Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 36,550 residents across 12 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,118, 24% below the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $126,000, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

36,550residentsACS 2020–2024

$63,118median household incomeIllinois: $83K

$126,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Jefferson County in IllinoisZIP codes in Jefferson County highlighted; the rest of Illinois in grey

Map of Illinois with Jefferson County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 12 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
62810	1,188	$58K	$118K	72%	17%	77%	24 min
62814	1,668	$59K	$121K	79%	15%	87%	29 min
62816	1,133	$53K	$87K	85%	11%	87%	26 min
62830	1,416	$62K	$138K	78%	14%	85%	28 min
62846	1,798	$66K	$103K	75%	4%	79%	19 min
62864	22,779	$60K	$125K	66%	20%	87%	18 min
62872	1,153	$62K	$88K	92%	7%	73%	28 min
62883	693	$105K	$164K	98%	25%	97%	30 min
62889	1,066	$70K	$144K	79%	14%	67%	30 min
62893	926	$59K	$123K	83%	26%	85%	25 min
62894	782	$84K	$122K	85%	30%	88%	25 min
62898	1,968	$74K	$159K	87%	25%	87%	26 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

36,550 residents in 14,820 households, next to the Illinois figure.

22%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

16,629 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $126,000 (±$6,496).

72%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

17%

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$885

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200911%

1990–199916%

1980–198912%

1970–197919%

1960–19698%

1950–195910%

1940–19497%

1939 or earlier11%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,847.

$63,118

median household income

13.5%

of people live below the poverty line

5.8%

unemployment rate

18%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

21 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

86%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates