| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Illinois |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 38,713 | 12,869,257 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 38,827 | 12,830,632 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 0.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 38,827 | 12,830,632 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 6.3% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 22.1% | 24.1% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.2% | 12.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 48.5% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 88.7% | 78.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 8.7% | 14.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.7% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 2.2% | 16.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 87.0% | 63.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 85.8% | 86.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 13.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.1% | 21.7% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 83.7% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 14.1% | 30.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 3,592 | 795,806 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 20.2 | 28.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 16,847 | 5,297,318 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 75.0% | 69.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.2% | 33.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $85,800 | $202,500 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 15,364 | 4,769,951 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.40 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $21,370 | $28,782 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $41,161 | $55,735 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.1% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 992 | 314,1711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 17,214 | 4,980,0111 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 8.8 | -9.51 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,445 | 903,025 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,846 | 1,123,817 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 9.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 18.6% | 30.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 257,760,713 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 231,082,768 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 567,630 | 165,450,520 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $14,157 | $12,947 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 67,783 | 25,469,026 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 0 | 11,809 |