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Jersey County Legal Resources Back to top

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Jersey Lawyers

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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US Attorneys [ Fairview Heights - Main Office | Benton ]
Public Defenders [ Main Office | Benton ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
District Court [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - East St. Louis | Benton ]

Jersey County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 21,668
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 242 / 247 / 0
Land Area (2000): 956.113 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 20.362 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 173,000.000 acres (699.958 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 520
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 26.70%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 21.00%
Farm earnings (2005): $4,217,000
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 2,000,000 / 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 100.00%
Physicians (2004): 19
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (67)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 3,184
Federal Spending (2004): $115,907

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	16,554	37.35%
Rural, Farm	2,949	6.65%
Rural, Non-farm	24,816	55.99%

Jersey County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Employment Information Back to top
Jersey County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	10,262	9,684	578	5.63%	56
1991	10,180	9,476	704	6.92%	69
1992	10,285	9,569	716	6.96%	70
1993	10,421	9,624	797	7.65%	77
1994	10,246	9,711	535	5.22%	52
1995	10,247	9,643	604	5.90%	59
1996	10,400	9,798	602	5.79%	58
1997	10,613	10,058	555	5.23%	52
1998	10,640	10,110	531	4.99%	50
1999	10,640	10,130	510	4.79%	48
2000	11,135	10,622	512	4.60%	46
2001	11,083	10,510	573	5.17%	52
2002	11,094	10,461	633	5.71%	57
2003	11,026	10,379	647	5.87%	59
2004	11,197	10,546	651	5.81%	58
2005	11,549	10,913	636	5.51%	55
2006	11,845	11,252	593	5.01%	50
2007	12,027	11,354	672	5.59%	56
2008	12,024	11,259	765	6.36%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	10,355	9,604	751	7.25%	73
Feb 1990	10,354	9,615	739	7.14%	71
Mar 1990	10,239	9,615	624	6.09%	61
Apr 1990	10,146	9,607	539	5.31%	53
May 1990	10,156	9,638	518	5.10%	51
Jun 1990	10,292	9,761	531	5.16%	52
Jul 1990	10,252	9,772	480	4.68%	47
Aug 1990	10,163	9,672	491	4.83%	48
Sep 1990	10,285	9,766	519	5.05%	50
Oct 1990	10,359	9,793	566	5.46%	55
Nov 1990	10,206	9,660	546	5.35%	53
Dec 1990	10,340	9,707	633	6.12%	61

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	10,278	9,396	882	8.58%	86
Feb 1991	10,308	9,385	923	8.95%	90
Mar 1991	10,219	9,415	804	7.87%	79
Apr 1991	10,160	9,473	687	6.76%	68
May 1991	10,006	9,425	581	5.81%	58
Jun 1991	10,255	9,543	712	6.94%	69
Jul 1991	10,163	9,540	623	6.13%	61
Aug 1991	10,100	9,493	607	6.01%	60
Sep 1991	10,072	9,518	554	5.50%	55
Oct 1991	10,072	9,543	529	5.25%	53
Nov 1991	10,258	9,483	775	7.56%	76
Dec 1991	10,271	9,499	772	7.52%	75

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	10,230	9,297	933	9.12%	91
Feb 1992	10,200	9,277	923	9.05%	90
Mar 1992	10,166	9,388	778	7.65%	77
Apr 1992	10,242	9,549	693	6.77%	68
May 1992	10,302	9,568	734	7.12%	71
Jun 1992	10,371	9,657	714	6.88%	69
Jul 1992	10,389	9,716	673	6.48%	65
Aug 1992	10,319	9,661	658	6.38%	64
Sep 1992	10,310	9,722	588	5.70%	57
Oct 1992	10,265	9,744	521	5.08%	51
Nov 1992	10,286	9,657	629	6.12%	61
Dec 1992	10,339	9,590	749	7.24%	72

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	10,236	9,333	903	8.82%	88
Feb 1993	10,372	9,337	1,035	9.98%	100
Mar 1993	10,279	9,413	866	8.42%	84
Apr 1993	10,275	9,501	774	7.53%	75
May 1993	10,424	9,635	789	7.57%	76
Jun 1993	10,428	9,751	677	6.49%	65
Jul 1993	10,642	9,752	890	8.36%	84
Aug 1993	10,603	9,670	933	8.80%	88
Sep 1993	10,428	9,734	694	6.66%	67
Oct 1993	10,470	9,783	687	6.56%	66
Nov 1993	10,374	9,738	636	6.13%	61
Dec 1993	10,518	9,840	678	6.45%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	10,118	9,433	685	6.77%	68
Feb 1994	10,163	9,480	683	6.72%	67
Mar 1994	10,111	9,550	561	5.55%	55
Apr 1994	10,227	9,703	524	5.12%	51
May 1994	10,253	9,740	513	5.00%	50
Jun 1994	10,265	9,785	480	4.68%	47
Jul 1994	10,294	9,775	519	5.04%	50
Aug 1994	10,301	9,777	524	5.09%	51
Sep 1994	10,192	9,764	428	4.20%	42
Oct 1994	10,301	9,808	493	4.79%	48
Nov 1994	10,280	9,767	513	4.99%	50
Dec 1994	10,448	9,953	495	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	10,243	9,535	708	6.91%	69
Feb 1995	10,218	9,536	682	6.67%	67
Mar 1995	10,201	9,612	589	5.77%	58
Apr 1995	10,237	9,664	573	5.60%	56
May 1995	10,236	9,653	583	5.70%	57
Jun 1995	10,330	9,706	624	6.04%	60
Jul 1995	10,286	9,730	556	5.41%	54
Aug 1995	10,275	9,648	627	6.10%	61
Sep 1995	10,244	9,661	583	5.69%	57
Oct 1995	10,278	9,716	562	5.47%	55
Nov 1995	10,214	9,638	576	5.64%	56
Dec 1995	10,203	9,615	588	5.76%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	10,234	9,460	774	7.56%	76
Feb 1996	10,215	9,547	668	6.54%	65
Mar 1996	10,249	9,642	607	5.92%	59
Apr 1996	10,270	9,740	530	5.16%	52
May 1996	10,384	9,806	578	5.57%	56
Jun 1996	10,458	9,877	581	5.56%	56
Jul 1996	10,508	9,901	607	5.78%	58
Aug 1996	10,403	9,874	529	5.09%	51
Sep 1996	10,450	9,905	545	5.22%	52
Oct 1996	10,555	9,960	595	5.64%	56
Nov 1996	10,521	9,944	577	5.48%	55
Dec 1996	10,558	9,920	638	6.04%	60

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	10,457	9,751	706	6.75%	68
Feb 1997	10,506	9,795	711	6.77%	68
Mar 1997	10,565	9,929	636	6.02%	60
Apr 1997	10,570	10,014	556	5.26%	53
May 1997	10,539	10,066	473	4.49%	45
Jun 1997	10,630	10,129	501	4.71%	47
Jul 1997	10,571	10,103	468	4.43%	44
Aug 1997	10,642	10,141	501	4.71%	47
Sep 1997	10,649	10,158	491	4.61%	46
Oct 1997	10,690	10,218	472	4.42%	44
Nov 1997	10,766	10,218	548	5.09%	51
Dec 1997	10,773	10,173	600	5.57%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	10,707	9,975	732	6.84%	68
Feb 1998	10,692	10,000	692	6.47%	65
Mar 1998	10,733	10,080	653	6.08%	61
Apr 1998	10,565	10,078	487	4.61%	46
May 1998	10,592	10,131	461	4.35%	44
Jun 1998	10,683	10,142	541	5.06%	51
Jul 1998	10,575	10,157	418	3.95%	40
Aug 1998	10,546	10,079	467	4.43%	44
Sep 1998	10,658	10,181	477	4.48%	45
Oct 1998	10,586	10,171	415	3.92%	39
Nov 1998	10,631	10,160	471	4.43%	44
Dec 1998	10,716	10,163	553	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	10,552	9,950	602	5.71%	57
Feb 1999	10,609	9,962	647	6.10%	61
Mar 1999	10,572	10,014	558	5.28%	53
Apr 1999	10,583	10,085	498	4.71%	47
May 1999	10,565	10,087	478	4.52%	45
Jun 1999	10,707	10,169	538	5.02%	50
Jul 1999	10,737	10,234	503	4.68%	47
Aug 1999	10,560	10,104	456	4.32%	43
Sep 1999	10,615	10,159	456	4.30%	43
Oct 1999	10,722	10,254	468	4.36%	44
Nov 1999	10,704	10,261	443	4.14%	41
Dec 1999	10,755	10,284	471	4.38%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	11,146	10,586	560	5.02%	50
Feb 2000	11,096	10,518	578	5.21%	52
Mar 2000	11,174	10,601	573	5.13%	51
Apr 2000	11,195	10,707	488	4.36%	44
May 2000	11,087	10,622	465	4.19%	42
Jun 2000	11,291	10,747	544	4.82%	48
Jul 2000	11,141	10,576	565	5.07%	51
Aug 2000	11,043	10,528	515	4.66%	47
Sep 2000	11,083	10,567	516	4.66%	47
Oct 2000	11,139	10,696	443	3.98%	40
Nov 2000	11,091	10,669	422	3.80%	38
Dec 2000	11,128	10,651	477	4.29%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,085	10,456	629	5.67%	57
Feb 2001	11,082	10,441	641	5.78%	58
Mar 2001	11,057	10,494	563	5.09%	51
Apr 2001	11,089	10,573	516	4.65%	47
May 2001	11,001	10,551	450	4.09%	41
Jun 2001	11,251	10,696	555	4.93%	49
Jul 2001	11,049	10,543	506	4.58%	46
Aug 2001	10,890	10,290	600	5.51%	55
Sep 2001	11,055	10,464	591	5.35%	53
Oct 2001	11,158	10,557	601	5.39%	54
Nov 2001	11,162	10,546	616	5.52%	55
Dec 2001	11,116	10,511	605	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	11,139	10,379	760	6.82%	68
Feb 2002	11,114	10,410	704	6.33%	63
Mar 2002	11,029	10,385	644	5.84%	58
Apr 2002	11,089	10,434	655	5.91%	59
May 2002	11,080	10,457	623	5.62%	56
Jun 2002	11,291	10,574	717	6.35%	64
Jul 2002	11,037	10,412	625	5.66%	57
Aug 2002	11,022	10,458	564	5.12%	51
Sep 2002	11,086	10,545	541	4.88%	49
Oct 2002	11,039	10,511	528	4.78%	48
Nov 2002	11,073	10,481	592	5.35%	53
Dec 2002	11,125	10,481	644	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	11,099	10,288	811	7.31%	73
Feb 2003	11,128	10,329	799	7.18%	72
Mar 2003	10,998	10,341	657	5.97%	60
Apr 2003	10,950	10,365	585	5.34%	53
May 2003	10,891	10,313	578	5.31%	53
Jun 2003	11,160	10,437	723	6.48%	65
Jul 2003	10,932	10,307	625	5.72%	57
Aug 2003	10,966	10,334	632	5.76%	58
Sep 2003	11,004	10,418	586	5.33%	53
Oct 2003	11,110	10,525	585	5.27%	53
Nov 2003	11,011	10,458	553	5.02%	50
Dec 2003	11,067	10,435	632	5.71%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	11,131	10,343	788	7.08%	71
Feb 2004	11,137	10,363	774	6.95%	69
Mar 2004	11,166	10,463	703	6.30%	63
Apr 2004	11,094	10,522	572	5.16%	52
May 2004	11,192	10,559	633	5.66%	57
Jun 2004	11,382	10,659	723	6.35%	64
Jul 2004	11,121	10,522	599	5.39%	54
Aug 2004	11,190	10,536	654	5.84%	58
Sep 2004	11,161	10,617	544	4.87%	49
Oct 2004	11,266	10,670	596	5.29%	53
Nov 2004	11,249	10,656	593	5.27%	53
Dec 2004	11,273	10,640	633	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	11,433	10,645	788	6.89%	69
Feb 2005	11,380	10,585	795	6.99%	70
Mar 2005	11,449	10,706	743	6.49%	65
Apr 2005	11,510	10,830	680	5.91%	59
May 2005	11,506	10,876	630	5.48%	55
Jun 2005	11,704	11,053	651	5.56%	56
Jul 2005	11,533	10,947	586	5.08%	51
Aug 2005	11,572	11,033	539	4.66%	47
Sep 2005	11,562	11,032	530	4.58%	46
Oct 2005	11,626	11,098	528	4.54%	45
Nov 2005	11,587	11,015	572	4.94%	49
Dec 2005	11,728	11,133	595	5.07%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	11,697	10,993	704	6.02%	60
Feb 2006	11,735	11,003	732	6.24%	62
Mar 2006	11,769	11,073	696	5.91%	59
Apr 2006	11,681	11,128	553	4.73%	47
May 2006	11,715	11,185	530	4.52%	45
Jun 2006	11,903	11,334	569	4.78%	48
Jul 2006	11,743	11,199	544	4.63%	46
Aug 2006	11,857	11,295	562	4.74%	47
Sep 2006	11,942	11,402	540	4.52%	45
Oct 2006	12,012	11,485	527	4.39%	44
Nov 2006	12,038	11,485	553	4.59%	46
Dec 2006	12,046	11,437	609	5.06%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	11,931	11,145	786	6.59%	66
Feb 2007	12,003	11,147	856	7.13%	71
Mar 2007	12,011	11,271	740	6.16%	62
Apr 2007	11,950	11,342	608	5.09%	51
May 2007	12,010	11,385	625	5.20%	52
Jun 2007	12,140	11,519	621	5.12%	51
Jul 2007	11,974	11,350	624	5.21%	52
Aug 2007	11,983	11,315	668	5.57%	56
Sep 2007	12,079	11,459	620	5.13%	51
Oct 2007	12,110	11,509	601	4.96%	50
Nov 2007	12,044	11,427	617	5.12%	51
Dec 2007	12,086	11,384	702	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	11,929	11,045	884	7.41%	74
Feb 2008	12,012	11,186	826	6.88%	69
Mar 2008	12,120	11,366	754	6.22%	62
Apr 2008	12,158	11,543	615	5.06%	51
May 2008	12,092	11,419	673	5.57%	56
Jun 2008	12,173	11,379	794	6.52%	65
Jul 2008	11,986	11,164	822	6.86%	69
Aug 2008	11,826	11,070	756	6.39%	64
Sep 2008	11,916	11,156	760	6.38%	64
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Jersey County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,318	12.15%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	1,228	11.32%
3.	Educational Services	672	6.19%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	566	5.22%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	468	4.31%
6.	Truck Transportation	370	3.41%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	344	3.17%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	332	3.06%
9.	Repair and Maintenance	328	3.02%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	308	2.84%
11.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	268	2.47%
12.	Public Administration	260	2.40%
13.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	252	2.32%
14.	Health Care	248	2.29%
15.	Machinery Manufacturing	232	2.14%
16.	Finance and Insurance	206	1.90%
17.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	202	1.86%
18.	Food Manufacturing	196	1.81%
19.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	186	1.71%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	184	1.70%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,980	20.11%
2.	Educational Services	1,558	15.83%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	908	9.22%
4.	Finance and Insurance	752	7.64%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	502	5.10%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	326	3.31%
7.	Social Assistance	326	3.31%
8.	Public Administration	296	3.01%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	270	2.74%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	224	2.28%
11.	Metal Manufactuing	186	1.89%
12.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	166	1.69%
13.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	164	1.67%
14.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	162	1.65%
15.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	132	1.34%
16.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	120	1.22%
17.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	114	1.16%
18.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	106	1.08%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	98	1.00%
20.	Air Transportation	86	0.87%

Jersey County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	906	8.35%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	652	6.01%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	624	5.75%
4.	Vehicle Mechanics	452	4.17%
5.	Farmers and Farm Managers	446	4.11%
6.	Other Management Occupations	428	3.94%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	422	3.89%
8.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	398	3.67%
9.	Other Production Occupations	360	3.32%
10.	Carpenters	354	3.26%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	344	3.17%
12.	Other Construction Trades	258	2.38%
13.	Construction Laborers	248	2.29%
14.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	240	2.21%
15.	Electricians	234	2.16%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	226	2.08%
17.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	222	2.05%
18.	Assemblers and Fabricators	196	1.81%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	188	1.73%
20.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	176	1.62%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	888	9.02%
2.	Cashiers	514	5.22%
3.	Registered Nurses	464	4.71%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	462	4.69%
5.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	392	3.98%
6.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	392	3.98%
7.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	334	3.39%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	312	3.17%
9.	Health Technologists and Technicians	300	3.05%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	296	3.01%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	292	2.97%
12.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	282	2.86%
13.	Other Management Occupations	280	2.84%
14.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	276	2.80%
15.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	272	2.76%
16.	Other Production Occupations	242	2.46%
17.	Accountants and Auditors	234	2.38%
18.	Child Care Workers	230	2.34%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	228	2.32%
20.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	212	2.15%

Jersey County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,859	51.68%
15-35 hours	4,806	13.91%
1-14 hours	1,469	4.25%
No regular hours	10,420	30.16%

Jersey County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	950	4.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,038	5.18%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	970	4.84%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,668	8.32%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,087	10.41%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,503	12.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,294	16.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,663	8.30%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	875	4.37%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	686	3.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	416	2.08%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	238	1.19%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,605	8.01%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,047	10.21%

Jersey County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,287	6.42%
5-9	3,037	15.15%
10-14	1,994	9.95%
15-19	1,845	9.21%
20-24	1,952	9.74%
25-29	1,230	6.14%
30-34	2,408	12.02%
35-39	517	2.58%
40-44	902	4.50%
45-59	2,210	11.03%
60-89	2,075	10.35%
At least 90	583	2.91%

Jersey County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	12	0.06%	11,333	56.55%
30-44	0	0.00%	3,827	19.10%
45-59	20	0.10%	2,190	10.93%
At least 60	86	0.43%	2,572	12.83%

Jersey County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	80	0.38%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,821	8.71%
Car / truck / van, solo	17,066	81.67%
Motorcycle	18	0.09%
Other	124	0.59%
Public transportation	118	0.56%
Walked	813	3.89%
Worked at home	857	4.10%

Jersey County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Family Information Back to top
: 16,184 (41,564 people)
: 11,670 (35,846 people)
: 5,347
: 25,435
Jersey County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,134	6.85%
$10,000-$14,999	1,225	7.40%
$15,000-$19,999	1,328	8.03%
$20,000-$24,999	975	5.89%
$25,000-$29,999	970	5.86%
$30,000-$34,999	1,043	6.30%
$35,000-$39,999	976	5.90%
$40,000-$44,999	1,263	7.63%
$45,000-$49,999	974	5.89%
$50,000-$59,999	1,773	10.72%
$60,000-$74,999	1,914	11.57%
$75,000-$99,999	1,677	10.14%
$100,000-$124,999	540	3.26%
$125,000-$149,999	304	1.84%
$150,000-$199,999	217	1.31%
$200,000 or more	230	1.39%

Jersey County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,935	23.90%
Family, 2 people	2,510	31.00%
Nonfamily, 2 people	258	3.19%
Family, 3 people	1,337	16.51%
Nonfamily, 3 people	26	0.32%
Family, 4 people	1,246	15.39%
Nonfamily, 4 people	10	0.12%
Family, 5 people	543	6.71%
Nonfamily, 5 people	5	0.06%
Family, 6 people	165	2.04%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	60	0.74%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Jersey County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,796	27.69%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,056	15.27%
Public Assistance	288	0.62%
Retirement	3,455	7.48%
Self Employment	2,227	4.82%
Social Security	5,131	11.10%
Supplemental Security	591	1.28%
Wage / Salary	12,394	26.82%
Other	2,270	4.91%

Jersey County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,465	53.16%
With children under 18	4,815	46.84%

Jersey County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,554	9.07%
Married	10,836	63.22%
Never Married	4,348	25.37%
Widowed	403	2.35%

Jersey County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,757	9.66%
Married	10,775	59.26%
Never Married	3,435	18.89%
Widowed	2,215	12.18%

Jersey County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Education Information Back to top
Jersey County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,990	6.02%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,761	11.38%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,469	37.74%
Some college, no degree	8,598	26.03%
Associate degree	2,383	7.21%
Bachelors degree	2,588	7.83%
Graduate or professional degree	1,246	3.77%

Jersey County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	444	2.05%	242	1.12%	686	3.17%
Kindergarten	372	1.72%	149	0.69%	521	2.40%
Grades 1-4	2,109	9.73%	453	2.09%	2,562	11.82%
Grades 5-8	2,273	10.49%	440	2.03%	2,713	12.52%
Grades 9-12	2,768	12.77%	122	0.56%	2,890	13.34%
Undergrad college	1,612	7.44%	1,068	4.93%	2,680	12.37%
Graduate or professional school	178	0.82%	36	0.17%	214	0.99%
Total	9,756	45.02%	2,510	11.58%	12,266	56.61%

Jersey County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Business Information Back to top
: $190,658,000
: $18,677,000
: 2,705
Jersey County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	8	5	2	4
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	3	1	4
1999 - Construction	7	5	16	16	9
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	9	3	10
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	0	10	8	15
1999 - Information	0	0	3	1	2
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	1	2	5	3	7
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	4	13	10	28
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	3	7	3	6
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	2	1	0
1999 - Retail Trade	6	7	22	18	24
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	1	0	2
1999 - Unclassified	3	0	1	0	0
1999 - Utilities	1	0	0	2	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	9	8	8
1999 - Total	28	33	106	78	123
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	1	2	3	6
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	1	3	4
2000 - Construction	4	6	10	12	18
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	1
2000 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	3	5	13
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	3	12	7	14
2000 - Information	2	1	0	1	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	4	3	2	7	4
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	5	11	11	27
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	2	5	4	6
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	2	0
2000 - Retail Trade	5	5	24	17	23
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	0	0	1	4
2000 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	1
2000 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	1	2	11	3	11
2000 - Total	31	33	82	79	140
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	3	3	3	5	4
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	5	1	2
2001 - Construction	7	8	8	15	14
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	1	1	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	5	5	11
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	2	10	4	18
2001 - Information	1	0	3	1	2
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	2	2	10	3	2
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	12	7	32
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	0	6	4	7
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	0	3
2001 - Retail Trade	10	5	17	17	30
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	2	0	4
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	2	2
2001 - Wholesale Trade	1	5	5	5	11
2001 - Total	38	32	87	71	143
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	2	4	4	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	2	0	3	3
2002 - Construction	11	7	15	6	15
2002 - Educational Services	1	1	1	0	1
2002 - Finance & Insurance	5	3	7	6	7
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	2	7	9	15
2002 - Information	1	3	2	1	0
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	4	2	5	6
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	5	11	10	26
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	4	5	11
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	0	0	0	4
2002 - Retail Trade	7	10	24	20	21
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	4	3	1	2
2002 - Unclassified	0	2	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	3	0	1
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	2	8	3	9
2002 - Total	38	48	92	73	126
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	2	2	3
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	2	2
2003 - Construction	8	9	14	13	14
2003 - Educational Services	0	1	0	1	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	7	0	9	6	10
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	13	10	13
2003 - Information	1	0	2	1	2
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	4	0	2	5	5
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	6	11	10	22
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	2	1	4	3	12
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	3	0	2
2003 - Retail Trade	2	5	24	20	20
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	2	3	0	3
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	1	1	2
2003 - Wholesale Trade	2	2	4	5	13
2003 - Total	39	29	95	80	124
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	2	3	3	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	2	0	3	1	3
2004 - Construction	7	5	14	12	18
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	2	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	4	2	8	3	19
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	2	14	10	13
2004 - Information	1	0	2	3	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	3	4	6	2	5
2004 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	4	9	13	23
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	7	3	11
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	0	0	2	3
2004 - Retail Trade	6	7	18	18	23
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	2	2	5	4
2004 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	1	0	1	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	5	8	7
2004 - Total	36	29	92	87	133
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	4	2	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	1	2	5
2005 - Construction	8	11	15	15	12
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	2	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	2	2	6	9	17
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	3	17	8	14
2005 - Information	1	2	2	0	3
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	2	3	7	2	5
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	4	3	9	13	18
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	2	4	5	11
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	1	2	1	2
2005 - Retail Trade	5	6	18	21	17
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	4	4	3	5
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	1	0	1	1
2005 - Wholesale Trade	2	1	7	8	4
2005 - Total	37	42	99	91	114

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Jersey County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	39,481	92.93%
Below Poverty Level	3,002	7.07%

Jersey County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$259	$26	$103	$0	$0	$79	$441	$219	$0	$563
1971	$272	$27	$108	$0	$0	$83	$463	$230	$0	$591
1972	$331	$52	$199	$0	$0	$168	$698	$255	$0	$824
1973	$272	$46	$208	$0	$0	$173	$653	$300	$0	$982
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$297	$114	$551	$0	$0	$234	$1,082	$419	$0	$824
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$370	$83	$1,013	$0	$0	$360	$1,743	$669	$0	$984
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$535	$86	$1,172	$0	$0	$656	$2,363	$1,141	$0	$873
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$585	$91	$1,092	$0	$0	$652	$2,329	$759	$0	$1,398
1985	$568	$78	$1,410	$0	$0	$542	$2,520	$931	$312	$1,645
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$653	$100	$1,173	$0	$0	$566	$2,392	$1,124	$250	$800
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$707	$108	$1,271	$0	$0	$612	$2,590	$1,217	$250	$800
1990	$732	$111	$1,315	$0	$0	$634	$2,681	$1,261	$250	$800
1991	$898	$862	$1,074	$0	$0	$277	$2,249	$1,340	$0	$2,397
1992	$925	$888	$1,782	$0	$0	$336	$3,043	$1,502	$0	$2,406
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$1,013	$6	$2,036	$0	$0	$805	$3,854	$1,566	$0	$2,342
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$1,157	$95	$2,526	$0	$0	$1,304	$4,987	$2,325	$870	$5,645
2001	$1,206	$94	$2,832	$0	$0	$2,895	$6,933	$1,824	$785	$6,899
2002	$1,225	$101	$2,484	$0	$0	$3,099	$6,808	$1,924	$1,955	$6,911
2003	$1,504	$104	$2,454	$0	$0	$3,109	$7,067	$2,115	$1,860	$7,092

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$4	$99	$23	$11	$208	$0	$456
1970	$42	$0	$0	$0	$0	$69	$456
1971	$4	$105	$24	$12	$218	$0	$479
1971	$44	$0	$0	$0	$0	$72	$479
1972	$5	$145	$26	$57	$305	$0	$707
1972	$75	$0	$0	$0	$0	$94	$707
1973	$6	$151	$20	$39	$416	$0	$811
1973	$64	$0	$0	$0	$0	$115	$811
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$324	$48	$12	$614	$0	$1,258
1977	$137	$0	$0	$0	$0	$123	$1,258
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$13	$247	$0	$158	$769	$0	$1,805
1979	$139	$0	$0	$0	$0	$479	$1,805
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1982	$0	$324	$45	$333	$946	$0	$2,279
1982	$251	$5	$0	$0	$0	$375	$2,279
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$6	$498	$98	$366	$510	$0	$2,044
1984	$171	$0	$0	$0	$0	$395	$2,044
1985	$0	$584	$47	$13	$1,149	$0	$2,732
1985	$323	$0	$1	$0	$0	$615	$2,732
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1986	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1987	$0	$545	$116	$0	$1,138	$0	$2,409
1987	$369	$0	$25	$0	$0	$216	$2,409
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$589	$126	$0	$1,201	$0	$2,573
1989	$399	$0	$25	$0	$0	$233	$2,573
1990	$0	$611	$131	$0	$1,230	$0	$2,651
1990	$413	$0	$25	$0	$0	$241	$2,651
1991	$13	$642	$108	$14	$572	$36	$2,350
1991	$310	$0	$0	$0	$0	$655	$2,350
1992	$13	$657	$111	$14	$584	$37	$2,404
1992	$317	$0	$0	$0	$0	$671	$2,404
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$20	$1,122	$103	$120	$639	$0	$4,054
1997	$1,030	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,020	$4,054
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$22	$1,160	$112	$131	$881	$0	$4,626
2000	$584	$0	$57	$0	$0	$1,679	$4,626
2001	$0	$1,154	$111	$1,212	$910	$0	$5,056
2001	$747	$0	$52	$0	$0	$870	$5,056
2002	$0	$1,476	$158	$897	$650	$0	$6,532
2002	$934	$0	$47	$0	$0	$2,370	$6,532
2003	$0	$1,858	$192	$970	$1,244	$0	$6,871
2003	$827	$0	$117	$0	$0	$1,663	$6,871

Jersey County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Criminal Information Back to top
: 7

Jersey County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Jersey County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,752	12.70%
10-19 Years	3,520	16.25%
20-29 Years	2,520	11.63%
30-39 Years	3,052	14.09%
40-49 Years	3,294	15.20%
50-59 Years	2,461	11.36%
60-69 Years	1,814	8.37%
70-79 Years	1,419	6.55%
80-89 Years	675	3.12%
90+ Years	161	0.74%

Jersey County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	10,593	48.89%
Female	11,075	51.11%

Jersey County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	21,148	97.60%
Hispanic/Latino	162	0.75%
Multiracial	140	0.65%
African-American	113	0.52%
Asian	54	0.25%
Amerindian	38	0.18%
Pacific Islander	7	0.03%
Other Race	6	0.03%

Jersey County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	14,598	38.78%
2.	Irish	5,539	14.71%
3.	English	5,058	13.44%
4.	United States Or American	4,228	11.23%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,837	4.88%
6.	Dutch	1,160	3.08%
7.	Scottish	1,021	2.71%
8.	Italian	725	1.93%
9.	Scotch Irish	674	1.79%
10.	European	456	1.21%

Jersey County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	40,625	97.40%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	481	1.15%
3.	French	134	0.32%
4.	German	120	0.29%
5.	Laotian	94	0.23%
6.	Greek	60	0.14%
7.	African	54	0.13%
8.	Hindi	40	0.10%
9.	Other Asian	14	0.03%
10.	Italian	12	0.03%

Jersey County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	43,903	99.06%
Naturalized immigrant	182	0.41%
Not a citizen	234	0.53%

Jersey County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jersey County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brighton	Grafton	Otterville
Dow	Jersey	Piasa
Elsah	Jerseyville	Quarry
English	Medora	Richwood
Fidelity	Mississippi	Rosedale
Fieldon	Otter Creek	Ruyle

Jersey County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

62022	62031	62063
62028	62037
62030	62052

Jerseyville (7,984)	Medora (501)	Otterville (120)
Piasa (2,797)	Quarry (481)	Brighton
Elsah (2,425)	English (480)	Dow
Mississippi (1,992)	Rosedale (476)	Richwood
Jersey (1,512)	Ruyle (381)	Otter Creek
Fidelity (674)	Fieldon (271)	Grafton