Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 234,413 | 100% |
English only | 190,380 | 81.2% |
Language other than English | 44,033 | 18.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 18,914 | 8.1% |
Spanish | 32,812 | 14.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 15,255 | 6.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,788 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 947 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 5,722 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,572 | 1.1% |
Other languages | 711 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 140 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 251,627 | 100% |
American | 10,015 | 4.0% |
Arab | 635 | 0.3% |
Czech | 1,008 | 0.4% |
Danish | 289 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,876 | 0.7% |
English | 14,101 | 5.6% |
French (except Basque) | 20,515 | 8.2% |
French Canadian | 3,153 | 1.3% |
German | 19,059 | 7.6% |
Greek | 442 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 182 | 0.1% |
Irish | 16,180 | 6.4% |
Italian | 6,320 | 2.5% |
Lithuanian | 70 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 788 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,614 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 81 | 0.0% |
Russian | 489 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,887 | 1.1% |
Scottish | 2,565 | 1.0% |
Slovak | 91 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,688 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 1,293 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 146 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 105 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 598 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 344 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 92,754 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 60,573 | 65.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 27,398 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 39,124 | 42.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 15,724 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 5,168 | 5.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,195 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 16,281 | 17.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,479 | 10.2% |
Nonfamily households | 32,181 | 34.7% |
Householder living alone | 28,183 | 30.4% |
65 years and over | 10,558 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 31,462 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 23,832 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 234,782 | 100% |
Householder | 92,754 | 39.5% |
Spouse | 39,152 | 16.7% |
Child | 74,382 | 31.7% |
Other relatives | 18,239 | 7.8% |
Nonrelatives | 10,255 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 4,245 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 103,368 | 100% |
Never married | 37,801 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 46,362 | 44.9% |
Separated | 3,180 | 3.1% |
Widowed | 3,233 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 12,792 | 12.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 98,467 | 100% |
Never married | 27,858 | 28.3% |
Now married, except separated | 42,527 | 43.2% |
Separated | 3,164 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 11,561 | 11.7% |
Divorced | 13,357 | 13.6% |
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 | 3,769 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,826 | 48.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 114 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 6,676 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,406 | 51.0% |
Less than 1 year | 850 | 12.7% |
1 or 2 years | 621 | 9.3% |
3 or 4 years | 562 | 8.4% |
5 or more years | 1,373 | 20.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,406 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,375 | 69.7% |
Who are married | 2,276 | 66.8% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 63,433 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,751 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 3,335 | 5.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 26,298 | 41.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 14,105 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 15,944 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 164,614 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 11,716 | 7.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,633 | 10.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 52,821 | 32.1% |
Some college, no degree | 41,860 | 25.4% |
Associate's degree | 10,770 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 20,672 | 12.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,142 | 5.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.1% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 191,175 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 17,970 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 236,654 | 100% |
With a disability | 35,239 | 14.9% |
Under 18 years | 60,082 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,714 | 4.5% |
18 to 64 years | 145,609 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,235 | 12.5% |
65 years and over | 30,963 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,290 | 46.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 248,494 | 100% |
Same house | 206,337 | 83.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 41,089 | 16.5% |
Same county | 26,227 | 10.6% |
Different county | 14,862 | 6.0% |
Same state | 10,895 | 4.4% |
Different state | 3,967 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 1,068 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 251,627 | 100% |
Native | 225,625 | 89.7% |
Born in United States | 224,104 | 89.1% |
State of residence | 173,980 | 69.1% |
Different state | 50,124 | 19.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,521 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 26,002 | 10.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 26,002 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 8,462 | 32.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 17,540 | 67.5% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 27,523 | 100% |
Native | 1,521 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,472 | 96.8% |
Foreign born | 26,002 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 656 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 25,346 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 26,002 | 100% |
Europe | 674 | 2.6% |
Asia | 6,435 | 24.7% |
Africa | 572 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 5 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 17,940 | 69.0% |
Northern America | 376 | 1.4% |