Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 71,901 | 100% |
English only | 69,592 | 96.8% |
Language other than English | 2,309 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 717 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 1,277 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 503 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 643 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 206 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 72 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 183 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,836 | 100% |
American | 5,061 | 6.6% |
Arab | 133 | 0.2% |
Czech | 155 | 0.2% |
Danish | 112 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 438 | 0.6% |
English | 7,841 | 10.2% |
French (except Basque) | 895 | 1.2% |
French Canadian | 130 | 0.2% |
German | 3,619 | 4.7% |
Greek | 26 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.0% |
Irish | 5,133 | 6.7% |
Italian | 727 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 134 | 0.2% |
Polish | 218 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 20 | 0.0% |
Russian | 115 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 664 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 810 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 449 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 115 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 6 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 49 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 205 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,207 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,448 | 65.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,672 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 11,241 | 39.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,729 | 13.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,457 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 734 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,750 | 20.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,209 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 9,759 | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 8,936 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 3,080 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 9,417 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,499 | 26.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 71,423 | 100% |
Householder | 28,207 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 11,158 | 15.6% |
Child | 22,390 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 6,636 | 9.3% |
Nonrelatives | 3,032 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,445 | 2.0% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,991 | 100% |
Never married | 11,644 | 38.8% |
Now married, except separated | 12,322 | 41.1% |
Separated | 856 | 2.9% |
Widowed | 952 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 4,217 | 14.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 31,880 | 100% |
Never married | 10,307 | 32.3% |
Now married, except separated | 12,139 | 38.1% |
Separated | 1,260 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 3,649 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 4,525 | 14.2% |
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 | 1,143 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 707 | 61.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 116 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 13 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,234 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,153 | 51.6% |
Less than 1 year | 150 | 6.7% |
1 or 2 years | 191 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 207 | 9.3% |
5 or more years | 605 | 27.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,153 | 100% |
Who are female | 800 | 69.4% |
Who are married | 749 | 65.0% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,202 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,217 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 908 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,213 | 38.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,125 | 19.5% |
College or graduate school | 6,739 | 31.8% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 50,184 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,033 | 6.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,577 | 11.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,647 | 37.2% |
Some college, no degree | 11,570 | 23.1% |
Associate's degree | 2,505 | 5.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,209 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,643 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.6% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 58,482 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,143 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 72,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,101 | 18.0% |
Under 18 years | 18,189 | 100% |
With a disability | 861 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 44,941 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,554 | 16.8% |
65 years and over | 9,815 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,686 | 47.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 75,774 | 100% |
Same house | 63,316 | 83.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,294 | 16.2% |
Same county | 7,879 | 10.4% |
Different county | 4,415 | 5.8% |
Same state | 2,852 | 3.8% |
Different state | 1,563 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 164 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,836 | 100% |
Native | 75,909 | 98.8% |
Born in United States | 75,640 | 98.4% |
State of residence | 58,965 | 76.7% |
Different state | 16,675 | 21.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 269 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 927 | 1.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 927 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 413 | 44.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 514 | 55.4% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,196 | 100% |
Native | 269 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 269 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 927 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 43 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 884 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 927 | 100% |
Europe | 136 | 14.7% |
Asia | 471 | 50.8% |
Africa | 14 | 1.5% |
Oceania | 13 | 1.4% |
Latin America | 272 | 29.3% |
Northern America | 21 | 2.3% |