.0 / 12,419,293 / 100.0 / 281,421,906 / 100.0
Sex
Male / 20,428 / 51.0 / 111,490 / 50.0 / 6,080,336 / 49.0 / 138,053,563 / 49.1
Female / 19,617 / 49.0 / 111,575 / 50.0 / 6,338,957 / 51.0 / 143,368,343 / 50.9
Age
Under 15 years / 8,007 / 20.1 / 40,376 / 18.1 / 2,711,504 / 21.9 / 60,253,375 / 21.4
15-19 years / 2,788 / 7.0 / 17,500 / 7.8 / 894,002 / 7.2 / 20,219,890 / 7.2
20-24 years / 2,416 / 6.0 / 21,094 / 9.5 / 850,843 / 6.9 / 18,964,001 / 6.7
25-34 years / 5,245 / 13.1 / 29,311 / 13.1 / 1,811,674 / 14.6 / 39,891,724 / 14.2
35-44 years / 6,129 / 15.3 / 31,534 / 14.1 / 1,983,870 / 16.0 / 45,148,527 / 16.0
45-54 years / 5,523 / 13.8 / 28,692 / 12.9 / 1,626,742 / 13.1 / 37,677,952 / 13.4
55-59 years / 2,081 / 5.2 / 11,291 / 5.1 / 577,747 / 4.7 / 13,469,237 / 4.8
60-64 years / 1,726 / 4.3 / 9,457 / 4.2 / 462,886 / 3.7 / 10,805,447 / 3.8
65 and over / 6,130 / 15.3 / 33,810 / 15.2 / 1,500,025 / 12.0 / 34,991,753 / 12.4
Median Age / 37.6 / (×) / N/C / (×) / 34.7 / (×) / 35.3 / (×)
Race
One Race / 39,579 / 98.8 / 220,483 / 98.8 / 12,184,277 / 98.1 / 274,595,678 / 97.6
White / 35,990 / 89.9 / 201,755 / 90.4 / 9,125,471 / 73.5 / 211,460,626 / 75.1
Black (one race) / 3,134 / 7.8 / 14,330 / 6.4 / 1,876,875 / 15.1 / 34,658,190 / 12.3
Other Races / 455 / 1.1 / 4,398 / 2.0 / 1,181,931 / 9.4 / 28,476,862 / 12.5
Two or More Races / 466 / 1.2 / 2,582 / 1.2 / 235,016 / 1.9 / 6,826,228 / 2.4
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)¹ / 531 / 1.3 / 3,392 / 1.5 / 1,530,262 / 12.3 / 35,305,818 / 12.5
Not Hispanic or Latino / 39,514 / 98.7 / 219,673 / 98.5 / 10,889,031 / 87.7 / 246,116,088 / 87.5
White alone / 35,709 / 89.2 / 200,046 / 89.7 / 8,424,140 / 67.8 / 194,552,774 / 69.1
Housing Tenure
Occupied Housing Units / 15,374 / 100.0 / 89,859 / 100.0 / 4,591,779 / 100.0 / 105,480,101 / 100.0
Owner-occupied housing units / 11,464 / 74.6 / 62,482 / 69.5 / 3,088,884 / 67.3 / 69,815,753 / 66.2
Renter-occupied housing
unites / 3,910 / 25.4 / 27,377 / 30.5 / 1,502,895 / 32.7 / 35,664,348 / 33.8
Average Household Size² / 2.44 / (×) / 2.33 / (×) / 2.63 / (×) / 2.59 / (×)
Average Household size of
owner-occupied unit / 2.54 / (×) / 2.45 / (×) / 2.76 / (×) / 2.69 / (×)
Average household size of
renter-occupied unit / 2.14 / (×) / 2.06 / (×) / 2.37 / (×) / 2.40 / (×)
Average Family Size³ / 2.96 / (×) / 2.91 / (×) / 3.23 / (×) / 3.14 / (×)
Note: 1. Hispanic or Latino (of any race): People who identify with the terms "Hispanic" or "Latino" are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 or ACS questionnaire - "Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban" - as well as those who indicate that they are "other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race.
2. Average Household Size: A measure obtained by dividing the number of people in households by the total number of households (or householders).
3. Average Family Size: A measure obtained by dividing the number of members of families by the total number of families (or family householders).
4. Local Workforce Investment Area #25 is comprised of Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Perry, and Williamson Counties.
5. N/C = Not Able to Calculate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Populations in the Major Cities/Villages in Jefferson County (I)
Belle Rive / Bluford / Bonnie / Dix / InaNumber / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent
Total Population / 371 / 100.0 / 785 / 100.0 / 424 / 100.0 / 494 / 100.0 / 2,455 / 100.0
Sex
Male / 181 / 48.8 / 397 / 50.6 / 201 / 47.4 / 216 / 43.7 / 2,203 / 89.7
Female / 190 / 51.2 / 388 / 49.4 / 223 / 52.6 / 278 / 56.3 / 252 / 10.3
Age
Under 15 years / 66 / 17.9 / 184 / 23.4 / 68 / 16.0 / 77 / 15.6 / 111 / 4.6
15-19 years / 26 / 7.0 / 65 / 8.3 / 29 / 6.8 / 21 / 4.3 / 102 / 4.2
20-24 years / 27 / 7.3 / 40 / 5.1 / 29 / 6.8 / 17 / 3.4 / 372 / 15.2
25-34 years / 37 / 10.0 / 111 / 14.1 / 62 / 14.6 / 42 / 8.5 / 733 / 29.9
35-44 years / 49 / 13.2 / 112 / 14.3 / 54 / 12.7 / 59 / 11.9 / 616 / 25.1
45-54 years / 62 / 16.7 / 102 / 13.0 / 71 / 16.7 / 65 / 13.2 / 272 / 11.1
55-59 years / 21 / 5.7 / 36 / 4.6 / 24 / 5.7 / 25 / 5.1 / 93 / 3.8
60-64 years / 20 / 5.4 / 26 / 3.3 / 16 / 3.8 / 29 / 5.9 / 46 / 1.9
65 and over / 63 / 17.0 / 109 / 13.9 / 71 / 16.8 / 159 / 32.3 / 110 / 4.4
Median Age / 40.8 / (x) / 34.6 / (x) / 39.8 / (x) / 49.7 / (×) / 33.8 / (×)
Race
One Race / 367 / 98.9 / 780 / 99.4 / 419 / 98.8 / 492 / 99.6 / 2,449 / 99.8
White / 362 / 97.6 / 770 / 98.1 / 412 / 97.2 / 486 / 98.4 / 1,354 / 55.2
Black (one race) / 2 / 0.5 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 1 / 0.2 / 1,026 / 41.8
Other Races / 3 / 0.8 / 10 / 1.2 / 7 / 1.7 / 5 / 1.0 / 69 / 2.7
Two or More Races / 4 / 1.1 / 5 / 0.6 / 5 / 1.2 / 2 / 0.4 / 6 / 0.2
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)¹ / 0 / 0.0 / 9 / 1.1 / 2 / 0.5 / 2 / 0.4 / 159 / 6.5
Not Hispanic or Latino / 371 / 100.0 / 776 / 98.9 / 422 / 99.5 / 492 / 99.6 / 2,296 / 93.5
White alone / 362 / 97.6 / 770 / 98.1 / 411 / 96.9 / 485 / 98.2 / 1258 / 51.2
Housing Tenure
Occupied Housing Units / 147 / 100.0 / 283 / 100.0 / 177 / 100.0 / 274 / 100.0 / 199 / 100.0
Owner-occupied housing
units / 121 / 82.3 / 238 / 84.1 / 146 / 82.5 / 125 / 45.6 / 143 / 71.9
Renter-occupied housing
unites / 26 / 17.7 / 45 / 15.9 / 31 / 17.5 / 149 / 54.4 / 56 / 28.1
Average Household Size² / 2.52 / (x) / 2.77 / (x) / 2.40 / (x) / 1.80 / (×) / 2.46 / (×)
Average Household size
of owner-occupied unit / 2.52 / (x) / 2.87 / (x) / 2.40 / (x) / 2.37 / (×) / 2.39 / (×)
Average household size
of renter-occupied unit / 2.54 / (x) / 2.27 / (x) / 2.35 / (x) / 1.33 / (×) / 2.64 / (×)
Average Family Size³ / 2.92 / (x) / 3.09 / (x) / 2.77 / (x) / 2.73 / (×) / 2.95 / (×)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Populations in the Major Cities/Villages in Jefferson County (II)
Mount Vernon / Nason / Waltonville / Woodlawn