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2000 Census Data for Southern Illinois
County Total
People		 Age
60+		 Age
65+		 Age
75+		 Age
85+		 Women
Age 60+		 Live Alone
Age 60+		 Poverty
Age 60+		 Poverty
Age 65+		 Square
Miles
Alexander 9,590 2,073 1,623 797 234 1,206 681 335 227 236
Franklin 39,018 9,263 7,292 3,817 1,006 5,452 2,957 960 666 412
Gallatin 6,445 1,524 1,174 598 178 857 490 210 157 324
Hardin 4,800 1,140 893 419 108 638 352 110 92 178
Jackson 59,612 8,396 6,575 3,271 947 4,908 2,575 890 648 588
Johnson 12,878 2,357 1,746 769 178 1,261 591 235 194 345
Massac 15,161 3,454 2,700 1,399 405 2,045 1,020 420 351 239
Perry 23,094 4,666 3,690 1,880 532 2,718 1,406 500 357 441
Pope 4,413 1,056 782 365 111 567 290 115 61 371
Pulaski 7,348 1,636 1,282 640 182 964 520 330 261 201
Saline 26,733 6,404 5,066 2,641 796 3,896 2,042 660 527 383
Union 18,293 4,144 3,202 1,700 486 2,368 1,248 500 356 416
Williamson 61,296 13,086 10,123 5,140 1,351 7,647 3,905 1,385 1,007 423
Total 288,681 59,199 46,148 23,456 6,514 34,527 18,077 6,650 4,904 4,557
Age 60+ by Race
County Total
Age 60+		 White Minority African
American		 Hispanic American
Indian		 Asian Other Reported
2+ Races		 Duplicated
Count
Alexander 2,073 1,602 471 442 10 2 8 3 8 2
Franklin 9,263 9,168 95 7 25 17 7 2 42 5
Gallatin 1,524 1,501 23 9 6 0 2 0 6 0
Hardin 1,140 1,129 11 2 2 0 2 0 5 0
Jackson 8,396 7,686 710 527 53 16 57 16 57 16
Johnson 2,357 2,313 44 11 11 2 4 3 16 3
Massac 3,454 3,268 186 158 10 1 7 1 13 4
Perry 4,666 4,552 114 65 19 5 8 4 19 6
Pope 1,056 1,029 27 7 1 7 1 0 11 0
Pulaski 1,636 1,182 454 433 8 2 2 0 12 3
Saline 6,404 6,209 195 119 21 9 5 3 43 5
Union 4,144 4,067 77 15 35 8 6 7 18 12
Williamson 13,086 12,775 311 136 55 15 32 10 72 9
Total 59,199 56,481 2,718 1,931 256 84 141 49 322 65
Comparison of Age Groups in Southern Illinois
Southern 13 Counties Total
People		 Age
60+		 Age
65+		 Age
75+		 Age
85+
1970 Census 262,291 53,181 --- --- ---
% of Total 100% 20.3% --- --- ---
1980 Census 292,283 61,254 45,992 18,272 4,052
% of Total 100% 21.0% 15.7% 6.3% 1.4%
1990 Census 285,420 60,962 47,893 22,018 5,279
% of Total 100% 21.4% 16.8% 7.7% 1.9%
2000 Census 288,681 59,199 46,148 23,456 6,514
% of Total 100% 20.5% 16.0% 8.1% 2.3%
Comparison of Age Groups in Illinois
Illinois Total
People		 Age
60+		 Age
65+		 Age
75+		 Age
85+
1970 Census 11,109,935 1,574,823 1,095,922 423,969 ---
% of Total 100% 14.2% 9.9% 3.8% ---
1980 Census 11,426,518 1,772,117 1,261,885 500,402 114,682
% of Total 100% 15.5% 11.1% 4.4% 1.0%
1990 Census 11,430,602 1,925,649 1,436,545 614,605 147,549
% of Total 100% 16.9% 12.6% 5.4% 1.3%
2000 Census 12,419,293 1,962,911 1,500,025 727,778 192,031
% of Total 100% 15.8% 12.1% 5.9% 1.6%
Grandparents and Grandchildren
County Number of grandparents living in a household (theirs or their child’s) where 1 or more of their grandchildren reside Number of households headed by grandparents where the grandparents are responsible for raising the grandchildren Number of grandchildren residing with the grandparents where the grandparents are the head of the household
Alexander 311 225 215
Franklin 499 297 469
Gallatin 93 68 81
Hardin 18 12 53
Jackson 547 341 468
Johnson 128 83 116
Massac 222 130 180
Perry 274 152 250
Pope 57 34 36
Pulaski 203 129 177
Saline 302 138 319
Union 171 114 182
Williamson 884 563 657
Total 3,709 2,286 3,203

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.
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