Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,054 | 100% |
English only | 14,265 | 88.9% |
Language other than English | 1,789 | 11.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 821 | 5.1% |
Spanish | 329 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 185 | 1.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 784 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 445 | 2.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 548 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 191 | 1.2% |
Other languages | 128 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,791 | 100% |
American | 934 | 5.6% |
Arab | 39 | 0.2% |
Czech | 181 | 1.1% |
Danish | 162 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 510 | 3.0% |
English | 2,287 | 13.6% |
French (except Basque) | 515 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 72 | 0.4% |
German | 4,897 | 29.2% |
Greek | 51 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 31 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,803 | 10.7% |
Italian | 437 | 2.6% |
Lithuanian | 9 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 369 | 2.2% |
Polish | 524 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 27 | 0.2% |
Russian | 89 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 388 | 2.3% |
Scottish | 425 | 2.5% |
Slovak | 90 | 0.5% |
Subsaharan African | 149 | 0.9% |
Swedish | 569 | 3.4% |
Swiss | 82 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 116 | 0.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,844 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,037 | 59.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,425 | 20.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,367 | 49.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,078 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 263 | 3.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 129 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 407 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 218 | 3.2% |
Nonfamily households | 2,807 | 41.0% |
Householder living alone | 2,454 | 35.9% |
65 years and over | 761 | 11.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,553 | 22.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,764 | 25.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,482 | 100% |
Householder | 6,844 | 44.2% |
Spouse | 3,395 | 21.9% |
Child | 3,991 | 25.8% |
Other relatives | 459 | 3.0% |
Nonrelatives | 793 | 5.1% |
Unmarried partner | 331 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,252 | 100% |
Never married | 2,663 | 36.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,482 | 48.0% |
Separated | 21 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 163 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 923 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 6,853 | 100% |
Never married | 1,625 | 23.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,448 | 50.3% |
Separated | 65 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 800 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 915 | 13.4% |
Fertility in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 82 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 15 | 18.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 8 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 7 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 201 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 106 | 52.7% |
Less than 1 year | 28 | 13.9% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 20.9% |
3 or 4 years | 19 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 17 | 8.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 106 | 100% |
Who are female | 51 | 48.1% |
Who are married | 103 | 97.2% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,452 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 225 | 5.1% |
Kindergarten | 175 | 3.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,547 | 34.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 920 | 20.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,585 | 35.6% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 11,757 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 237 | 2.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 451 | 3.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,977 | 33.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,244 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 1,311 | 11.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,036 | 17.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,501 | 12.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 94.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.1% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,423 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,425 | 10.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,590 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,777 | 10.7% |
Under 18 years | 3,363 | 100% |
With a disability | 6 | 0.2% |
18 to 64 years | 10,820 | 100% |
With a disability | 960 | 8.9% |
65 years and over | 2,407 | 100% |
With a disability | 811 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,643 | 100% |
Same house | 14,523 | 87.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,950 | 11.7% |
Same county | 921 | 5.5% |
Different county | 1,029 | 6.2% |
Same state | 481 | 2.9% |
Different state | 548 | 3.3% |
Abroad | 170 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 16,791 | 100% |
Native | 14,889 | 88.7% |
Born in United States | 14,771 | 88.0% |
State of residence | 10,333 | 61.5% |
Different state | 4,438 | 26.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 118 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,902 | 11.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,902 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 615 | 32.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,287 | 67.7% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,020 | 100% |
Native | 118 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 118 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,902 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 480 | 25.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,422 | 74.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,902 | 100% |
Europe | 155 | 8.1% |
Asia | 1,241 | 65.2% |
Africa | 117 | 6.2% |
Oceania | 27 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 176 | 9.3% |
Northern America | 186 | 9.8% |