Jersey County

Jersey County has 21,274 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $80,361, 4% below the Illinois figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $171,900, and 23% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

21,274residentsACS 2020–2024

$80,361median household incomeIllinois: $83K

$171,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

86%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Illinois with Jersey 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 7 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
62012	6,672	$93K	$169K	89%	22%	86%	34 min
62022	1,088	$111K	$188K	71%	20%	97%	28 min
62028	1,385	$72K	$171K	65%	53%	80%	23 min
62031	517	$84K	$119K	90%	15%	82%	30 min
62037	1,814	$73K	$229K	83%	28%	76%	36 min
62052	12,237	$75K	$168K	76%	21%	89%	29 min
62063	795	$63K	$129K	96%	13%	68%	35 min

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

People.

21,274 residents in 7,965 households, next to the Illinois figure.

20%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

52%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

9,958 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,900 (±$12,525).

81%

of households own their home

86%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

20%

of housing units are vacant

$846

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200917%

1990–199910%

1980–198910%

1970–197915%

1960–196910%

1950–195912%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier16%

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 ±$7,869.

$80,361

median household income

8.8%

of people live below the poverty line

3.4%

unemployment rate

23%

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.

30 min

average commute to work

22%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

84%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

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

12%

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