Jefferson County

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Jefferson County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 9,740
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 119 / 70 / 0
Land Area (2000): 1,345.207 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 20.216 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 91,000.000 acres (368.186 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 315
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 14.90%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 12.40%
Farm earnings (2005): $3,685,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 100.00%
Physicians (2004): 3
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (30)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 1,311
Federal Spending (2004): $87,397

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	5,550	28.16%
Rural, Farm	681	3.46%
Rural, Non-farm	13,476	68.38%

Jefferson County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Employment Information Back to top
Jefferson County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	2,970	2,280	690	23.22%	232
1991	2,868	2,012	856	29.84%	294
1992	2,496	1,956	541	21.67%	215
1993	2,438	1,990	448	18.39%	183
1994	2,538	2,065	473	18.64%	185
1995	2,511	2,104	408	16.24%	162
1996	2,497	2,099	398	15.93%	158
1997	2,490	2,077	412	16.56%	165
1998	2,478	2,058	420	16.94%	169
1999	2,702	2,207	494	18.29%	183
2000	3,178	2,781	397	12.49%	125
2001	2,990	2,634	355	11.89%	119
2002	2,962	2,599	363	12.25%	122
2003	2,936	2,549	386	13.16%	132
2004	2,884	2,492	392	13.59%	136
2005	2,842	2,408	434	15.27%	153
2006	2,753	2,401	351	12.76%	127
2007	2,811	2,427	383	13.64%	136
2008	2,912	2,497	415	14.26%	142

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	3,017	2,282	735	24.36%	244
Feb 1990	3,051	2,314	737	24.16%	242
Mar 1990	3,060	2,403	657	21.47%	215
Apr 1990	3,208	2,457	751	23.41%	234
May 1990	3,239	2,475	764	23.59%	236
Jun 1990	3,025	2,265	760	25.12%	251
Jul 1990	2,887	2,281	606	20.99%	210
Aug 1990	2,728	2,231	497	18.22%	182
Sep 1990	2,741	2,363	378	13.79%	138
Oct 1990	3,072	2,325	747	24.32%	243
Nov 1990	2,775	1,975	800	28.83%	288
Dec 1990	2,831	1,989	842	29.74%	297

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	2,938	1,967	971	33.05%	330
Feb 1991	3,009	1,998	1,011	33.60%	336
Mar 1991	2,954	2,008	946	32.02%	320
Apr 1991	2,892	2,024	868	30.01%	300
May 1991	3,151	1,975	1,176	37.32%	373
Jun 1991	3,236	2,028	1,208	37.33%	373
Jul 1991	2,971	2,019	952	32.04%	320
Aug 1991	2,928	2,146	782	26.71%	267
Sep 1991	2,592	1,970	622	24.00%	240
Oct 1991	2,570	1,999	571	22.22%	222
Nov 1991	2,578	2,008	570	22.11%	221
Dec 1991	2,592	2,002	590	22.76%	228

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	2,595	1,955	640	24.66%	247
Feb 1992	2,556	1,951	605	23.67%	237
Mar 1992	2,530	1,983	547	21.62%	216
Apr 1992	2,465	1,975	490	19.88%	199
May 1992	2,594	1,978	616	23.75%	237
Jun 1992	2,751	1,948	803	29.19%	292
Jul 1992	2,514	1,851	663	26.37%	264
Aug 1992	2,476	1,929	547	22.09%	221
Sep 1992	2,367	1,964	403	17.03%	170
Oct 1992	2,327	1,940	387	16.63%	166
Nov 1992	2,378	1,985	393	16.53%	165
Dec 1992	2,403	2,007	396	16.48%	165

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	2,503	2,004	499	19.94%	199
Feb 1993	2,510	2,032	478	19.04%	190
Mar 1993	2,505	2,040	465	18.56%	186
Apr 1993	2,410	1,948	462	19.17%	192
May 1993	2,463	1,942	521	21.15%	212
Jun 1993	2,533	1,924	609	24.04%	240
Jul 1993	2,318	1,810	508	21.92%	219
Aug 1993	2,506	1,985	521	20.79%	208
Sep 1993	2,344	1,995	349	14.89%	149
Oct 1993	2,375	2,057	318	13.39%	134
Nov 1993	2,344	2,060	284	12.12%	121
Dec 1993	2,445	2,080	365	14.93%	149

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	2,540	2,044	496	19.53%	195
Feb 1994	2,499	2,045	454	18.17%	182
Mar 1994	2,472	2,031	441	17.84%	178
Apr 1994	2,564	2,065	499	19.46%	195
May 1994	2,620	2,065	555	21.18%	212
Jun 1994	2,713	2,041	672	24.77%	248
Jul 1994	2,612	2,071	541	20.71%	207
Aug 1994	2,569	2,027	542	21.10%	211
Sep 1994	2,430	2,072	358	14.73%	147
Oct 1994	2,473	2,086	387	15.65%	156
Nov 1994	2,479	2,124	355	14.32%	143
Dec 1994	2,487	2,111	376	15.12%	151

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	2,511	2,076	435	17.32%	173
Feb 1995	2,449	2,084	365	14.90%	149
Mar 1995	2,466	2,073	393	15.94%	159
Apr 1995	2,487	2,134	353	14.19%	142
May 1995	2,514	2,134	380	15.12%	151
Jun 1995	2,704	2,174	530	19.60%	196
Jul 1995	2,513	2,072	441	17.55%	175
Aug 1995	2,482	2,042	440	17.73%	177
Sep 1995	2,403	2,076	327	13.61%	136
Oct 1995	2,551	2,113	438	17.17%	172
Nov 1995	2,497	2,132	365	14.62%	146
Dec 1995	2,559	2,133	426	16.65%	166

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	2,613	2,156	457	17.49%	175
Feb 1996	2,664	2,157	507	19.03%	190
Mar 1996	2,557	2,164	393	15.37%	154
Apr 1996	2,568	2,162	406	15.81%	158
May 1996	2,658	2,179	479	18.02%	180
Jun 1996	2,695	2,176	519	19.26%	193
Jul 1996	2,430	1,996	434	17.86%	179
Aug 1996	2,359	1,981	378	16.02%	160
Sep 1996	2,268	2,012	256	11.29%	113
Oct 1996	2,365	2,052	313	13.23%	132
Nov 1996	2,347	2,053	294	12.53%	125
Dec 1996	2,440	2,102	338	13.85%	139

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	2,486	2,031	455	18.30%	183
Feb 1997	2,418	2,021	397	16.42%	164
Mar 1997	2,425	2,018	407	16.78%	168
Apr 1997	2,382	2,034	348	14.61%	146
May 1997	2,544	2,106	438	17.22%	172
Jun 1997	2,569	2,070	499	19.42%	194
Jul 1997	2,598	2,141	457	17.59%	176
Aug 1997	2,565	2,093	472	18.40%	184
Sep 1997	2,459	2,131	328	13.34%	133
Oct 1997	2,486	2,073	413	16.61%	166
Nov 1997	2,428	2,092	336	13.84%	138
Dec 1997	2,515	2,117	398	15.83%	158

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	2,586	2,081	505	19.53%	195
Feb 1998	2,545	2,131	414	16.27%	163
Mar 1998	2,450	2,040	410	16.73%	167
Apr 1998	2,347	2,043	304	12.95%	130
May 1998	2,407	2,048	359	14.91%	149
Jun 1998	2,568	2,061	507	19.74%	197
Jul 1998	2,528	2,052	476	18.83%	188
Aug 1998	2,524	2,045	479	18.98%	190
Sep 1998	2,438	2,043	395	16.20%	162
Oct 1998	2,451	2,046	405	16.52%	165
Nov 1998	2,408	2,056	352	14.62%	146
Dec 1998	2,481	2,050	431	17.37%	174

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	2,777	2,235	542	19.52%	195
Feb 1999	2,654	2,199	455	17.14%	171
Mar 1999	2,643	2,187	456	17.25%	173
Apr 1999	2,612	2,195	417	15.96%	160
May 1999	2,735	2,200	535	19.56%	196
Jun 1999	2,768	2,180	588	21.24%	212
Jul 1999	2,653	2,167	486	18.32%	183
Aug 1999	2,687	2,150	537	19.99%	200
Sep 1999	2,685	2,224	461	17.17%	172
Oct 1999	2,757	2,244	513	18.61%	186
Nov 1999	2,626	2,237	389	14.81%	148
Dec 1999	2,821	2,271	550	19.50%	195

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	3,187	2,721	466	14.62%	146
Feb 2000	3,180	2,747	433	13.62%	136
Mar 2000	3,155	2,746	409	12.96%	130
Apr 2000	3,264	2,851	413	12.65%	127
May 2000	3,358	2,886	472	14.06%	141
Jun 2000	3,371	2,879	492	14.60%	146
Jul 2000	3,213	2,790	423	13.17%	132
Aug 2000	3,077	2,698	379	12.32%	123
Sep 2000	3,062	2,731	331	10.81%	108
Oct 2000	3,057	2,772	285	9.32%	93
Nov 2000	3,090	2,765	325	10.52%	105
Dec 2000	3,125	2,791	334	10.69%	107

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	3,060	2,694	366	11.96%	120
Feb 2001	3,050	2,736	314	10.30%	103
Mar 2001	3,053	2,673	380	12.45%	124
Apr 2001	2,981	2,712	269	9.02%	90
May 2001	2,992	2,660	332	11.10%	111
Jun 2001	2,959	2,570	389	13.15%	131
Jul 2001	2,979	2,596	383	12.86%	129
Aug 2001	2,962	2,579	383	12.93%	129
Sep 2001	2,934	2,586	348	11.86%	119
Oct 2001	2,958	2,599	359	12.14%	121
Nov 2001	2,962	2,595	367	12.39%	124
Dec 2001	2,988	2,613	375	12.55%	126

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	2,969	2,559	410	13.81%	138
Feb 2002	2,937	2,578	359	12.22%	122
Mar 2002	2,929	2,576	353	12.05%	121
Apr 2002	2,890	2,566	324	11.21%	112
May 2002	2,961	2,595	366	12.36%	124
Jun 2002	2,986	2,573	413	13.83%	138
Jul 2002	3,006	2,585	421	14.01%	140
Aug 2002	2,962	2,589	373	12.59%	126
Sep 2002	2,945	2,646	299	10.15%	102
Oct 2002	2,999	2,656	343	11.44%	114
Nov 2002	2,959	2,628	331	11.19%	112
Dec 2002	2,996	2,635	361	12.05%	120

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	2,916	2,501	415	14.23%	142
Feb 2003	2,849	2,488	361	12.67%	127
Mar 2003	2,883	2,513	370	12.83%	128
Apr 2003	2,994	2,620	374	12.49%	125
May 2003	3,044	2,619	425	13.96%	140
Jun 2003	3,107	2,617	490	15.77%	158
Jul 2003	2,951	2,493	458	15.52%	155
Aug 2003	2,873	2,475	398	13.85%	139
Sep 2003	2,863	2,552	311	10.86%	109
Oct 2003	2,930	2,573	357	12.18%	122
Nov 2003	2,922	2,589	333	11.40%	114
Dec 2003	2,894	2,551	343	11.85%	119

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	2,969	2,574	395	13.30%	133
Feb 2004	2,885	2,568	317	10.99%	110
Mar 2004	2,833	2,518	315	11.12%	111
Apr 2004	2,832	2,503	329	11.62%	116
May 2004	2,933	2,523	410	13.98%	140
Jun 2004	2,924	2,470	454	15.53%	155
Jul 2004	2,839	2,362	477	16.80%	168
Aug 2004	2,874	2,406	468	16.28%	163
Sep 2004	2,864	2,495	369	12.88%	129
Oct 2004	2,935	2,542	393	13.39%	134
Nov 2004	2,858	2,489	369	12.91%	129
Dec 2004	2,863	2,454	409	14.29%	143

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	2,871	2,438	433	15.08%	151
Feb 2005	2,845	2,422	423	14.87%	149
Mar 2005	2,784	2,404	380	13.65%	136
Apr 2005	2,795	2,433	362	12.95%	130
May 2005	2,922	2,489	433	14.82%	148
Jun 2005	2,938	2,442	496	16.88%	169
Jul 2005	2,830	2,329	501	17.70%	177
Aug 2005	2,742	2,297	445	16.23%	162
Sep 2005	2,865	2,378	487	17.00%	170
Oct 2005	2,958	2,487	471	15.92%	159
Nov 2005	2,812	2,388	424	15.08%	151
Dec 2005	2,743	2,390	353	12.87%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	2,746	2,394	352	12.82%	128
Feb 2006	2,725	2,411	314	11.52%	115
Mar 2006	2,701	2,412	289	10.70%	107
Apr 2006	2,696	2,413	283	10.50%	105
May 2006	2,732	2,425	307	11.24%	112
Jun 2006	2,831	2,366	465	16.43%	164
Jul 2006	2,861	2,362	499	17.44%	174
Aug 2006	2,742	2,327	415	15.13%	151
Sep 2006	2,736	2,415	321	11.73%	117
Oct 2006	2,724	2,425	299	10.98%	110
Nov 2006	2,757	2,429	328	11.90%	119
Dec 2006	2,779	2,437	342	12.31%	123

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	2,828	2,403	425	15.03%	150
Feb 2007	2,819	2,424	395	14.01%	140
Mar 2007	2,794	2,451	343	12.28%	123
Apr 2007	2,767	2,453	314	11.35%	113
May 2007	2,848	2,465	383	13.45%	134
Jun 2007	2,875	2,416	459	15.97%	160
Jul 2007	2,837	2,323	514	18.12%	181
Aug 2007	2,744	2,307	437	15.93%	159
Sep 2007	2,724	2,393	331	12.15%	122
Oct 2007	2,791	2,476	315	11.29%	113
Nov 2007	2,821	2,507	314	11.13%	111
Dec 2007	2,878	2,507	371	12.89%	129

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	2,914	2,527	387	13.28%	133
Feb 2008	2,843	2,505	338	11.89%	119
Mar 2008	2,932	2,577	355	12.11%	121
Apr 2008	2,891	2,583	308	10.65%	107
May 2008	2,980	2,596	384	12.89%	129
Jun 2008	3,016	2,510	506	16.78%	168
Jul 2008	2,970	2,386	584	19.66%	197
Aug 2008	2,877	2,375	502	17.45%	174
Sep 2008	2,785	2,411	374	13.43%	134
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Jefferson County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	324	12.88%
2.	Public Administration	260	10.33%
3.	Educational Services	220	8.74%
4.	Wood Manufacturing	214	8.51%
5.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	178	7.07%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	108	4.29%
7.	Paper Manufacturing	90	3.58%
8.	Truck Transportation	84	3.34%
9.	Mining	64	2.54%
10.	Accommodation and Food Services	62	2.46%
11.	Machinery Manufacturing	54	2.15%
12.	Utilities	54	2.15%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	48	1.91%
14.	Metal Manufactuing	46	1.83%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	44	1.75%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	40	1.59%
17.	Health Care	40	1.59%
18.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	36	1.43%
19.	Food Manufacturing	34	1.35%
20.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	34	1.35%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	620	22.19%
2.	Health Care	522	18.68%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	168	6.01%
4.	Public Administration	156	5.58%
5.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	122	4.37%
6.	Utilities	94	3.36%
7.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	92	3.29%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	82	2.93%
9.	Social Assistance	80	2.86%
10.	Food Manufacturing	78	2.79%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	72	2.58%
12.	Finance and Insurance	72	2.58%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	68	2.43%
14.	Wood Manufacturing	62	2.22%
15.	Construction	48	1.72%
16.	Gasoline Stations	48	1.72%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	46	1.65%
18.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	44	1.57%
19.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	42	1.50%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	40	1.43%

Jefferson County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	214	8.51%
2.	Other Production Occupations	208	8.27%
3.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	170	6.76%
4.	Law Enforcement Workers	158	6.28%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	140	5.56%
6.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	134	5.33%
7.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	108	4.29%
8.	Fishing / Hunting / Forestry	82	3.26%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	82	3.26%
10.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	74	2.94%
11.	Other Construction Trades	70	2.78%
12.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	70	2.78%
13.	Vehicle Mechanics	70	2.78%
14.	Construction Laborers	68	2.70%
15.	Agricultural Workers	66	2.62%
16.	Other Construction Workers	64	2.54%
17.	Other Material Moving Workers	62	2.46%
18.	Other Protective Service Workers	46	1.83%
19.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	46	1.83%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	40	1.59%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Cashiers	276	9.88%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	208	7.44%
3.	Other Office and Admin Support	138	4.94%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	130	4.65%
5.	Other Production Occupations	120	4.29%
6.	Health Technologists and Technicians	118	4.22%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	118	4.22%
8.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	106	3.79%
9.	Registered Nurses	100	3.58%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	96	3.44%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	96	3.44%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	86	3.08%
13.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	84	3.01%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	70	2.51%
15.	Other Protective Service Workers	70	2.51%
16.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	68	2.43%
17.	Assemblers and Fabricators	62	2.22%
18.	Other Financial Specialists	56	2.00%
19.	Other Personal Care, Not child care	50	1.79%
20.	Child Care Workers	48	1.72%

Jefferson County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	5,979	40.32%
15-35 hours	866	5.84%
1-14 hours	350	2.36%
No regular hours	7,635	51.48%

Jefferson County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	292	5.63%
5 AM-5:29 AM	173	3.33%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	659	12.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM	408	7.86%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	564	10.87%
7 AM-7:29 AM	872	16.80%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	942	18.15%
8 AM-8:29 AM	192	3.70%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	52	1.00%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	125	2.41%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	52	1.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	44	0.85%
Noon-3:59 PM	471	9.08%
4 PM-11:59 PM	344	6.63%

Jefferson County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	192	3.70%
5-9	597	11.50%
10-14	674	12.99%
15-19	511	9.85%
20-24	552	10.64%
25-29	228	4.39%
30-34	948	18.27%
35-39	116	2.24%
40-44	86	1.66%
45-59	553	10.66%
60-89	389	7.50%
At least 90	344	6.63%

Jefferson County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	20	0.39%	2,734	52.68%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,150	22.16%
45-59	0	0.00%	553	10.66%
At least 60	4	0.08%	729	14.05%

Jefferson County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.11%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,097	20.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	4,043	76.25%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	2	0.04%
Public transportation	24	0.45%
Walked	18	0.34%
Worked at home	112	2.11%

Jefferson County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Family Information Back to top
: 6,578 (18,210 people)
: 4,646 (15,730 people)
: 747
: 13,048
Jefferson County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,962	29.43%
$10,000-$14,999	800	12.00%
$15,000-$19,999	801	12.01%
$20,000-$24,999	402	6.03%
$25,000-$29,999	392	5.88%
$30,000-$34,999	475	7.12%
$35,000-$39,999	296	4.44%
$40,000-$44,999	308	4.62%
$45,000-$49,999	266	3.99%
$50,000-$59,999	349	5.23%
$60,000-$74,999	218	3.27%
$75,000-$99,999	282	4.23%
$100,000-$124,999	76	1.14%
$125,000-$149,999	0	0.00%
$150,000-$199,999	30	0.45%
$200,000 or more	10	0.15%

Jefferson County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	896	27.09%
Family, 2 people	759	22.94%
Nonfamily, 2 people	63	1.90%
Family, 3 people	612	18.50%
Nonfamily, 3 people	6	0.18%
Family, 4 people	524	15.84%
Nonfamily, 4 people	3	0.09%
Family, 5 people	251	7.59%
Nonfamily, 5 people	1	0.03%
Family, 6 people	119	3.60%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	74	2.24%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Jefferson County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	4,488	28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	654	4.16%
Public Assistance	446	2.84%
Retirement	1,035	6.58%
Self Employment	384	2.44%
Social Security	2,059	13.09%
Supplemental Security	949	6.03%
Wage / Salary	4,346	27.63%
Other	1,366	8.69%

Jefferson County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	1,203	49.61%
With children under 18	1,222	50.39%

Jefferson County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	550	7.26%
Married	3,016	39.82%
Never Married	3,699	48.83%
Widowed	310	4.09%

Jefferson County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	826	10.84%
Married	2,882	37.84%
Never Married	2,946	38.68%
Widowed	963	12.64%

Jefferson County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Education Information Back to top
Jefferson County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,634	11.59%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,738	26.51%
High school diploma or equivalent	4,257	30.19%
Some college, no degree	2,834	20.10%
Associate degree	369	2.62%
Bachelors degree	758	5.38%
Graduate or professional degree	509	3.61%

Jefferson County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	392	4.02%	0	0.00%	392	4.02%
Kindergarten	375	3.85%	66	0.68%	441	4.53%
Grades 1-4	1,096	11.25%	120	1.23%	1,216	12.48%
Grades 5-8	1,119	11.49%	32	0.33%	1,151	11.82%
Grades 9-12	1,411	14.49%	90	0.92%	1,501	15.41%
Undergrad college	677	6.95%	38	0.39%	715	7.34%
Graduate or professional school	128	1.31%	0	0.00%	128	1.31%
Total	5,198	53.37%	346	3.55%	5,544	56.92%

Jefferson County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Business Information Back to top
: $5,048,000
: $14,186,000
: 665
Jefferson County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	2	1
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	2	4	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	0	0	0	1	2
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	3	2	1
1999 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	1	0	4
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	1	0	2
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Retail Trade	2	1	6	7	5
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	2	2
1999 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	2	2	1
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	1	2	1
1999 - Total	5	4	17	23	23
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	1	2
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	3	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	1	0	1	0	3
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	0	1
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	2	1	3
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	0
2000 - Mining	0	1	0	1	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	0	1	4
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	2
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Retail Trade	0	4	6	3	7
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	0	4
2000 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	1	1	1	2
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	4
2000 - Total	3	10	13	12	35
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	2	1	0	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	2	1	1	1
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	0	1	2	0	1
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	0	1
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	1	2	1	3
2001 - Information	1	1	0	0	0
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	1	0	0
2001 - Mining	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	2	0	3
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	2	0	1
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	1	1	0	0	0
2001 - Retail Trade	2	2	4	3	7
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	2	1
2001 - Unclassified	0	0	0	1	0
2001 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	3
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	1	3
2001 - Total	6	10	18	9	24
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	3	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	1	1	0	1	0
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	1
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	3	1
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	1	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	1	4
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	0	0	2
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	0	0	0	1
2002 - Retail Trade	1	4	6	4	2
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	0	1	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	1	0	1	0	4
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	0	2
2002 - Total	9	10	12	15	19
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	1	0	0	1
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	0	2
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	2	0	2	0	0
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	1	0	2	0	0
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	2	2	2
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	2	0	1	2	2
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	1	2	0
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	2	2
2003 - Retail Trade	4	2	2	3	6
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	1	0	1	1
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	1	2	1	3
2003 - Wholesale Trade	1	0	0	2	1
2003 - Total	13	5	13	16	22
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	1	1	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Construction	2	2	1	1	0
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	2	0	0
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	2	1	1	4
2004 - Information	0	0	1	0	0
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Mining	0	1	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	0	1	4
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	1	2
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	2	0	1	1
2004 - Retail Trade	3	2	6	3	3
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	0	1
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	2	1	2
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	2	0	1
2004 - Total	5	14	18	10	21
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	0	1	0	0
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	1	1	1
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	0	2	2	0	0
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	0	0	1	5
2005 - Information	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	2	0	0	3
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	1	0	2	1
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	1	0
2005 - Retail Trade	0	3	2	5	5
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	1	1	0
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	3	2
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	1	1	1	0
2005 - Total	6	10	10	16	18

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Jefferson County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	11,825	64.39%
Below Poverty Level	6,540	35.61%

Jefferson County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1972	$178	$29	$391	$0	$0	$444	$1,013	$412	$118	$250
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$264	$3	$994	$0	$0	$602	$1,860	$831	$200	$202
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$395	$7	$1,527	$0	$0	$994	$2,916	$967	$192	$508
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$330	$5	$1,586	$0	$0	$1,005	$2,921	$1,439	$184	$576
1982	$696	$3	$1,391	$0	$0	$1,536	$3,623	$1,680	$180	$964
1983	$590	$4	$1,934	$0	$0	$1,731	$4,255	$1,764	$176	$710
1984	$613	$4	$2,007	$0	$0	$1,799	$4,419	$1,764	$176	$710
1985	$642	$1	$1,153	$0	$0	$1,869	$3,664	$1,940	$168	$329
1986	$728	$0	$1,204	$0	$0	$2,259	$4,191	$2,037	$164	$219
1987	$800	$1	$1,249	$0	$0	$2,373	$4,422	$2,200	$0	$178
1988	$986	$1	$957	$0	$0	$2,042	$3,985	$1,863	$0	$210
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$1,086	$15	$1,746	$0	$0	$2,455	$5,287	$2,030	$3,217	$3,360
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$1,502	$0	$1,179	$0	$0	$1,905	$4,586	$2,131	$3,563	$3,340
1993	$1,571	$0	$1,233	$0	$0	$1,993	$4,797	$2,229	$3,563	$3,340
1994	$1,357	$0	$1,652	$0	$0	$2,144	$5,153	$2,229	$6,401	$5,067
1995	$1,553	$0	$2,634	$0	$0	$2,341	$6,528	$2,064	$6,292	$5,190
1996	$1,622	$0	$2,107	$0	$0	$2,392	$6,121	$2,109	$6,232	$5,189
1997	$1,817	$26	$1,230	$0	$0	$2,643	$5,690	$2,214	$12,130	$8,608
1998	$2,060	$172	$1,175	$0	$0	$3,556	$6,791	$1,604	$9,552	$2,661
1999	$2,618	$203	$1,848	$0	$0	$2,519	$6,985	$1,653	$9,282	$1,795
2000	$2,767	$215	$1,908	$0	$0	$2,653	$7,328	$1,703	$9,012	$1,726
2001	$2,209	$427	$1,021	$0	$0	$4,767	$7,997	$1,754	$8,857	$3,077
2002	$2,506	$434	$1,552	$0	$0	$5,051	$9,109	$1,807	$8,336	$2,828
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$2,240	$198	$1,898	$0	$0	$8,485	$12,623	$3,527	$7,473	$3,130
2005	$3,027	$67	$4,667	$0	$0	$6,528	$14,222	$3,633	$7,021	$3,155
2006	$3,085	$81	$5,150	$0	$0	$6,966	$15,201	$3,742	$6,662	$3,202

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1972	$17	$71	$12	$461	$353	$0	$988
1972	$10	$11	$5	$0	$0	$48	$988
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1973	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$153	$25	$729	$767	$1	$1,861
1977	$75	$28	$0	$0	$0	$83	$1,861
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$206	$0	$1,177	$1,114	$9	$2,805
1979	$74	$28	$0	$0	$0	$197	$2,805
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$61	$221	$0	$1,015	$805	$3	$2,508
1981	$120	$30	$11	$0	$0	$242	$2,508
1982	$62	$214	$54	$1,542	$787	$5	$2,967
1982	$104	$0	$11	$0	$0	$188	$2,967
1983	$65	$177	$40	$1,673	$2,087	$3	$4,504
1983	$107	$12	$9	$0	$0	$331	$4,504
1984	$67	$183	$41	$1,739	$2,170	$3	$4,678
1984	$111	$12	$9	$0	$0	$343	$4,678
1985	$68	$174	$101	$1,871	$897	$2	$3,664
1985	$101	$37	$9	$0	$0	$404	$3,664
1986	$0	$276	$39	$2,279	$645	$3	$3,791
1986	$136	$16	$12	$0	$0	$385	$3,791
1987	$0	$330	$205	$2,450	$737	$1	$4,179
1987	$138	$0	$12	$0	$0	$306	$4,179
1988	$0	$460	$44	$2,067	$759	$1	$3,806
1988	$137	$9	$0	$0	$0	$329	$3,806
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1990	$0	$475	$45	$2,415	$1,306	$22	$5,070
1990	$181	$125	$161	$0	$0	$340	$5,070
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1991	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1992	$0	$452	$72	$1,725	$874	$24	$4,069
1992	$185	$0	$195	$0	$0	$542	$4,069
1993	$0	$473	$75	$1,804	$912	$25	$4,228
1993	$193	$0	$195	$0	$0	$551	$4,228
1994	$0	$497	$79	$1,798	$744	$26	$4,700
1994	$200	$0	$324	$0	$0	$1,032	$4,700
1995	$0	$500	$79	$1,807	$748	$26	$4,781
1995	$201	$0	$297	$0	$0	$1,123	$4,781
1996	$0	$670	$79	$1,837	$764	$27	$5,073
1996	$223	$0	$304	$0	$0	$1,169	$5,073
1997	$0	$926	$101	$2,059	$2,310	$12	$9,695
1997	$420	$0	$549	$0	$0	$3,318	$9,695
1998	$38	$1,324	$252	$2,048	$1,098	$32	$9,260
1998	$1,017	$5	$1,023	$0	$0	$2,423	$9,260
1999	$0	$1,173	$207	$2,103	$2,072	$104	$7,480
1999	$860	$5	$574	$0	$0	$382	$7,480
2000	$0	$1,244	$220	$2,230	$2,197	$110	$7,884
2000	$912	$5	$561	$0	$0	$405	$7,884
2001	$90	$1,874	$357	$2,284	$1,357	$36	$9,768
2001	$1,961	$33	$628	$0	$0	$1,148	$9,768
2002	$99	$1,455	$275	$2,249	$1,537	$39	$9,702
2002	$1,899	$10	$607	$0	$0	$1,532	$9,702
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$109	$1,893	$357	$4,882	$1,261	$12	$13,595
2004	$822	$14	$426	$0	$0	$3,819	$13,595
2005	$107	$1,747	$386	$5,053	$1,286	$19	$13,825
2005	$603	$0	$114	$1,826	$0	$2,684	$13,825
2006	$124	$2,081	$455	$5,428	$1,240	$18	$14,869
2006	$877	$51	$400	$1,340	$0	$2,855	$14,869

Jefferson County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Criminal Information Back to top
: 581

Jefferson County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Jefferson County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	1,452	14.91%
10-19 Years	1,695	17.40%
20-29 Years	1,438	14.76%
30-39 Years	1,344	13.80%
40-49 Years	1,520	15.61%
50-59 Years	862	8.85%
60-69 Years	672	6.90%
70-79 Years	438	4.50%
80-89 Years	260	2.67%
90+ Years	59	0.61%

Jefferson County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	4,845	49.74%
Female	4,895	50.26%

Jefferson County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	8,373	85.97%
Caucasian	1,263	12.97%
Hispanic/Latino	64	0.66%
Multiracial	21	0.22%
Asian	10	0.10%
Amerindian	8	0.08%
Pacific Islander	1	0.01%
Other Race	0	0.00%

Jefferson County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	576	24.53%
2.	Irish	419	17.84%
3.	African	407	17.33%
4.	English	275	11.71%
5.	German	159	6.77%
6.	Italian	124	5.28%
7.	Scotch Irish	96	4.09%
8.	European	80	3.41%
9.	French Non-Basque	74	3.15%
10.	Welsh	32	1.36%

Jefferson County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	17,887	97.85%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	240	1.31%
3.	French	125	0.68%
4.	Korean	14	0.08%
5.	Hindi	4	0.02%
6.	Vietnamese	4	0.02%
7.	African	4	0.02%
8.	Other Indic	2	0.01%

Jefferson County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	19,655	99.74%
Naturalized immigrant	26	0.13%
Not a citizen	26	0.13%

Jefferson County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Jefferson County Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Fayette	Lorman
Harriston	Union Church

Jefferson County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

39069	39096
39081	39668