Douglas County vs Jersey County

A side-by-side comparison of Douglas County and Jersey County: population, income, housing, and more.

Douglas County and Jersey County are counties in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jersey County has the higher population (21,336 vs 19,686 in Douglas County). Jersey County has the higher median household income ($79,104 vs $74,186 in Douglas County). Jersey County has the higher median home value ($168,800 vs $142,600 in Douglas County).

Population, income & housing

	Douglas County	Jersey County
Population	19,686	21,336
Median age	38.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$74,186	$79,104
Median home value	$142,600	$168,800
Median gross rent	$818	$794
Housing units	8,492	9,884
Homeownership rate	79.1%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	20.5%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Douglas County	Jersey County
Population	19,623 → 19,686 (+0.3%)	21,937 → 21,336 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$56,714 → $74,186 (+30.8%)	$63,028 → $79,104 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$111,400 → $142,600 (+28.0%)	$147,900 → $168,800 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $818 (+13.0%)	$645 → $794 (+23.1%)

Douglas County

Population

19,62319,686

Median household income

$56,714$74,186

Median home value

$111,400$142,600

Median gross rent

$724$818

Jersey County

Population

21,93721,336

Median household income

$63,028$79,104

Median home value

$147,900$168,800

Median gross rent

$645$794

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Douglas County	Jersey County
Under 5	6.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.9%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.1%	9.9%
25 to 34	12.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	12.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	15.5%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Douglas County	Jersey County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.9%	95.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Douglas County	Jersey County
No high school diploma	13.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	37.4%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Douglas County	Jersey County
Drove alone	74.2%	76.5%
Carpooled	10.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	4.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	4.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.7%	11.4%
Other means	2.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Douglas County	Jersey County
1-unit, detached	86.0%	86.1%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2.6%	2.3%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	6.3%

Poverty & households

	Douglas County	Jersey County
Poverty rate	8.9%	10.0%
Average household size	2.49	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1968	1975