Jersey County, IL

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Jersey County, Illinois. Population: 21.5K.

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Median Home Price

$188.0K

Based on 5 cities

Median Household Income

$79.1K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

2.4x

Highly affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$54.7K

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

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$2,957

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

1.57%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$950

Property Tax$246

Insurance$78.32

Total Monthly$1,275

Historical Home Prices

2015

$133.8K

2016

$134.8K

+0.8%%

2017

$133.8K

-0.7%%

2018

$117.0K

-12.6%%

2019

$142.9K

+22.2%%

2020

$150.6K

+5.4%%

2021

$152.5K

+1.3%%

2022

$163.4K

+7.2%%

2023

$176.7K

+8.1%%

2024

$184.3K

+4.3%%

2025

$190.8K

+3.5%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.5%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Homicide Rate

0.0

null (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+0

Racial Demographics

White

95%

Black

0.6%

Hispanic

1.5%

Asian

0.5%

Two or More Races

2.2%

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

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

55°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

153

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

41.1"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 19/100

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