Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 20,183 | 100% |
English only | 16,516 | 81.8% |
Language other than English | 3,667 | 18.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,338 | 6.6% |
Spanish | 3,012 | 14.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,323 | 6.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 51 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 123 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 481 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 5 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,746 | 100% |
American | 1,086 | 5.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 143 | 0.7% |
Danish | 121 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 385 | 1.8% |
English | 1,638 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 351 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 238 | 1.1% |
German | 3,271 | 15.0% |
Greek | 36 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 52 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,140 | 9.8% |
Italian | 525 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 482 | 2.2% |
Polish | 167 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 152 | 0.7% |
Russian | 65 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 224 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 601 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 16 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 428 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 112 | 0.5% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 92 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 17 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 8,005 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 5,604 | 70.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,208 | 27.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,968 | 49.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,311 | 16.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 734 | 9.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 370 | 4.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 902 | 11.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 527 | 6.6% |
Nonfamily households | 2,401 | 30.0% |
Householder living alone | 1,858 | 23.2% |
65 years and over | 561 | 7.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,564 | 32.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,129 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 20,883 | 100% |
Householder | 8,005 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 4,019 | 19.2% |
Child | 5,876 | 28.1% |
Other relatives | 1,847 | 8.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,136 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 794 | 3.8% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 8,985 | 100% |
Never married | 2,570 | 28.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,504 | 50.1% |
Separated | 211 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 191 | 2.1% |
Divorced | 1,509 | 16.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,242 | 100% |
Never married | 1,999 | 24.3% |
Now married, except separated | 4,337 | 52.6% |
Separated | 168 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 599 | 7.3% |
Divorced | 1,139 | 13.8% |
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 | 279 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 187 | 67.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 75 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 148 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 643 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 435 | 67.7% |
Less than 1 year | 129 | 20.1% |
1 or 2 years | 138 | 21.5% |
3 or 4 years | 5 | 0.8% |
5 or more years | 163 | 25.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 435 | 100% |
Who are female | 267 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 310 | 71.3% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,022 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 296 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 323 | 6.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,293 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,255 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 855 | 17.0% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 14,393 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 804 | 5.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,538 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,920 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 3,900 | 27.1% |
Associate's degree | 997 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,594 | 11.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 640 | 4.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 16,279 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,342 | 14.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 20,941 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,540 | 16.9% |
Under 18 years | 5,467 | 100% |
With a disability | 351 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 12,222 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,844 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 3,252 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,345 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 21,396 | 100% |
Same house | 17,286 | 80.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,097 | 19.1% |
Same county | 1,812 | 8.5% |
Different county | 2,285 | 10.7% |
Same state | 1,556 | 7.3% |
Different state | 729 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 13 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 21,746 | 100% |
Native | 20,122 | 92.5% |
Born in United States | 19,896 | 91.5% |
State of residence | 11,770 | 54.1% |
Different state | 8,126 | 37.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 226 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 1,624 | 7.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,624 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 436 | 26.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,188 | 73.2% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,850 | 100% |
Native | 226 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 13 | 5.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 213 | 94.2% |
Foreign born | 1,624 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 88 | 5.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,536 | 94.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,624 | 100% |
Europe | 19 | 1.2% |
Asia | 115 | 7.1% |
Africa | 8 | 0.5% |
Oceania | 31 | 1.9% |
Latin America | 1,405 | 86.5% |
Northern America | 46 | 2.8% |