Jersey County, IL Population

Overview

21,533

Total Population

43.0

Median age

50.65%

Female population %

97.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

55.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

309

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jersey County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jersey County is 43.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jersey County's population under 18 was 20.39%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jersey County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jersey County, 16.23% were under the age of 15, 19.17% aged 15 to 29, 45.26% aged 30 to 64, 16.95% aged 65 to 84, and 2.39% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 279 more females than males in Jersey County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.65% females and 49.35% males in Jersey County, IL.
The Jersey County, IL gender ratio is 97.4:100 i.e. 97.4 men to 100 women (0.974).
For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 853.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,042.

Jersey County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jersey County population: 95.93% are White, 0.42% are Black or African American, 0.48% are Asian, 0.19% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.21% are some other race and 2.78% are multiracial.
Jersey County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 309 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 21,224 (98.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jersey County is White with a population of 20,656 (95.93% of the total population).

Jersey County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 22,997 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Jersey County's population increased by 1,395 (6.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jersey County's population decreased by 1,502 (6.53%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jersey County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 21,246.