Population
City of Mt. Vernon, IL 15,277
Jefferson County 38,827
15 Mile Radius 38,827
20 Mile Radius 65,116
25 Mile Radius 112,790
30 Mile Radius 171,962

Jefferson County is one of 102 counties in Illinois. It's 2010 population of 38,827 is ranked 35th in the state. State of Illinois population is 12.8 million.

  Mt. Vernon

Number

Percent		 Jefferson County
Number

Percent		 Illinois

Number

Percent
Total Population 15,277 100 38,827 100 12,830,632 100

Sex & Age
Male 7,259 47.5 19,2760 49.6 6,295,160 49.1
Female 8,818 52.5 19,551 50.4 6,535,472 50.9
17 years and under 3,659 23.9 8,596 22.1 3,129,179 24.4
18-24 years 1,365 8.9 3,274 8.4 1,237,003 9.6
25-34 years 1,896 12.4 4,678 12.0 1,760,534 13.7
35-44 years 1,670 10.9 5,113 13.2 1,848,650 14.4
45-54 years 2,221 14.5 5,783 14.9 1,876,899 14.6
55-64 years 1,974 12.9 5,055 13.0 1,377,015 10.7
64-74 years 1,139 7.5 3,165 8.2 820,615 6.4
 75-84 years
 888 5.8
2,100 5.4 548,203 4.3
85 and over 465 3.0 1,063 2.7 232,534 1.8
Median Age 39.3 (x) 40.6 (x) 35.3 (x)
             

Race
White 12,409 81.2 34,315 88.4 9,177,877 71.5
Black 2,166 14.2 3,251 8.4 1,866,414 14.5
Hispanic 362 2.4 799 2.1 2,027,578 15.8
Other Race 340 2.2 462 1.1 861,412 6.7
             

Households By Type
Total households 6,699 100 15,373 100 4,842,510 100
Family households (families) 3,855 57.6 10,126 65.9
3,206,619 66.3
Total Non Family Households 2,834 42.4 5,239 34.1 1,630,353 33.7
Married-couple family 2,657 100.0 7,943 100.0
2,411,462 100.0
With own children under 18 years 919 34.6
3,028 38.1 1,147,080 47.6
Married Family No Children Under 18 1,738 65.4 4,915 61.9 1,264,382 52.4
Householder living alone 1,198 100.0
2,1835 50.0 1,229,807 26.8
Households with individuals under 18 years 927  49.0 1,630 35.06 1,663,878 36.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2,492 6.0
2,125  6.0 1,064,919 2302
Average household size 2.22 (x) 2.35 (x) 2.58 (x)
Median family size 3.03 (x) 2.560 (x) 2.69 (x)
 

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 7,508 100 16,954 100 5,296,715 100
Occupied housing units 6,389 89.1 15,365 90.6 4,836,972 91.3
Vacant housing units 819 10.9 1,589 9.4 459,743 8.7
For seasonal, recreational,
or occasional use		 62 0.3 169 1.0 49,803 10.80
             

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 6,689 100.0 15,365 100 4,836,972 100
Owner-occupied housing units 4,168 89.1 11,433 74.4 3,378,138 69.8
Renter-occupied housing units 2,521 37.7 3,932 25.6 1,458,834 30.2
             
Marital Status 2,657 100 17,550 (x) 5,296,024 100
Never married 1,712
11.2
7,7,49
4,380,758
Now Married, except separated 291 520   177,593
Married and Absent  392   816
 239,042  
Widowed 1,236   2,729   646,096  
Female 1,008   2,047   520,666
Divorced 1,760
3,788   966,311  
Source - EASI Demographics 2010            

Relationship
Total populations 15,277 100 40,045 100 12,419,293 100
Family populations 11,412 74.7 29,387
 75.7 10,394,221 81.0
Non Family population 3,426 22.4 5,239 34.1 1,630,353 33.7
Married Families 2,657 100 7,943 100.0 2,411,462 100.0
Married Families Child under 18
919 34.6
 3,028 38.1 1,147,080 47.6
Married Families No Child under 18 1,738 65.4 4.915 61.9 1,264,382 33.7
Other Families by Family Type
 1,198 100 2,183 100 795,157 100
Male Householder,  No Wife Present 288 24.0 593 27.2 209,065 26.3
Female Householder, No Husband Present  910 76.0 1,590 72.8 586,092
73.7
Institutionalized population 280 63.8 1,437 52.2 172,976 50.1
Non Institutionalized population  159 36.2 1,317 47.8 172,494 49.9
           

Detailed Income Characteristics
Total Personal Income
  390,037,148   921,359,629    388,992,435,197  
Total Household Income  358,198,950    881,699,621    383,658,695,411  
Median Household Income 38,439 46,149
    63,412  
Average Household Income  53,550    57,384    79,318  
Per Capita Household Income  23,447    22,708    29,902  
Household High Income Average  278,482    268,797    270,968  

Source: EASI Demographics