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Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 50,201 | 100% |
English only | 47,326 | 94.3% |
Language other than English | 2,875 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 797 | 1.6% |
Spanish | 1,688 | 3.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 519 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 782 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 175 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 377 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 100 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,545 | 100% |
American | 3,380 | 6.3% |
Arab | 57 | 0.1% |
Czech | 211 | 0.4% |
Danish | 107 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 864 | 1.6% |
English | 8,324 | 15.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,260 | 2.4% |
French Canadian | 179 | 0.3% |
German | 13,114 | 24.5% |
Greek | 208 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 235 | 0.4% |
Irish | 7,554 | 14.1% |
Italian | 3,088 | 5.8% |
Lithuanian | 77 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 231 | 0.4% |
Polish | 1,236 | 2.3% |
Portuguese | 86 | 0.2% |
Russian | 471 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 719 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 1,510 | 2.8% |
Slovak | 116 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 224 | 0.4% |
Swedish | 512 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 220 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 125 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 430 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 112 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 19,824 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 13,939 | 70.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,732 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 11,136 | 56.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,341 | 21.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 795 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 289 | 1.5% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,008 | 10.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,102 | 5.6% |
Nonfamily households | 5,885 | 29.7% |
Householder living alone | 4,486 | 22.6% |
65 years and over | 1,664 | 8.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,538 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,362 | 22.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 52,227 | 100% |
Householder | 19,824 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 11,146 | 21.3% |
Child | 14,469 | 27.7% |
Other relatives | 3,842 | 7.4% |
Nonrelatives | 2,946 | 5.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,178 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 20,959 | 100% |
Never married | 6,011 | 28.7% |
Now married, except separated | 11,938 | 57.0% |
Separated | 254 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 322 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 2,434 | 11.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 21,996 | 100% |
Never married | 5,572 | 25.3% |
Now married, except separated | 11,928 | 54.2% |
Separated | 432 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 1,844 | 8.4% |
Divorced | 2,220 | 10.1% |
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 | 569 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 190 | 33.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,351 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 622 | 46.0% |
Less than 1 year | 163 | 12.1% |
1 or 2 years | 221 | 16.4% |
3 or 4 years | 120 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 118 | 8.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 622 | 100% |
Who are female | 324 | 52.1% |
Who are married | 490 | 78.8% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,543 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 666 | 4.6% |
Kindergarten | 728 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,979 | 41.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,624 | 18.0% |
College or graduate school | 4,546 | 31.3% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 35,617 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,724 | 4.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,179 | 8.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,362 | 31.9% |
Some college, no degree | 7,038 | 19.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,404 | 6.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 6,068 | 17.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,842 | 10.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 86.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.8% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 40,855 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,708 | 11.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,292 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,167 | 11.6% |
Under 18 years | 12,626 | 100% |
With a disability | 380 | 3.0% |
18 to 64 years | 34,505 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,712 | 10.8% |
65 years and over | 6,161 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,075 | 33.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 52,984 | 100% |
Same house | 45,285 | 85.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 7,308 | 13.8% |
Same county | 3,870 | 7.3% |
Different county | 3,438 | 6.5% |
Same state | 1,244 | 2.3% |
Different state | 2,194 | 4.1% |
Abroad | 391 | 0.7% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 53,545 | 100% |
Native | 51,335 | 95.9% |
Born in United States | 50,548 | 94.4% |
State of residence | 17,115 | 32.0% |
Different state | 33,433 | 62.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 787 | 1.5% |
Foreign born | 2,210 | 4.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,210 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 962 | 43.5% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,248 | 56.5% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,997 | 100% |
Native | 787 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 764 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 2,210 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 73 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,137 | 96.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,210 | 100% |
Europe | 529 | 23.9% |
Asia | 543 | 24.6% |
Africa | 100 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 969 | 43.8% |
Northern America | 69 | 3.1% |