County population in 2014: 32,494 (55% urban, 45% rural); it was 31,705 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,277 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,917 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 9,067 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,441 (it was 3,081 in 2000)
% of renters here:
25%
State:
30%
Land area: 361 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 90 people per square mile (average).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Jefferson County: 79.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (17.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.6%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (14.9%).
Estimated median household income in 2015: $46,903 ($38,189 in 1999)
This county:
$46,903
Indiana:
$50,532
Median contract rent in 2015 for apartments: $528 (lower quartile is $430, upper quartile is $642)
This county:
$528
State:
$603
Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $118,238 (it was $84,700 in 2000)
Jefferson:
$118,238
Indiana:
$131,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,941 - $177,090 Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $963 Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $360
Institutionalized population: 1,072
Single-family new house construction building permits:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $1,002 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $755 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 14.5%
(13.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 4.4% for Black residents, 77.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 89.9% for other race residents, 2.4% for two or more races residents)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2015: 13.7%
Jefferson County:
13.7%
Indiana:
14.5%
(12.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 3.9% for Black residents, 71.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 85.0% for other race residents, 2.3% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2015: 40 years old
(Males: 40 years old, Females: 41 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 31 years old, American Indian residents: 49 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20 years old, Other race residents: 16 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $402 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jefferson County: Bicknell Country Club (A), Griswold Station (B), Storks Ferry (C), Bicknell Vigo Township Fire Department (D), Johnson - Decker Township Volunteer Fire Department (E), Vincennes Township Fire Department Station 6 (F), Johnson Township Volunteer Fire Department (G), Vincennes Township Fire Department Station 10 (H), Vincennes Township Fire Department Station 5 (I), Palmyra Township Fire Department (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jefferson County include: Bethel Church (A), Hamline Chapel (B), Hermon Church (C), Indiana Church (D), Maria Creek Church (E), Morris Chapel (F), Mount Zion Church (G), New Bethel Church (H), Royal Oak Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Meyer Cemetery (1), Asher Cemetery (2), Beedell Cemetery (3), Begeman Cemetery (4), West Salem Cemetery (5), Fritchton Cemetery (6), Hartley Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Mine Pond (A), Maria Pond (B), Long Pond (C), City Lake (D), Claypole Pond (E), Clear Pond (F), Horseshoe Pond (G), Wabash Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Scott Creek (A), Pond Creek (B), Plass Ditch (C), Wilson Creek (D), Snapp Creek (E), Smalls Creek (F), Kelso Creek (G), Opossum Branch (H), Reel Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 2,077 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 381 (47% naturalized citizens)
Jefferson County:
1.2%
Whole state:
3.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 108
1990 to 1994: 45
1985 to 1989: 35
1980 to 1984: 13
1975 to 1979: 45
1970 to 1974: 13
1970 to 1974: 6
1965 to 1969: 116
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 9,535
One, attached: 332
Two: 565
3 or 4: 397
5 to 9: 381
10 to 19: 284
20 or more: 255
Mobile homes: 1,619
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18
Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 4,445 (481 second mortgage, 715 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,037
Here:
68.6% with mortgage
State:
70.9% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Jefferson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
5,947
32
Evangelical Protestant
5,658
30
Catholic
2,500
1
Other
342
2
Black Protestant
180
1
None
17,801
-
Jefferson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
Jefferson County:
2.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:
0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13
Jefferson County:
3.99 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 23
This county:
7.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:
9.0%
Indiana:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:
31.3%
State:
29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
21.3%
State:
14.3%
Agriculture in Jefferson County:
Average size of farms: 140 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $20,226 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $207.43 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.24% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.20% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17,904 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 52.71% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $29,935 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.67% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.99 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 6.43% Corn for grain: 9324 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 2254 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 35565 harvested acres Vegetables: 22 harvested acres Land in orchards: 74 acres
Tornado activity:
Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 2567470.3 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 2/25/1956, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Jefferson County center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 134.2 miles away from the county center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 132.1 miles away from the county center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 138.1 miles away from the county center On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 131.8 miles away from Jefferson County center On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Indiana Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: February 29, 2012 to March 03, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4058: March 09, 2012, FEMA Id: 4058, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 06, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1997: June 23, 2011, FEMA Id: 1997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1828: March 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1828, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to October 06, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1795: September 23, 2008, FEMA Id: 1795, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
Indiana Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3197: January 11, 2005, FEMA Id: 3197, Natural disaster type: Snow
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2002 to June 07, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1418: June 13, 2002, FEMA Id: 1418, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 17 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 11, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Management occupations (6%)
Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
Material moving occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (16%)
Production occupations (13%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Management occupations (6%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (19%)
Mexico (14%)
United Kingdom (10%)
India (8%)
Canada (7%)
Spain (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County (%):
German (26%)
United States or American (26%)
English (12%)
Irish (10%)
European (2%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 12,210 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,591 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 36 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 23 (0%)
Motorcycle: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 617 (4%)
Other means: 122 (1%)
Worked at home: 369 (2%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Indiana in 2000:
973 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
327 people in nursing homes
180 people in state prisons
129 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
73 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
59 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
47 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
24 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
24 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in religious group quarters
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Indiana in 2010:
814 people in college/university student housing
591 people in state prisons
262 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
106 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
80 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
20 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
16 people in group homes intended for adults
13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
3 people in residential treatment centers for adults
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $49,004.
4.92% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($34,591 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.92%
Indiana average:
5.59%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.81% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($17,658 average AGI)
2.11% relocated from other states ($16,933 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
2.11%
Indiana average:
2.09%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
4.93% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,180 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.93%
Indiana average:
5.83%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.67% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($16,471 average AGI)
2.26% relocated to other states ($14,707 average AGI)
Jefferson County:
2.26%
Indiana average:
2.32%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.2 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jefferson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 16.8% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 8.2%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 5,771 (4,530 aged, 1,241 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 579 (7%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Indiana in 1999 - 2014:
Atherosclerotic heart disease (466)
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (406)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (171)
Unspecified dementia (159)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (131)
Pneumonia, unspecified (110)
Congestive heart failure (106)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (90)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.11 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,220 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 349 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 55,403
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,203 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 925 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 48 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 99
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6 Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 173.9. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
Firearm - 115.9
Other - 58.0
Household type by relationship:
Households: 30,523
In family households: 25,394 (6,129 male householders, 2,327 female householders)
6,380 spouses, 8,355 children (7,553 natural, 194 adopted, 608 stepchildren), 634 grandchildren, 170 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 251 other relatives, 845 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,129 (2,027 male householders (1,564 living alone)), 2,152 female householders (1,877 living alone)), 950 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,905 (1,072 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,032 2-persons, 1,932 3-persons, 1,490 4-persons, 641 5-persons, 239 6-persons, 122 7-or-more-persons.
5,243 married couples with children.
1,765 single-parent households (405 men, 1,360 women).
96.6% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $173,691,000 ($5,409 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $8,568,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $81,132,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,824,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,395,000 Federal grants: $36,726,000 Federal procurement contracts: $3,255,000 ($2,048,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $9,359,000 ($3,828,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $1,338,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,549,000 Federal Government insurance: $23,044,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,874
Here:
58 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,596
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
47 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +76
Here:
+2 per 1000 residents
State:
+9 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +417
Here:
+13 per 1000 residents
State:
-3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.54 millions of gallons per day (53% from ground, 47% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.2
State:
4.2
Year house built
2014 or later: 0
2010 to 2013: 117
2000 to 2009: 1,433
1990 to 1999: 2,238
1980 to 1989: 1,245
1970 to 1979: 2,778
1960 to 1969: 1,987
1950 to 1959: 949
1940 to 1949: 527
1939 or earlier: 3,048
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Indiana
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson County population
no vehicle: 329
1 vehicle: 2,064
2 vehicles: 4,318
3 vehicles: 1,752
4 vehicles: 475
5+ vehicles: 129
no vehicle: 470
1 vehicle: 1,564
2 vehicles: 828
3 vehicles: 174
4 vehicles: 24
5+ vehicles: 21
56% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Indiana.
Jefferson County:
55.8%
State average:
55.7%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 20,935
Northeast: 574
Midwest: 2,772
South: 6,244
West: 623
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,400
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jefferson County
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