Jefferson County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jefferson County, Illinois. Population: 37.0K.

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Median Home Price

$182.9K

Based on 3 cities

Median Household Income

$61.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.0x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$50.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,026

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.11%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$925

Property Tax$169

Insurance$76.21

Total Monthly$1,170

Historical Home Prices

2015

$178.9K

2016

$126.2K

-29.4%%

2017

$109.1K

-13.6%%

2018

$100.0K

-8.3%%

2019

$110.9K

+10.9%%

2020

$112.5K

+1.4%%

2021

$115.0K

+2.2%%

2022

$123.6K

+7.5%%

2023

$123.8K

+0.1%%

2024

$124.9K

+0.9%%

2025

$130.7K

+4.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

5.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

4.5

Low (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

84.3%

Black

6.2%

Hispanic

2.7%

Asian

0.9%

Two or More Races

5.5%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

56°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

180

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

45.7"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

High Risk

Score: 77/100

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