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Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 28,801 | 100% |
English only | 27,664 | 96.1% |
Language other than English | 1,137 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 266 | 0.9% |
Spanish | 551 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 147 | 0.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 427 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 59 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 106 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 54 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 53 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,802 | 100% |
American | 1,191 | 4.0% |
Arab | 17 | 0.1% |
Czech | 278 | 0.9% |
Danish | 312 | 1.0% |
Dutch | 944 | 3.2% |
English | 5,643 | 18.9% |
French (except Basque) | 1,566 | 5.3% |
French Canadian | 376 | 1.3% |
German | 5,983 | 20.1% |
Greek | 164 | 0.6% |
Hungarian | 266 | 0.9% |
Irish | 3,972 | 13.3% |
Italian | 1,002 | 3.4% |
Lithuanian | 76 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 2,361 | 7.9% |
Polish | 539 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 252 | 0.8% |
Russian | 311 | 1.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,029 | 3.5% |
Scottish | 1,835 | 6.2% |
Slovak | 21 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 28 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,266 | 4.2% |
Swiss | 310 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 46 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 512 | 1.7% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 44 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 14,181 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,478 | 59.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,511 | 17.7% |
Married-couple family | 7,277 | 51.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,797 | 12.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 263 | 1.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 130 | 0.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 938 | 6.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 584 | 4.1% |
Nonfamily households | 5,703 | 40.2% |
Householder living alone | 4,625 | 32.6% |
65 years and over | 2,096 | 14.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,782 | 19.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 5,714 | 40.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,987 | 100% |
Householder | 14,181 | 48.9% |
Spouse | 7,275 | 25.1% |
Child | 5,160 | 17.8% |
Other relatives | 739 | 2.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,632 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 890 | 3.1% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,009 | 100% |
Never married | 2,946 | 22.6% |
Now married, except separated | 7,476 | 57.5% |
Separated | 222 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 446 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 1,919 | 14.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,275 | 100% |
Never married | 2,214 | 16.7% |
Now married, except separated | 7,445 | 56.1% |
Separated | 125 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 1,399 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 2,092 | 15.8% |
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 | 303 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 122 | 40.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 169 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 11 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 382 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 218 | 57.1% |
Less than 1 year | 98 | 25.7% |
1 or 2 years | 19 | 5.0% |
3 or 4 years | 18 | 4.7% |
5 or more years | 83 | 21.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 218 | 100% |
Who are female | 134 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 184 | 84.4% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,823 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 327 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 205 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,978 | 41.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,206 | 25.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,107 | 23.0% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,841 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 304 | 1.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,139 | 4.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,518 | 23.1% |
Some college, no degree | 6,650 | 27.9% |
Associate's degree | 1,821 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,029 | 21.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,380 | 14.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 35.3% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,370 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,635 | 18.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,042 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,206 | 17.9% |
Under 18 years | 4,382 | 100% |
With a disability | 259 | 5.9% |
18 to 64 years | 16,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,308 | 13.7% |
65 years and over | 7,856 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,639 | 33.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,568 | 100% |
Same house | 25,362 | 85.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,037 | 13.7% |
Same county | 2,130 | 7.2% |
Different county | 1,907 | 6.4% |
Same state | 1,118 | 3.8% |
Different state | 789 | 2.7% |
Abroad | 169 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,802 | 100% |
Native | 28,818 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 28,476 | 95.6% |
State of residence | 13,064 | 43.8% |
Different state | 15,412 | 51.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 342 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 984 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 984 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 664 | 67.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 320 | 32.5% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,326 | 100% |
Native | 342 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 342 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 984 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 56 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 928 | 94.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 984 | 100% |
Europe | 589 | 59.9% |
Asia | 149 | 15.1% |
Africa | 63 | 6.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 46 | 4.7% |
Northern America | 137 | 13.9% |