Jackson County, Illinois
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Illinois Department of Public Health: 535 West Jefferson Street, Springfield
Population:
- Total Population: 59,612
- Males: 30,341
- Females: 29,271
Ethnicity:
- White: 47,525
- Black/African American: 7,354
- Hispanic: 1,360
- Native American/Eskimo: 179
- Asian: 1,923
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 33
- Other: 78
- 2 or more: 1,160
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (51,895)
- Spanish (1,515)
- German (455)
- Japanese (340)
- Korean (315)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 3,129
- Japan (364)
- Mexico (266)
- Korea (263)
- India (229)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (177)
- Taiwan (130)
- Germany (128)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (6,521)
- Catholic Church (2,783)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,331)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (2,272)
- Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (2,177)
Migrant Health Clinics
- Adolescent Health Center: 101 South Wall Street, Carbondale - (618) 529-2621
- Murphysboro Health Center: Seven South Hospital Drive, Murphysboro - (618) 687-3418
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 16,344
- Sensory: 1,892
- Physical: 4,270
- Mental: 2,795
- Self-care: 1,409
- Go outside home: 2,974
- Employment: 2,896
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 341
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 24,215
- Utility gas: 10,377
- Bottled or LP gas: 2,004
- Electricity: 11,077
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 152
- Coal or Coke: 18
- Wood: 492
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 91
- No fuel used: 4
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 44,354
- No vehicle: 4,581
- 1 or more vehicle: 39,773
Education Attainment:
- No School: 170
- No High School: 1,954
- Some High School: 2,697
- High School: 8,130
- Some College: 6,900
- Associate's Degree: 2,361
- College Degree: 5,609
- Master's Degree: 2,950
- Professional Degree: 687
- Doctoral Degree: 1,201
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 24,215
- Owners with phone: 12,637
- Owners without phone: 280
- Renters with phone: 10,476
- Renters without phone: 822
10 closest counties:
- Perry County, Illinois
- Union County, Illinois
- Williamson County, Illinois
- Franklin County, Illinois
- Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
- Johnson County, Illinois
- Perry County, Missouri
- Randolph County, Illinois
- Washington County, Illinois
- Pulaski County, Illinois
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
62901, 62902, 62903, 62907, 62916, 62924, 62927, 62932, 62940, 62942, 62950, 62958, 62966, 62971, 62975, 62994
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WSIU-TV (180 TV) CARBONDALE, IL
- WUSI-TV (482 TV) CARBONDALE, IL
- WUSI (90.3 FM) CARBONDALE, IL
- WDBX (91.1 FM) CARBONDALE, IL
- WSIU (91.9 FM) CARBONDALE, IL
- WXAN (103.9 FM) AVA, IL
- KMHM (104.1 FM) AVA, IL
- WINI (1420 AM) MURPHYSBORO, IL
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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