Grafton vs Jerseyville

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

Grafton 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 723 in Grafton). Grafton has the higher median household income ($93,250 vs $71,623 in Jerseyville). Grafton has the higher median home value ($254,700 vs $124,200 in Jerseyville).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	Jerseyville
Population	723	7,432
Median age	50.1 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$93,250	$71,623
Median home value	$254,700	$124,200
Median gross rent	$617	$826
Housing units	470	3,525
Homeownership rate	84.9%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.8%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	Jerseyville
Population	695 → 723 (+4.0%)	8,161 → 7,432 (-8.9%)
Median household income	$52,000 → $93,250 (+79.3%)	$48,918 → $71,623 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$194,900 → $254,700 (+30.7%)	$114,000 → $124,200 (+8.9%)
Median gross rent	$554 → $617 (+11.4%)	$626 → $826 (+31.9%)

Grafton

Population

695723

Median household income

$52,000$93,250

Median home value

$194,900$254,700

Median gross rent

$554$617

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)

	Grafton	Jerseyville
Under 5	7.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	3.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.3%	15.8%
65 to 74	17.4%	9.0%
75 and over	12.9%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	Jerseyville
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	95.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	Jerseyville
No high school diploma	3.1%	10.6%
High school graduate	40.0%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	24.1%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	Jerseyville
Drove alone	52.0%	82.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	3.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.9%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	Jerseyville
1-unit, detached	71.3%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	4.3%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	Jerseyville
Poverty rate	7.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1993	1962