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State of Washington - 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) 1,814
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Number 26,584
    Population 2001 (July 1) > Rank 1,504
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Number 25,953
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Rank 1,518
    Population (April 1) > Year 2000 > Per square mile 14.30
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Number 20,406
    Population (April 1) > Year 1990 > Rank 1,655
    Population (April 1) > Year 1980 15,965
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 2000-2001 631
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1990-2000 5,547
    Population (April 1) > Net change > Year 1980-1990 4,441
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 2000-2001 2.40%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1990-2000 27.20%
    Population (April 1) > Percent change > Year 1980-1990 27.80%
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Number 535
    Population (April 1) > Hispanic or Latino, Year 2000 > Percent 2.10%


    TABLE 2. Jefferson County Population by Age, Sex, and Race
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    Total population, 2000 (April 1) 25,953
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Number 1,059
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Under 5 years > Percent 4.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Number 4,079
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 5 to 17 years > Percent 15.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Number 1,290
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 18 to 24 years > Percent 5.00%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Number 5,605
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 25 to 44 years > Percent 21.60%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Number 8,439
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 45 to 64 years > Percent 32.50%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Number 3,032
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 65 to 74 years > Percent 11.70%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Number 1,903
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 75 to 84 years > Percent 7.30%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Number 546
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > 85 years and over > Percent 2.10%
    Population by age, 2000 (April 1) > Median age (years) 47.10
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males 12,696
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Females 13,257
    Population by sex, 2000 (April 1) > Males per 100 females 95.80
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Number 23,920
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > White > Percent 92.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Number 110
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Black or African American > Percent 0.40%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Number 599
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > American Indian and Alaska Native > Percent 2.30%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Number 309
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Asian > Percent 1.20%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Number 34
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander > Percent 0.10%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Number 197
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > One race > Some other race > Percent 0.80%
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Number 784
    Population by race, 2000 (April 1) > Two or more races > Percent 3.00%


    TABLE 3. Jefferson County Group Quarters Population and Households
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    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Number 192
    Group quarters population, Year 2000 > Institutionalized population 72
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 2000 11,645
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Number > Year 1990 8,627
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 35.00%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Number 25,761
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > Persons in households > Persons per household 2.21
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Number 3,317
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One person > Percent 28.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Number 2,892
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons under 18 years > Percent 24.80%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Number 3,813
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > One or more persons 65 years or older > Percent 32.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Number 7,578
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Number 2,701
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > With own children under 18 years > Percent 35.60%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > Number 6,242
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Number 1,794
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Married-couple > With own children > Percent 28.70%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > Number 952
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Number 662
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Family households (families) > Female householder > With own children > Percent 69.50%
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > 2000 4,067
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Number > Year 1990 2,741
    Households, 2000 (April 1) > By type > Nonfamily households > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 48.40%


    TABLE 4. Jefferson County Vital Statistics and Health
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    Population, Year 1997 (July 1) for birth and death rates 25,726
    Births, Year 1997 > Number 214
    Births, Year 1997 > Rate 8.30
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Number 257
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Total > Rate 10.00
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Number 2
    Deaths, Year 1997 > Infant > Rate 9.30
    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 4
    Nursing and personal care facilities, Year 1997 > Employees 111
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Total 5,768
    Medicare program enrollment, Year 1999 > Aged 5,257


    TABLE 5. Jefferson County Education, Income, and Poverty
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    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1998-1999 3,739
    Public school enrollment > Fall > Year 1994-1995 3,765
    Public school enrollment > Year 1990 3,128
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Persons 25 years and over 14,584
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Number 12,059
    Educational attainment, 1990 > High school graduate or higher > Percent 82.70%
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Number 3,181
    Educational attainment, 1990 > Bachelor's degree or higher > Percent 21.80%
    Median household income > Year 1997 (dollars) 35,373
    Median household income > 1989 (dollars) 25,197
    Median household income > Percent change, 1989-1997 40.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Total 2,989
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons of all ages > Net change, 1989-1997 305
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Number > Persons under 18 years 1,055
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons of all ages 11.40%
    Persons below poverty level, Year 1997 > Percent > Persons under 18 years 18.20%


    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 1,028
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Violent 72
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1999 > Property 956
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Number > Year 1990 735
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > FBI population 26,541
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1999 Crime rate > Rate 3,873
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > FBI population 20,146
    Serious crimes known to police (as reported to the FBI) > Year 1990 Crime rate > Rate 3,648
    Housing, 2000 > Total units 14,144
    Housing, 2000 > Percent change, Year 1990-2000 28.40%
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Number 11,645
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Number 8,870
    Housing, 2000 > Occupied units > Owner occupied > Percent 76.20%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Number 274
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Number 252
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > One unit > Percent 92.00%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Number 18
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > In structures with > Five units or more > Percent 6.60%
    New private housing units authorized by building permits, 2000 > Valuation ($1,000) 32,864


    TABLE 7. Jefferson County Personal Income and Earnings
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    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1998 621,610
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Amount ($1,000) > Year 1990 371,767
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Percent change, Year 1990-1998 67.20%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > BEA population, 1998 (July 1) for per capita income: 26,275
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Amount (dollars) 23,658
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Per capita1 > Percent of national average 87.00%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Transfer payments ($1,000) 120,107
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > Total ($1,000) 239,138
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Amount ($1,000) 35,063
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Goods related > manufacturing > Percent 14.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Total > Amount ($1,000) (D)
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > by selected industry > Service-related > Total > Percent (D)%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Amount ($1,000) 27,587
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Retail trade > Percent 11.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Amount ($1,000) 8,820
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Fire > Percent 3.70%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Amount ($1,000) 51,495
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Services > Percent 21.50%
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Amount ($1,000) 62,574
    Personal income, Year 1998 > Earnings > By selected industry > Service-related > Government > Percent 26.20%
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1998 ($1,000) 35,063
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1997 ($1,000) 33,720
    Manufacturing Earnings > Year 1996 ($1,000) 34,363




     









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