Jefferson County
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Total population..................................... 37,020
Urban population.......................................... 16,988
Percent of total population........................... 45.9
Rural population.......................................... 20,032
Percent of total population........................... 54.1
Farm population......................................... 2,423
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White..................................................... 34,741
Black..................................................... 1,923
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut......................... 84
Asian or Pacific Islander................................. 122
Other race................................................ 150
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Total..................................................... 306
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Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school.......... 8,735
Preprimary school......................................... 509
Elementary or high school................................. 6,721
Percent in private school............................... 2.8
College................................................... 1,505
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Persons 25 years and over............................... 24,023
Less than 9th grade....................................... 3,768
9th to 12th grade, no diploma............................. 3,462
High school graduate...................................... 8,348
Some college, no degree................................... 4,032
Associates degree......................................... 1,695
Bachelor's degree......................................... 1,834
Graduate or professional degree........................... 884
Percent high school graduate or higher.................... 69.9
Percent bachelor's degree or higher....................... 11.3
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Persons 5 years and over............................ 34,296
Lived in same house....................................... 21,029
Lived in different house in U.S........................... 13,203
Same State.............................................. 11,277
Same county........................................... 8,215
Different county...................................... 3,062
Different State......................................... 1,926
Lived abroad.............................................. 64
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Persons 16 to 64 years.............................. 21,978
With a mobility or self-care limitation................... 912
With a mobility limitation.............................. 616
With a self-care limitation............................. 599
With a work disability.................................... 2,439
In labor force........................................ 863
Prevented from working.................................. 1,365
Persons 65 years and over........................... 5,778
With a mobility or self-care limitation................... 1,212
With a mobility limitation.............................. 997
With a self-care limitation............................. 625
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Women 15 to 24 years...................................... 468
Women 25 to 34 years...................................... 1,671
Women 35 to 44 years...................................... 1,972
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Civilian veterans 16 years and over....................... 4,297
65 years and over....................................... 1,315
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Native population......................................... 36,786
Percent born in state of residence.................... 81.7
Foreign-born population................................... 234
Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990........................... 55
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Persons 5 years and over.............................. 34,296
Speak a language other than English....................... 788
Do not speak English 'very well'...................... 186
Speak Spanish........................................... 348
Do not speak English 'very well'...................... 99
Speak Asian or Pacific Island language.................. 54
Do not speak English 'very well'...................... 19
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Total ancestries reported............................... 42,820
Arab...................................................... 15
Austrian.................................................. 49
Belgian................................................... 12
Canadian.................................................. 18
Czech..................................................... 61
Danish.................................................... 24
Dutch..................................................... 1,251
English................................................... 6,927
Finnish................................................... 22
French (except Basque).................................... 1,303
French Canadian........................................... 130
German.................................................... 11,552
Greek..................................................... 64
Hungarian................................................. 58
Irish..................................................... 8,580
Italian................................................... 667
Lithuanian................................................ 62
Norwegian................................................. 174
Polish.................................................... 1,150
Portuguese................................................ 0
Romanian.................................................. 7
Russian................................................... 35
Scotch-Irish.............................................. 1,031
Scottish.................................................. 653
Slovak.................................................... 103
Subsaharan African........................................ 6
Swedish................................................... 527
Swiss..................................................... 51
Ukrainian................................................. 0
United States or American................................. 2,993
Welsh..................................................... 282
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)............ 6
Yugoslavian............................................... 74
Other ancestries.......................................... 4,933
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Households.............................................. 14,600
Less than $5,000.......................................... 1,348
$5,000 to $9,999.......................................... 2,097
$10,000 to $14,999........................................ 1,752
$15,000 to $24,999........................................ 2,731
$25,000 to $34,999........................................ 2,381
$35,000 to $49,999........................................ 2,305
$50,000 to $74,999........................................ 1,448
$75,000 to $99,999........................................ 271
$100,000 to $149,999...................................... 179
$150,000 or more.......................................... 88
Median household income (dollars)......................... 22,397
Families................................................ 10,521
Less than $5,000.......................................... 563
$5,000 to $9,999.......................................... 848
$10,000 to $14,999........................................ 1,090
$15,000 to $24,999........................................ 2,053
$25,000 to $34,999........................................ 2,011
$35,000 to $49,999........................................ 2,075
$50,000 to $74,999........................................ 1,371
$75,000 to $99,999........................................ 250
$100,000 to $149,999...................................... 172
$150,000 or more.......................................... 88
Median family income (dollars)............................ 28,750
Nonfamily households.................................... 4,079
Less than $5,000.......................................... 809
$5,000 to $9,999.......................................... 1,281
$10,000 to $14,999........................................ 630
$15,000 to $24,999........................................ 692
$25,000 to $34,999........................................ 343
$35,000 to $49,999........................................ 221
$50,000 to $74,999........................................ 81
$75,000 to $99,999........................................ 15
$100,000 to $149,999...................................... 7
$150,000 or more.......................................... 0
Median nonfamily household income (dollars)............... 9,656
Per capita income (dollars)............................... 11,279
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Households.......................................... 14,600
With wage and salary income............................... 10,273
Mean wage and salary income (dollars)................... 29,113
With nonfarm self-employment income....................... 1,736
Mean nonfarm self-employment income (dollars)........... 13,162
With farm self-employment income.......................... 977
Mean farm self-employment income (dollars).............. 5,257
With Social Security income............................... 4,825
Mean Social Security income (dollars)................... 7,546
With public assistance income............................. 1,341
Mean public assistance income (dollars)................. 3,823
With retirement income.................................... 2,377
Mean retirement income (dollars)........................ 6,271
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All persons for whom poverty status is determined....... 36,495
Below poverty level................................... 5,860
Persons 18 years and over................................. 26,724
Below poverty level................................... 3,797
Persons 65 years and over............................... 5,778
Below poverty level................................... 964
Related children under 18 years........................... 9,728
Below poverty level................................... 2,020
Related children under 5 years.......................... 2,679
Below poverty level................................... 742
Related children 5 to 17 years.......................... 7,049
Below poverty level................................... 1,278
Unrelated individuals..................................... 4,695
Below poverty level................................... 1,561
All families............................................ 10,521
Below poverty level................................... 1,328
With related children under 18 years...................... 5,344
Below poverty level................................... 963
With related children under 5 years..................... 2,127
Below poverty level................................... 535
Female householder families............................. 1,326
Below poverty level................................... 626
With related children under 18 years...................... 918
Below poverty level................................... 539
With related children under 5 years..................... 355
Below poverty level................................... 313
Percent below poverty level:
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All persons............................................... 16.1
Persons 18 years and over............................... 14.2
Persons 65 years and over............................. 16.7
Related children under 18 years......................... 20.8
Related children under 5 years........................ 27.7
Related children 5 to 17 years........................ 18.1
Unrelated individuals................................... 33.2
All families.............................................. 12.6
With related children under 18 years.................... 18.0
With related children under 5 years................... 25.2
Female householder families............................... 47.2
With related children under 18 years.................... 58.7
With related children under 5 years................... 88.2
Total housing units................................. 16,075
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1989 to March 1990........................................ 139
1985 to 1988.............................................. 833
1980 to 1984.............................................. 1,584
1970 to 1979.............................................. 3,962
1960 to 1969.............................................. 1,812
1950 to 1959.............................................. 2,357
1940 to 1949.............................................. 1,923
1939 or earlier........................................... 3,465
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No bedroom................................................ 158
1 bedroom................................................. 1,640
2 bedrooms................................................ 6,360
3 bedrooms................................................ 6,471
4 bedrooms................................................ 1,263
5 or more bedrooms........................................ 183
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Lacking complete plumbing facilities...................... 255
Lacking complete kitchen facilities....................... 253
Condominium housing units................................. 41
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Public system or private company.......................... 12,991
Individual drilled well................................... 461
Individual dug well....................................... 1,396
Some other source......................................... 1,227
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Public sewer.............................................. 9,275
Septic tank or cesspool................................... 6,611
Other means............................................... 189
Occupied housing units.............................. 14,606
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Utility gas............................................... 7,128
Bottled, tank, or LP gas.................................. 2,516
Electricity............................................... 3,441
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc................................... 330
Coal or coke.............................................. 27
Wood...................................................... 1,102
Solar energy.............................................. 0
Other fuel................................................ 32
No fuel used.............................................. 30
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1989 to March 1990........................................ 2,394
1985 to 1988.............................................. 3,706
1980 to 1984.............................................. 2,223
1970 to 1979.............................................. 3,029
1960 to 1969.............................................. 1,248
1959 or earlier........................................... 2,006
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No telephone in unit...................................... 1,120
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Occupied housing units.................................. 14,606
None...................................................... 1,474
1......................................................... 4,915
2......................................................... 5,672
3 or more................................................. 2,545
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Specified owner-occupied housing units.................... 6,632
With a mortgage......................................... 3,472
Less than $300........................................ 205
$300 to $499.......................................... 1,151
$500 to $699.......................................... 1,061
$700 to $999.......................................... 741
$1,000 to $1,499...................................... 248
$1,500 to $1,999...................................... 33
$2,000 or more........................................ 33
Median (dollars)...................................... 559
Not mortgaged........................................... 3,160
Less than $100........................................ 118
$100 to $199.......................................... 1,449
$200 to $299.......................................... 1,175
$300 to $399.......................................... 320
$400 or more.......................................... 98
Median (dollars)...................................... 201
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Specified owner-occupied housing units.................... 6,632
Less than 20 percent.................................... 3,817
20 to 24 percent........................................ 916
25 to 29 percent........................................ 622
30 to 34 percent........................................ 391
35 percent or more...................................... 846
Not computed............................................ 40
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Specified renter-occupied housing units................... 3,741
Less than $200.......................................... 907
$200 to $299............................................ 846
$300 to $499............................................ 1,392
$500 to $749............................................ 308
$750 to $999............................................ 46
$1,000 or more.......................................... 0
No cash rent............................................ 242
Median (dollars)........................................ 300
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Specified renter-occupied housing units................... 3,741
Less than 20 percent.................................... 974
20 to 24 percent........................................ 609
25 to 29 percent........................................ 425
30 to 34 percent........................................ 276
35 percent or more...................................... 1,159
Not computed............................................ 298
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Persons 16 years and over........................... 28,198
In labor force............................................ 16,753
Percent in labor force.............................. 59.4
Civilian labor force.................................... 16,726
Employed.............................................. 15,038
Unemployed............................................ 1,688
Percent unemployed.................................. 10.1
Armed Forces............................................ 27
Not in labor force........................................ 11,445
Males 16 years and over............................. 13,292
In labor force............................................ 9,639
Percent in labor force.............................. 72.5
Civilian labor force.................................... 9,612
Employed.............................................. 8,535
Unemployed............................................ 1,077
Percent unemployed.................................. 11.2
Armed Forces............................................ 27
Not in labor force........................................ 3,653
Females 16 years and over........................... 14,906
In labor force............................................ 7,114
Percent in labor force.............................. 47.7
Civilian labor force.................................... 7,114
Employed.............................................. 6,503
Unemployed............................................ 611
Percent unemployed.................................. 8.6
Armed Forces............................................ 0
Not in labor force........................................ 7,792
Females 16 years and over........................... 14,906
With own children under 6 years........................... 2,340
Percent in labor force.................................. 49.6
With own children 6 to 17 years only...................... 2,732
Percent in labor force.................................. 73.0
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 3,172
All parents present in household in labor force........... 1,465
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies 6,379
All parents present in household in labor force........... 4,045
Persons 16 to 19 years................................ 2,036
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate....... 184
Employed or in Armed Forces............................. 60
Unemployed.............................................. 65
Not in labor force...................................... 59
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Workers 16 years and over............................... 14,761
Percent drove alone....................................... 83.2
Percent in carpools....................................... 9.6
Percent using public transportation....................... 0.3
Percent using other means................................. 0.9
Percent walked or worked at home.......................... 6.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)........................ 17.4
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Employed persons 16 years and over...................... 15,038
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations..... 1,445
Professional specialty occupations........................ 1,695
Technicians and related support occupations............... 460
Sales occupations......................................... 1,891
Administrative support occupations, including clerical.... 2,010
Private household occupations............................. 93
Protective service occupations............................ 170
Service occupations, except protective and household...... 2,035
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations................ 539
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations....... 1,954
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors............. 1,119
Transportation and material moving occupations............ 896
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers....... 731
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Employed person 16 years and over....................... 15,038
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries...................... 562
Mining.................................................... 445
Construction.............................................. 813
Manufacturing, nondurable goods........................... 1,659
Manufacturing, durable goods.............................. 926
Transportation............................................ 674
Communications and other public utilities................. 309
Wholesale trade........................................... 617
Retail trade.............................................. 3,197
Finance, insurance, and real estate....................... 785
Business and repair services.............................. 703
Personal services......................................... 707
Entertainment, and recreation services.................... 110
Health services........................................... 1,249
Educational services...................................... 909
Other professional and related services................... 887
Public administration..................................... 486
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Employed persons 16 years and over...................... 15,038
Private wage and salary workers........................... 11,923
Government workers........................................ 1,689
Local government workers................................ 914
State government workers................................ 575
Federal government workers.............................. 200
Self-employed workers..................................... 1,278
Unpaid family workers..................................... 148