Perry County vs. Jefferson County

	Perry County (IL)	Jefferson County (IL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21,174	37,820
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	22,346	38,825
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	22,350	38,827
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.0%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	19.4%	22.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.6%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	44.9%	48.6%
White alone, percent	88.2%	87.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.0%	8.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.2%
Two or More Races, percent	1.8%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.2%	2.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	85.6%	85.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,464	2,848
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.1%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,647	17,009
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.9%	72.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$85,400	$94,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,007	$1,052
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$398	$439
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$522	$661
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	11.9%	12.6%
Building permits, 2018	40	6
Households, 2014-2018	8,323	15,223
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.25	2.34
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.3%	85.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.4%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.7%	85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	72.8%	76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.4%	86.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	11.7%	17.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	13.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	5.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.2%	57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.8%	57.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	15,477	71,129
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	63,719	391,120
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	189,456	709,525
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,589	$18,325
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.3	19.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,298	$47,617
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,511	$25,770
Persons in poverty, percent	17.8%	16.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	405	957
Total employment, 2017	4,054	17,911
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	139,701	718,266
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.0%	-4.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,000	2,293
All firms, 2012	1,388	3,307
Men-owned firms, 2012	764	2,113
Women-owned firms, 2012	349	749
Minority-owned firms, 2012	32	180
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,304	2,958
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	52	478
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,172	2,613
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	19.8%	18.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	50.6	68.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	441.76	571.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Perry county (IL) and Jefferson county (IL) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.