Jefferson County vs Woodford County

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson County and Woodford County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Woodford County has the higher population (38,348 vs 36,808 in Jefferson County). Woodford County has the higher median household income ($85,629 vs $61,102 in Jefferson County). Woodford County has the higher median home value ($193,800 vs $118,400 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
Population	36,808	38,348
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,102	$85,629
Median home value	$118,400	$193,800
Median gross rent	$862	$907
Housing units	16,650	15,745
Homeownership rate	71.9%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	36.1%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
Population	37,985 → 36,808 (-3.1%)	38,700 → 38,348 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$49,896 → $61,102 (+22.5%)	$72,808 → $85,629 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$96,700 → $118,400 (+22.4%)	$168,700 → $193,800 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $862 (+23.0%)	$758 → $907 (+19.7%)

Jefferson County

Population

37,98536,808

Median household income

$49,896$61,102

Median home value

$96,700$118,400

Median gross rent

$701$862

Woodford County

Population

38,70038,348

Median household income

$72,808$85,629

Median home value

$168,700$193,800

Median gross rent

$758$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
Under 5	5.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.0%
75 and over	8.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
White (non-Hispanic)	84.3%	94.0%
Black or African American	6.2%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.2%
High school graduate	32.7%	27.1%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
Drove alone	82.3%	79.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	4.8%	11.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
1-unit, detached	69.7%	85.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Woodford County
Poverty rate	14.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1977	1973