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Home values, rents and more in Jersey County, IL

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$204,000
Metro: $273,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+3.9%
Metro: +3.3% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
21,160
Census estimate, July 2025
Median household income
$80,361
Metro: $80,196 · U.S.: $80,734
Counties around Jersey County, IL, shaded by typical home valueJerseyMacoupinGreeneSt. CharlesCalhoun
  • Under $140k
  • $140k–$180k
  • $180k–$200k
  • $200k–$290k
  • $290k+
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Counties around Jersey County, IL, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, counties). Jersey County, IL is outlined.

How Jersey County, IL compares

The typical home in Jersey County, IL is worth about $204,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Jersey County, IL are 25% below the typical value in the St. Louis metro area ($273,000) and 44% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Jersey County, IL rose 3.9%, compared with +3.3% in the St. Louis metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $80,361, against $80,196 in the St. Louis metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 21,160 people live in Jersey County, IL (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).

Jersey County, IL has the 7th-lowest typical home value of the 15 counties in the St. Louis metro area and the 23rd-highest of 102 in Illinois with Zillow figures.

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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