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Census Tract 507, Jefferson, IL

3,431 Population
9.2 square miles 371.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mount Vernon: 38.9 ±1.5
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 41.2 ±0.4

Economics

$39,858 ±$8,408 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Mount Vernon: $31,841 ±$2,891
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $33,038 ±$1,285
$66,536 ±$11,772 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mount Vernon: $55,357 ±$4,203
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $63,118 ±$2,847

9.7% ±2.7% (322  ±97) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mount Vernon: 17.3% † 2,340 (±3.2% / ±434)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson County: 13.5% † 4,726 (±1.7% / ±604)

15.6 minutes ±1.4 (25,285  ±5,309) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mount Vernon: 14 85,700 (±0.9 / ±7,990)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 19.6 296,825 (±0.6 / ±13,472)

Families

1,405 ±162 Number of households
  • Mount Vernon: 6,108 ±248
  • Jefferson County: 14,820 ±266
2.4 ±0.4 (3,421  ±366) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Mount Vernon: 2.2 13,585 (±0.1 / ±364)
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 35,058 (±0 / ±39)

3.5% ±3.3% (29  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Mount Vernon: 4.9% † 150 (±1.9% / ±59)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 5.9% † 434 (±1.1% / ±83)

Housing

1,659 ±192 Number of housing units
  • Mount Vernon: 7,131 ±245
  • Jefferson County: 16,629 ±74

$128,400 ±$19,101 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Mount Vernon: $99,800 † ±$10,409
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $126,000 ±$6,496

8.7% ±4.5% (296  ±157.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Mount Vernon: 16.6% † 2,312 (±3.1% / ±429.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 11% † 3,959 (±1.4% / ±504.4)

Social

96.6% ±6.3% (2,321  ±292.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Mount Vernon: 94.1% 9,320 (±5.5% / ±625.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 92.4% 23,802 (±3% / ±772.7)
23.8% ±5.3% (572  ±141.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mount Vernon: 18.5% † 1,835 (±2.4% / ±247.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson County: 18.2% 4,683 (±1.3% / ±327.4)

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

4.8% ±2.7% (165  ±95) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Mount Vernon: 2.5% † 355 (±0.9% / ±125)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 1.9% 680

7.3% ±2.4% (196  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Mount Vernon: 8.2% † 890 (±1.4% / ±157)
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson County: 7.7% 2,196 (±0.7% / ±195)
196 Total veterans ±67 182 Male ±64 14 Female ±21

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