Elsah

Population: 655
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $207,100

Elsah, a community in Jersey County, Illinois, has 655 residents. The median household income of $83,750 is above the Jersey County median ($79,104).

From 2019 to 2023, Elsah's population declined 6.0% from 697 to 655, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $168,800 to $207,100.

93.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1951.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 655
Median age: 20.6 yrs
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $207,100
Median gross rent: $1,708
Housing units: 108
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

697655

Median household income

$90,313$83,750

Median home value

$168,800$207,100

Median gross rent

$1,054$1,708

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	697	$90,313	$168,800	$1,054
2020	701	$97,500	$200,000	$1,278
2021	658	$81,250	$210,000	$1,347
2022	629	$83,125	$187,500	$1,359
2023	655	$83,750	$207,100	$1,708

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 170.3%

18 to 2487.0%

25 to 342.0%

35 to 441.8%

45 to 540.8%

55 to 642.0%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	2	0.3%
18 to 24	570	87.0%
25 to 34	13	2.0%
35 to 44	12	1.8%
45 to 54	5	0.8%
55 to 64	13	2.0%
65 to 74	25	3.8%
75 and over	15	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	440	67.2%
Black or African American	69	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	70	10.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	1.7%
Some other race	2	0.3%
Two or more races	3	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate13.3%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree45.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	2.4%
High school graduate	11	13.3%
Some college or associate's	19	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	13	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	38	45.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone26.8%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit1.2%

Walked51.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	68	26.8%
Carpooled	6	2.4%
Public transit	3	1.2%
Walked	130	51.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	16.5%
Other means	5	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	82.5%
15 to 29 min	18	8.5%
30 to 44 min	7	3.3%
45 to 59 min	1	0.5%
60+ min	11	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 1.40
Poverty rate: 15.8% (12 of 76)

	Count	Share
Family households	17	36.2%
Nonfamily households	30	63.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	47	43.5%
Vacant	61	56.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	38	80.9%
Renter-occupied	9	19.1%

1-unit, detached93.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101	93.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1723776
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9541, -90.3553