Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 36,517 | 100% |
English only | 35,245 | 96.5% |
Language other than English | 1,272 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 427 | 1.2% |
Spanish | 563 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 163 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 471 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 216 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 154 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 46 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 84 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,908 | 100% |
American | 4,703 | 12.1% |
Arab | 16 | 0.0% |
Czech | 84 | 0.2% |
Danish | 20 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 842 | 2.2% |
English | 5,429 | 14.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,216 | 3.1% |
French Canadian | 183 | 0.5% |
German | 9,311 | 23.9% |
Greek | 132 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 42 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,563 | 14.3% |
Italian | 776 | 2.0% |
Lithuanian | 94 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 146 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,216 | 3.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 92 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 352 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 558 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 89 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 283 | 0.7% |
Swiss | 52 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 95 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 190 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 32 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 15,178 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 9,928 | 65.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,967 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 7,636 | 50.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,559 | 16.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 706 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 355 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,586 | 10.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,053 | 6.9% |
Nonfamily households | 5,250 | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 4,596 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 1,903 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,507 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,399 | 29.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 36,865 | 100% |
Householder | 15,178 | 41.2% |
Spouse | 7,614 | 20.7% |
Child | 10,710 | 29.1% |
Other relatives | 1,747 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 1,616 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 992 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 16,373 | 100% |
Never married | 5,224 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 8,182 | 50.0% |
Separated | 354 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 540 | 3.3% |
Divorced | 2,073 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 15,425 | 100% |
Never married | 3,219 | 20.9% |
Now married, except separated | 8,067 | 52.3% |
Separated | 272 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 1,992 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 1,875 | 12.2% |
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 | 414 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 244 | 58.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 35 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 112 | 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 | 840 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 503 | 59.9% |
Less than 1 year | 85 | 10.1% |
1 or 2 years | 74 | 8.8% |
3 or 4 years | 71 | 8.5% |
5 or more years | 273 | 32.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 503 | 100% |
Who are female | 283 | 56.3% |
Who are married | 435 | 86.5% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,849 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 782 | 8.8% |
Kindergarten | 658 | 7.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,521 | 39.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,935 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,953 | 22.1% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 26,987 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,235 | 4.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,298 | 8.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,334 | 34.6% |
Some college, no degree | 7,066 | 26.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,757 | 10.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,711 | 10.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,586 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.9% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 30,280 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,539 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 36,935 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,706 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 8,597 | 100% |
With a disability | 466 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 22,245 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,728 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 6,093 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,512 | 41.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 38,525 | 100% |
Same house | 32,596 | 84.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,824 | 15.1% |
Same county | 3,524 | 9.1% |
Different county | 2,300 | 6.0% |
Same state | 1,503 | 3.9% |
Different state | 797 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 105 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 38,908 | 100% |
Native | 38,298 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 38,193 | 98.2% |
State of residence | 30,828 | 79.2% |
Different state | 7,365 | 18.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 105 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 610 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 610 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 170 | 27.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 440 | 72.1% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 715 | 100% |
Native | 105 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 105 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 610 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 217 | 35.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 393 | 64.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 610 | 100% |
Europe | 100 | 16.4% |
Asia | 289 | 47.4% |
Africa | 83 | 13.6% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 133 | 21.8% |
Northern America | 5 | 0.8% |