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State of Missouri - County of Jefferson

Jefferson County Demography

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  • Table 1. Jefferson County Area and Population - See below
  • Table 2. Jefferson County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
  • Table 3. Jefferson County Group Quarters Population and Households
  • Table 4. Jefferson County Vital Statistics and Health
  • Table 5. Jefferson County Education, Income, and Poverty
  • Table 6. Jefferson County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
  • Table 7. Jefferson County Personal Income and Earnings
    TABLE 1. Jefferson County Area and Population
    Land area, Year 2000 (sq. miles) 657
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 201,826
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 277
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 198,099
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 279
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 301.50
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 171,380
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 282
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 146,183
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 3,727
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 26,719
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 25,197
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 1.90%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 15.60%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 17.20%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 2,002
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 1%


    TABLE 2. Jefferson County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 198,099
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 14,257
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 7.20%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 41,013
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 20.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 16,936
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 8.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 63,075
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 31.80%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 44,619
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 22.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 10,606
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 5.40%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 5,823
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 2.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 1,770
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 0.90%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 34.90
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 98,490
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 99,609
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 98.90
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 193,102
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 97.50%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 1,354
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.70%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 577
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 0.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 708
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 28
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent (Z)%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 479
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 1,851
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 0.90%


    TABLE 3. Jefferson County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 2,030
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 1,424
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 71,499
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 59,199
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 20.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 196,069
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.74
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 13,541
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 18.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 30,289
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 42.40%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 12,552
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 17.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 54,528
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 27,828
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 51.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 43,605
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 21,057
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 48.30%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 7,454
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 4,612
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 61.90%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 16,971
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 11,988
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 41.60%


    TABLE 4. Jefferson County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 192,815
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 2,705
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 14.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 1,450
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 7.50
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 12
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 4.40
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Number **
    Physicians, Year 1999 > Rate **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Number **
    Community hospitals, Year 1998 > Beds > Rate **
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Establishments 33
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 1,787
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 19,626
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 16,129


    TABLE 5. Jefferson County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 35,556
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 34,357
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 31,477
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 104,226
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 74,670
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 71.60%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 9,332
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 9.00%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 43,172
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 32,281
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 33.70%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 15,310
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 2,624
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 6,450
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 7.80%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 11.00%


    TABLE 6. Jefferson County Crime Housing, and Building Permits
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    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Total 4,614
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 502
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 4,112
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 5,240
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 196,746
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 2,345
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 171,380
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 3,058
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 75,586
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 19.20%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 71,499
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 59,624
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 83.40%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 1,272
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 1,242
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 97.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 10
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 0.80%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 137,783


    TABLE 7. Jefferson County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 4,074,271
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 2,517,220
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 61.90%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 195,472
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 20,843
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 76.60%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 521,711
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 1,262,763
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 363,809
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent 28.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 198,147
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 15.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) 901,441
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent 71.40%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 165,838
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 13.10%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 60,908
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 4.80%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 287,160
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 22.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 235,401
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 18.60%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 198,147
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 183,493
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 174,865




     









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