Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 65,909 | 100% |
English only | 64,165 | 97.4% |
Language other than English | 1,744 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 447 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 618 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 137 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 940 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 239 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 162 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 60 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 24 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,343 | 100% |
American | 3,564 | 5.1% |
Arab | 177 | 0.3% |
Czech | 564 | 0.8% |
Danish | 55 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 926 | 1.3% |
English | 6,430 | 9.3% |
French (except Basque) | 1,100 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 210 | 0.3% |
German | 12,881 | 18.6% |
Greek | 579 | 0.8% |
Hungarian | 1,582 | 2.3% |
Irish | 11,273 | 16.3% |
Italian | 9,446 | 13.6% |
Lithuanian | 206 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 101 | 0.1% |
Polish | 5,182 | 7.5% |
Portuguese | 22 | 0.0% |
Russian | 515 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 919 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,528 | 2.2% |
Slovak | 1,569 | 2.3% |
Subsaharan African | 57 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 202 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 94 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 90 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,004 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 28,608 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,622 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,750 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 14,138 | 49.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,506 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,208 | 4.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 336 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,276 | 11.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,908 | 6.7% |
Nonfamily households | 9,986 | 34.9% |
Householder living alone | 8,707 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 4,120 | 14.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,611 | 26.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,227 | 32.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 67,153 | 100% |
Householder | 28,608 | 42.6% |
Spouse | 14,188 | 21.1% |
Child | 18,659 | 27.8% |
Other relatives | 2,956 | 4.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,742 | 4.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,179 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,600 | 100% |
Never married | 8,265 | 29.9% |
Now married, except separated | 14,643 | 53.1% |
Separated | 415 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,037 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 3,240 | 11.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 30,536 | 100% |
Never married | 7,882 | 25.8% |
Now married, except separated | 14,669 | 48.0% |
Separated | 644 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 3,935 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 3,406 | 11.2% |
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 | 724 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 287 | 39.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 33 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 17 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,305 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 845 | 64.8% |
Less than 1 year | 108 | 8.3% |
1 or 2 years | 187 | 14.3% |
3 or 4 years | 191 | 14.6% |
5 or more years | 359 | 27.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 845 | 100% |
Who are female | 423 | 50.1% |
Who are married | 684 | 80.9% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,030 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,348 | 8.4% |
Kindergarten | 746 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,969 | 37.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,518 | 21.9% |
College or graduate school | 4,449 | 27.8% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 48,878 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,729 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,844 | 7.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,299 | 43.6% |
Some college, no degree | 9,331 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 5,456 | 11.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,578 | 9.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,641 | 5.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.8% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 55,425 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 7,002 | 12.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 68,565 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,131 | 16.2% |
Under 18 years | 13,891 | 100% |
With a disability | 698 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 42,241 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,844 | 13.8% |
65 years and over | 12,433 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,589 | 36.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 68,745 | 100% |
Same house | 62,130 | 90.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,510 | 9.5% |
Same county | 3,904 | 5.7% |
Different county | 2,606 | 3.8% |
Same state | 1,188 | 1.7% |
Different state | 1,418 | 2.1% |
Abroad | 105 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 69,343 | 100% |
Native | 68,565 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 68,252 | 98.4% |
State of residence | 49,046 | 70.7% |
Different state | 19,206 | 27.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 313 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 778 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 778 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 540 | 69.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 238 | 30.6% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,091 | 100% |
Native | 313 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 313 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 778 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 755 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 778 | 100% |
Europe | 398 | 51.2% |
Asia | 221 | 28.4% |
Africa | 3 | 0.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 137 | 17.6% |
Northern America | 19 | 2.4% |