Jerseyville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 8,263 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jerseyville is the 253rd largest community in Illinois.

Also of interest is that Jerseyville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.61% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The percentage of adults in Jerseyville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.17% of the adults in Jerseyville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jerseyville in 2022 was $34,695, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,780 for a family of four. However, Jerseyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jerseyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jerseyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jerseyville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Jerseyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.