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Census Tract 509, Jefferson, IL

2,454 Population
0.7 square miles 3,284.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±3.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mount Vernon: 38.9 ±1.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 41.2 ±0.4

Economics

$20,711 ±$2,177 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Mount Vernon: $31,841 ±$2,891
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Jefferson County: $33,038 ±$1,285
$43,850 ±$10,701 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mount Vernon: $55,357 ±$4,203
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson County: $63,118 ±$2,847

18.1% ±6.6% (437  ±174) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Mount Vernon: 17.3% † 2,340 (±3.2% / ±434)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson County: 13.5% † 4,726 (±1.7% / ±604)

15.6 minutes ±4.2 (12,480  ±4,442) 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

1,089 ±190 Number of households
  • Mount Vernon: 6,108 ±248
  • Jefferson County: 14,820 ±266
2.3 ±0.5 (2,454  ±387) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Mount Vernon: 2.2 13,585 (±0.1 / ±364)
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 35,058 (±0 / ±39)

1.4% ±2.7% (8  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Mount Vernon: 4.9% † 150 (±1.9% / ±59)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Jefferson County: 5.9% † 434 (±1.1% / ±83)

Housing

1,239 ±191 Number of housing units
  • Mount Vernon: 7,131 ±245
  • Jefferson County: 16,629 ±74

$49,600 ±$18,720 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Mount Vernon: $99,800 † ±$10,409
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Jefferson County: $126,000 ±$6,496

17.1% ±7.9% (413  ±201.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Mount Vernon: 16.6% † 2,312 (±3.1% / ±429.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson County: 11% † 3,959 (±1.4% / ±504.4)

Social

88.9% ±6.8% (1,533  ±278.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Mount Vernon: 94.1% 9,320 (±5.5% / ±625.5)
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson County: 92.4% 23,802 (±3% / ±772.7)
5.9% ±4.2% (101  ±73.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in Mount Vernon: 18.5% † 1,835 (±2.4% / ±247.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in Jefferson County: 18.2% 4,683 (±1.3% / ±327.4)

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

4.1% ±3.2% (100  ±81) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Mount Vernon: 2.5% † 355 (±0.9% / ±125)
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 1.9% 680

10.9% ±6.9% (200  ±131) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Mount Vernon: 8.2% † 890 (±1.4% / ±157)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 7.7% 2,196 (±0.7% / ±195)
200 Total veterans ±131 189 Male ±133 11 Female ±15

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