Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 6,021 | 100% |
English only | 5,673 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 348 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 66 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 324 | 5.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 64 | 1.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 8 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 2 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 16 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,445 | 100% |
American | 1,614 | 25.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 4 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 133 | 2.1% |
English | 433 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 87 | 1.3% |
French Canadian | 3 | 0.0% |
German | 650 | 10.1% |
Greek | 16 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 851 | 13.2% |
Italian | 33 | 0.5% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 14 | 0.2% |
Polish | 10 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 7 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 63 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 96 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 4 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 12 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 6 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 18 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,492 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,789 | 71.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 703 | 28.2% |
Married-couple family | 1,328 | 53.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 418 | 16.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 164 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 111 | 4.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 297 | 11.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 174 | 7.0% |
Nonfamily households | 703 | 28.2% |
Householder living alone | 634 | 25.4% |
65 years and over | 293 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 793 | 31.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 852 | 34.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 6,240 | 100% |
Householder | 2,492 | 39.9% |
Spouse | 1,317 | 21.1% |
Child | 1,739 | 27.9% |
Other relatives | 431 | 6.9% |
Nonrelatives | 261 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 93 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 2,505 | 100% |
Never married | 538 | 21.5% |
Now married, except separated | 1,499 | 59.8% |
Separated | 44 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 103 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 321 | 12.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,652 | 100% |
Never married | 451 | 17.0% |
Now married, except separated | 1,387 | 52.3% |
Separated | 122 | 4.6% |
Widowed | 392 | 14.8% |
Divorced | 300 | 11.3% |
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 | 92 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 35 | 38.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 187 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 157 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 66 | 42.0% |
Less than 1 year | 8 | 5.1% |
1 or 2 years | 42 | 26.8% |
3 or 4 years | 9 | 5.7% |
5 or more years | 7 | 4.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 66 | 100% |
Who are female | 38 | 57.6% |
Who are married | 59 | 89.4% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,333 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 62 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 111 | 8.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 686 | 51.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 339 | 25.4% |
College or graduate school | 135 | 10.1% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 4,418 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 229 | 5.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 631 | 14.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,021 | 45.7% |
Some college, no degree | 892 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 146 | 3.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 377 | 8.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 122 | 2.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.3% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,901 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 465 | 9.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 6,246 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,083 | 17.3% |
Under 18 years | 1,544 | 100% |
With a disability | 32 | 2.1% |
18 to 64 years | 3,553 | 100% |
With a disability | 608 | 17.1% |
65 years and over | 1,149 | 100% |
With a disability | 443 | 38.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 6,370 | 100% |
Same house | 5,194 | 81.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,176 | 18.5% |
Same county | 483 | 7.6% |
Different county | 693 | 10.9% |
Same state | 464 | 7.3% |
Different state | 229 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 6,445 | 100% |
Native | 6,268 | 97.3% |
Born in United States | 6,258 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 3,918 | 60.8% |
Different state | 2,340 | 36.3% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 10 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 177 | 2.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 177 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 105 | 59.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 72 | 40.7% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 187 | 100% |
Native | 10 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 10 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 177 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 177 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 177 | 100% |
Europe | 16 | 9.0% |
Asia | 0 | 0.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 18 | 10.2% |
Latin America | 124 | 70.1% |
Northern America | 19 | 10.7% |