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Jackson township, Effingham County, IL

1,168 Population
37.5 square miles 31.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±15.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Effingham County: 40 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,308 ±$8,965 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Effingham County: $40,117 ±$1,490
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $46,406 ±$212
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$72,560 ±$28,572 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Effingham County: $80,404 ±$3,469
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Illinois: $83,390 ±$362
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

27.9% ±23.8% (326  ±295) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Effingham County: 10.1% † 3,444 (±2.3% / ±768)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 11.8% 1,464,937 (±0.2% / ±18,161)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.6 minutes ±2.4 (9,905  ±3,060) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Effingham County: 18.1 275,865 (±0.8 / ±17,277)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 27.8 143,793,920 (±0.1 / ±595,293)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

385 ±100 Number of households
  • Effingham County: 13,951 ±274
  • Illinois: 5,036,449 ±8,009
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3 ±0.5 (1,168  ±358) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Effingham County: 2.4 34,042 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,405,980
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

422 ±112 Number of housing units
  • Effingham County: 15,413 ±32
  • Illinois: 5,457,452 ±471
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$163,100 ±$24,723 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Effingham County: $189,500 ±$10,445
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $263,300 ±$797
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.5% ±3.6% (64  ±46.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Effingham County: 8% † 2,724 (±1.4% / ±475.1)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 11.1% 1,396,426 (±0.1% / ±14,640.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.5% ±26.7% (677  ±138.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Effingham County: 93% 22,179 (±3.4% / ±816.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 90.5% 7,931,250 (±0.3% / ±22,974.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.3% ±7.9% (191  ±80.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Effingham County: 26.9% 6,409 (±1.9% / ±461.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 37.9% 3,318,149 (±0.2% / ±14,295.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.7% ±2.8% (32  ±34) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Effingham County: 1.6% 563
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Illinois: 14.8% 1,872,449
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.7% ±4.3% (96  ±46) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Effingham County: 6.9% † 1,799 (±0.7% / ±194)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 4.8% 478,196 (±0.1% / ±4,766)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
96 Total veterans ±46 96 Male ±46 N/A Female ±13

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