Elsah vs Jerseyville

A side-by-side comparison of Elsah and Jerseyville: population, income, housing, and more.

Elsah and Jerseyville are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jerseyville has the higher population (7,432 vs 655 in Elsah). Elsah has the higher median household income ($83,750 vs $71,623 in Jerseyville). Elsah has the higher median home value ($207,100 vs $124,200 in Jerseyville).

Population, income & housing

	Elsah	Jerseyville
Population	655	7,432
Median age	20.6 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$71,623
Median home value	$207,100	$124,200
Median gross rent	$1,708	$826
Housing units	108	3,525
Homeownership rate	80.9%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	61.4%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsah	Jerseyville
Population	697 → 655 (-6.0%)	8,161 → 7,432 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$90,313 → $83,750 (-7.3%)	$48,918 → $71,623 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$168,800 → $207,100 (+22.7%)	$114,000 → $124,200 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,054 → $1,708 (+62.0%)	$626 → $826 (+31.9%)

Elsah

Population

697655

Median household income

$90,313$83,750

Median home value

$168,800$207,100

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,708

Jerseyville

Population

8,1617,432

Median household income

$48,918$71,623

Median home value

$114,000$124,200

Median gross rent

$626$826

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsah	Jerseyville
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.3%	17.1%
18 to 24	87.0%	6.3%
25 to 34	2.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	1.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	0.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	2.0%	15.8%
65 to 74	3.8%	9.0%
75 and over	2.3%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsah	Jerseyville
White (non-Hispanic)	67.2%	95.4%
Black or African American	10.5%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	10.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsah	Jerseyville
No high school diploma	2.4%	10.6%
High school graduate	13.3%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	45.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsah	Jerseyville
Drove alone	26.8%	82.2%
Carpooled	2.4%	4.4%
Public transit	1.2%	0.8%
Walked	51.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.5%	9.6%
Other means	2.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsah	Jerseyville
1-unit, detached	93.5%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Elsah	Jerseyville
Poverty rate	15.8%	15.2%
Average household size	1.40	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	11	24
Median year structure built	1951	1962