Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 78,613 | 100% |
English only | 72,726 | 92.5% |
Language other than English | 5,887 | 7.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,163 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 4,134 | 5.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,681 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,326 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 324 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 325 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 114 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 102 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 44 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 83,751 | 100% |
American | 3,673 | 4.4% |
Arab | 34 | 0.0% |
Czech | 776 | 0.9% |
Danish | 637 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 1,522 | 1.8% |
English | 6,195 | 7.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,815 | 3.4% |
French Canadian | 497 | 0.6% |
German | 44,953 | 53.7% |
Greek | 177 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 323 | 0.4% |
Irish | 8,811 | 10.5% |
Italian | 2,631 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 111 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 6,858 | 8.2% |
Polish | 6,235 | 7.4% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 278 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 500 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 1,010 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 94 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 83 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 1,711 | 2.0% |
Swiss | 822 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 146 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 485 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 64 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 31,925 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 21,673 | 67.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 9,682 | 30.3% |
Married-couple family | 17,627 | 55.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,096 | 22.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,182 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 755 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,864 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,831 | 5.7% |
Nonfamily households | 10,252 | 32.1% |
Householder living alone | 8,377 | 26.2% |
65 years and over | 3,290 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,345 | 32.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,715 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 80,556 | 100% |
Householder | 31,925 | 39.6% |
Spouse | 17,757 | 22.0% |
Child | 24,206 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 2,800 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 3,868 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 1,887 | 2.3% |
Marital Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 33,288 | 100% |
Never married | 10,473 | 31.5% |
Now married, except separated | 18,563 | 55.8% |
Separated | 293 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 729 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,230 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 34,089 | 100% |
Never married | 8,545 | 25.1% |
Now married, except separated | 18,421 | 54.0% |
Separated | 510 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 3,104 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 3,509 | 10.3% |
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 | 1,179 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 316 | 26.8% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 127 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 18 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,011 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 233 | 23.0% |
Less than 1 year | 37 | 3.7% |
1 or 2 years | 63 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 52 | 5.1% |
5 or more years | 81 | 8.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 233 | 100% |
Who are female | 152 | 65.2% |
Who are married | 165 | 70.8% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 22,916 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,448 | 6.3% |
Kindergarten | 1,162 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 8,959 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,588 | 20.0% |
College or graduate school | 6,759 | 29.5% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 55,362 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,829 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,423 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 20,153 | 36.4% |
Some college, no degree | 12,316 | 22.2% |
Associate's degree | 4,990 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 8,483 | 15.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,168 | 7.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.9% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 63,895 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,684 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 83,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,275 | 10.0% |
Under 18 years | 19,766 | 100% |
With a disability | 609 | 3.1% |
18 to 64 years | 52,562 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,287 | 8.2% |
65 years and over | 10,819 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,379 | 31.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 82,743 | 100% |
Same house | 72,213 | 87.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,285 | 12.4% |
Same county | 5,351 | 6.5% |
Different county | 4,934 | 6.0% |
Same state | 3,803 | 4.6% |
Different state | 1,131 | 1.4% |
Abroad | 245 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 83,751 | 100% |
Native | 80,183 | 95.7% |
Born in United States | 79,874 | 95.4% |
State of residence | 64,364 | 76.9% |
Different state | 15,510 | 18.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 309 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 3,568 | 4.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,568 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,106 | 31.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,462 | 69.0% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,877 | 100% |
Native | 309 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 309 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,568 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 55 | 1.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,513 | 98.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,568 | 100% |
Europe | 634 | 17.8% |
Asia | 431 | 12.1% |
Africa | 36 | 1.0% |
Oceania | 6 | 0.2% |
Latin America | 2,383 | 66.8% |
Northern America | 78 | 2.2% |