Jefferson County, Washington (WA)

Races in Jefferson County, Washington:

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $391,327

Here:	$391,327
State:	$372,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $508,061

Here:	$508,061
State:	$328,576

In 2-unit structures: $405,089

Here:	$405,089
State:	$284,354

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $111,652

Here:	$111,652
State:	$289,976

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $381,814

Here:	$381,814
State:	$305,496

Mobile homes: $116,899

Here:	$116,899
State:	$110,572

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $87,069

Here:	$87,069
State:	$127,350

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 40
• Burglaries: 255
• Thefts: 332
• Auto thefts: 32

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 212
• Thefts: 292
• Auto thefts: 27

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,282 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $2,403 (0.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $579 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1029 a month.

Cities in this county include: Discovery Bay, Oak Bay, Port Townsend, Port Hadlock-Irondale, Quilcene Bay, Port Ludlow, Marrowstone, Brinnon, West End, Quilcene.

Neighboring counties: Benson County, North Dakota , Beltrami County, Minnesota , King County , Lincoln County , Whatcom County .

Current college students: 678
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,040 (68% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,181
• One, attached: 252
• Two: 249
• 3 or 4: 216
• 5 to 9: 150
• 10 to 19: 136
• 20 or more: 366
• Mobile homes: 2,177
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 417

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 3,711 (353 second mortgage, 356 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,588

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Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Washington Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, Mudslides, and a Tornado, Incident Period: December 01, 2015 to December 14, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4253: February 02, 2016, FEMA Id: 4253, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Washington Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 12, 2015 to November 21, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4249: January 15, 2016, FEMA Id: 4249, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood, Wind
• Washington Severe Windstorm, Incident Period: August 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4242: October 15, 2015, FEMA Id: 4242, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Washington Severe Winter Storm, Landslides, Mudslides, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 06, 2009 to January 16, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1817: January 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1817, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: December 12, 2008 to January 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1825: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1825, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
• Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: December 01, 2007 to December 17, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1734: December 08, 2007, FEMA Id: 1734, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: November 02, 2006 to November 11, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1671: December 12, 2006, FEMA Id: 1671, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Severe Storms, Flooding, Tidal Surge, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: January 27, 2006 to February 04, 2006, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1641: May 17, 2006, FEMA Id: 1641, Natural disaster type: Storm, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Washington Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3227: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3227, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Washington Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: October 15, 2003 to October 23, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1499: November 07, 2003, FEMA Id: 1499, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,084 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.47% relocated from other counties in Washington ($23,653 average AGI)
3.39% relocated from other states ($26,431 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.39%
Washington average:	3.33%

from Kitsap County, WA	0.88% ($47,057 average AGI)
from King County, WA	0.85% ($65,382)
from Clallam County, WA	0.37% ($38,182)
from Snohomish County, WA	0.22% ($48,692)
from Thurston County, WA	0.22% ($30,769)
from Pierce County, WA	0.18% ($30,909)
from Whatcom County, WA	0.14% ($41,882)

6.26% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,004 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($324 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.08%
Washington average:	0.14%

3.68% relocated to other counties in Washington ($22,837 average AGI)
2.50% relocated to other states ($12,842 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	2.50%
Washington average:	2.98%

to King County, WA	0.91% ($41,679 average AGI)
to Kitsap County, WA	0.72% ($44,360)
to Clallam County, WA	0.61% ($32,411)
to Pierce County, WA	0.26% ($46,226)
to Snohomish County, WA	0.26% ($39,839)
to Whatcom County, WA	0.18% ($29,333)
to Thurston County, WA	0.13% ($22,875)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 155.5. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 22,257 (6,079 male householders, 2,315 female householders)

  6,904 spouses, 5,283 children (4,737 natural, 227 adopted, 319 stepchildren), 372 grandchildren, 156 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 174 other relatives, 686 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,984 (2,616 male householders (2,036 living alone)), 3,039 female householders (2,491 living alone)), 1,329 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 631 (507 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,456 2-persons, 1,418 3-persons, 919 4-persons, 351 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,527 1-person, 991 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 33 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 5 6-persons.

3,342 married couples with children.
1,429 single-parent households (367 men, 1,062 women).

96.0% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 50% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $210,761,000 ($7,498 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,638,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $117,257,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,229,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $310,000
Federal grants: $40,052,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,989,000 ($8,309,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,924,000 ($2,827,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,125,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,347,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,156,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.64 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

54% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Washington.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11,464
• Northeast: 1,750
• Midwest: 3,789
• South: 1,797
• West: 5,836

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $179,200

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 469
• Number of aged recipients: 26
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 443
• Number of recipients under 18: 49
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 357
• Number of recipients older than 64: 63
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 150
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 232