| Community
Inventory |
| Airports |
Fairbury
Municipal Airport (KFBY) |
| Colleges |
No
Local Campuses |
| Hospitals |
Jefferson
Community Health Center – Fairbury |
| Libraries |
Daykin
and Fairbury |
| Newspapers |
Fairbury
Journal-News |
| Radio |
KUTT
– Fairbury; KGMT – Fairbury |
|
School
Districts, Public
|
Fairbury
Public; Meridian Public — Daykin; Tri-County Public — DeWitt |
| School
Districts, Private |
St.
Michael's Elementary — Fairbury; St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary —
Plymouth; Zion Parochial – Jansen |
| Television |
No
Community-based Broadcaster |
| Web
Site |
http://www.nol.org/jefferson |
| Census
Data — 2000 |
| Category
|
Total
|
Low-Income
|
Percent
Low-Income
|
| Basic
Demographics |
|
|
|
| Total
Population |
8,333
|
733
|
8.8
|
| |
Sex |
|
|
|
| |
Male |
4,086
|
|
|
| Female |
4,247
|
|
|
| Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
4,299
|
|
|
| Rural |
4,034
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
425
|
63
|
14.8
|
| Age
5-17 |
1,520
|
143
|
9.4
|
| Age
18-64 |
4,496
|
372
|
8.3
|
| Age
65 and older |
1,892
|
155
|
8.2
|
| Disabilities |
2,890
|
|
|
| |
Total
for under 5 |
N/A
|
|
|
| Total
for people 5 to 15 years old |
128
|
|
|
| Total
for people 16 to 64 years old |
1,425
|
|
|
| Total
for people 65 years and older |
1,337
|
|
|
| Household
Data |
|
|
|
| Number
of Households |
3,527
|
|
|
| |
Household
size |
|
|
|
| |
1-person
household |
1,043
|
|
|
| 2-person
household |
1,338
|
|
|
| 3-person
household |
496
|
|
|
| 4-person
household |
384
|
|
|
| 5-or-more
person household |
266
|
|
|
| Number
of Family Households |
|
|
|
| |
Married
with children under 18 |
2,019
|
|
|
| |
Husband
and wife work |
1,074
|
|
|
|
Single
parent male with children under 18 |
115
|
|
|
|
Single
parent female with children under 18 |
249
|
|
|
|
Grandparents
who live with grandchildren
|
58
|
|
|
| Grandparents
responsible for grandchildren under 18 |
39
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| Race |
|
|
|
| |
White |
8,153
|
|
|
| Black
or African American |
3
|
|
|
| American
Indian or Alaska Native |
38
|
|
|
| Asian |
2
|
|
|
| Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander |
6
|
|
|
| Some
other race |
0
|
|
|
| Two
or more races |
57
|
|
|
| Hispanic
or Latino of Any Race |
74
|
|
|
| Place
of Birth |
|
|
|
| |
Born
in state of residence |
6,528
|
|
|
| Born
in other state in US |
1,750
|
|
|
| Born
outside of US |
21
|
|
|
| Foreign
born |
34
|
|
|
| |
Naturalized
citizen |
13
|
|
|
| Not
a citizen |
21
|
|
|
| Language
Spoken at Home |
|
|
|
| |
English
only |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
1,476
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
6,218
|
|
|
| Spanish
or Spanish Creole |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
30
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
62
|
|
|
| German |
|
|
|
| |
Age
5-17 |
10
|
|
|
| Age
18 and older |
74
|
|
|
| Education
of Adults Over Age 25 |
|
|
|
| No
Schooling Completed |
49
|
|
|
| Some
Schooling, but No Diploma |
402
|
|
|
| High
School Graduate |
2,386
|
|
|
| Associate
Degree |
507
|
|
|
| Bachelor's
Degree |
606
|
|
|
|
Master's Degree |
132
|
|
|
| Employment |
|
|
|
| Industry
for Employed Population Over 16 Years |
|
|
|
| |
Agriculture,
forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining |
588
|
|
|
| Construction
|
241
|
|
|
| Manufacturing |
913
|
|
|
| Retail
Trade |
154
|
|
|
| Education,
health, and social services |
778
|
|
|
| Means
of Transportation to Work |
|
|
|
| |
Car,
truck or van |
3,584
|
|
|
| Public
transportation |
0
|
|
|
| Motorcycle |
5
|
|
|
| Bicycle |
2
|
|
|
| Walk |
116
|
|
|
| Other |
2
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
299
|
|
|
| Travel
Time to Work for 16 and Older |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than 5 minutes |
432
|
|
|
| Between
5 and 20 minutes |
1,910
|
|
|
| 20
to 59 minutes |
1,193
|
|
|
| 60
to 89 minutes |
108
|
|
|
| More
than 90 minutes |
66
|
|
|
| Work
at home |
299
|
|
|
| Income |
|
|
|
| Household
Income in 1999 |
|
|
|
| |
Less
than $10,000 |
357
|
|
|
| $10,000
to $29,999 |
1,277
|
|
|
| $30,000
to $59,999 |
1,316
|
|
|
| $60,000
to $99,999 |
424
|
|
|
| Over
$100,000 |
154
|
|
|
| Median
Household Income |
$
32,629
|
|
|
| Families
Receiving Public Assistance in 1999 |
95
|
|
|
| Poverty
Status — Income below poverty level |
733
|
|
|
| |
Under
5 years |
63
|
|
|
| Age
5 to 17 |
143
|
|
|
| Age
18 to 64 |
372
|
|
|
| Age
65 and above |
155
|
|
|
| Housing |
|
|
|
| Residence
in 1995 for Population over 5 years |
|
|
|
| |
Same
house in 1995
|
5,233
|
|
|
| Different
house in 1995 |
2,675
|
|
|
| Housing
Units |
3,942
|
|
|
| |
Location |
|
|
|
| |
Urban |
2,130
|
|
|
| Rural |
1,812
|
|
|
| |
Farm |
408
|
|
|
| Non-farm |
1,404
|
|
|
| Occupancy |
|
|
|
| |
Occupied |
3,527
|
|
|
| Vacant |
415
|
|
|
| Year
Structure Built |
|
|
|
| |
1939
or earlier |
1,966
|
|
|
| 1940-1959 |
650
|
|
|
| 1960-1979 |
906
|
|
|
| 1980-March
2000 |
420
|
|
|
| Median
Rent |
$
258
|
|
|
