Jersey County vs Jo Daviess County

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

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

Jo Daviess County has the higher population (21,918 vs 21,336 in Jersey County). Jersey County has the higher median household income ($79,104 vs $74,954 in Jo Daviess County). Jo Daviess County has the higher median home value ($193,900 vs $168,800 in Jersey County).

Population, income & housing

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
Population	21,336	21,918
Median age	43.2 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$79,104	$74,954
Median home value	$168,800	$193,900
Median gross rent	$794	$795
Housing units	9,884	13,425
Homeownership rate	77.9%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
Population	21,937 → 21,336 (-2.7%)	21,588 → 21,918 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$63,028 → $79,104 (+25.5%)	$57,946 → $74,954 (+29.4%)
Median home value	$147,900 → $168,800 (+14.1%)	$149,100 → $193,900 (+30.0%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $794 (+23.1%)	$669 → $795 (+18.8%)

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

Jo Daviess County

Population

21,58821,918

Median household income

$57,946$74,954

Median home value

$149,100$193,900

Median gross rent

$669$795

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
Under 5	4.6%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	9.9%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.6%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.2%
55 to 64	15.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	16.8%
75 and over	8.4%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
No high school diploma	6.3%	6.6%
High school graduate	37.4%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
Drove alone	76.5%	76.4%
Carpooled	7.5%	6.4%
Public transit	0.3%	0.5%
Walked	3.5%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	12.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
1-unit, detached	86.1%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Jersey County	Jo Daviess County
Poverty rate	10.0%	8.0%
Average household size	2.55	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1975	1976