County population in 2016: 31,254 (43% urban, 57% rural); it was 25,953 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,988 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 4,445 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 8,865 Renter-occupied apartments: 3,616 (it was 2,780 in 2000)
% of renters here:
24%
State:
36%
Land area: 1814 sq. mi.
Water area: 369.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 17 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Jefferson County: 89.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $2,490 (0.7%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $2,510 (0.8%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 10.6%
Jefferson County:
10.6%
Washington:
11.3%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 74.6% for Black residents, 23.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 42.4% for American Indian residents, 20.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 30.1% for other race residents, 15.8% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 56.3 years old
(Males: 55.5 years old, Females: 57.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 57.8 years old, Black residents: 25.4 years old, American Indian residents: 46.7 years old, Asian residents: 54.7 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27.8 years old, Other race residents: 32.8 years old)
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.
Current college students: 678 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,583 (59.7% naturalized citizens)
Jefferson County:
5.1%
Whole state:
14.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 215
2000 to 2009: 188
1990 to 1999: 186
1980 to 1989: 142
1970 to 1979: 87
Before 1970: 574
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson County population
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: 14,014
One, attached: 362
Two: 193
3 or 4: 197
5 to 9: 294
10 to 19: 263
20 to 49: 296
50 or more: 146
Mobile homes: 2,164
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 264
Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 5,428 (117 second mortgage, 589 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 4,905
Here:
55.6% with mortgage
State:
69.0% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Jefferson County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
2,747
19
Catholic
1,786
1
Other
1,490
12
Mainline Protestant
1,351
9
Orthodox
100
1
None
22,398
-
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: 8
Jefferson County:
2.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
This county:
1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
Jefferson County:
3.09 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:
2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 45
This county:
15.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:
6.9%
Washington:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:
20.8%
State:
25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.2%
State:
13.9%
Agriculture in Jefferson County:
Average size of farms: 59 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32,232 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $284.75 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.25% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.38% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $31,350 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 27.91% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 13.43% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $24,513 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.41% Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.93 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.41% Vegetables: 28 harvested acres Land in orchards: 51 acres
Earthquake activity:
Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is near Washington state average. It is 136% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 53.0 miles away from Jefferson County center, causing $80,000,000 total damage On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the county center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from the county center, causing $28,000,000 total damage On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 55.3 miles away from the county center On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from Jefferson County center On 1/31/1922 at 13:17:28, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK) earthquake occurred 508.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
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.
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (19) is greater than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 18 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 12, Mudslides: 8, Landslides: 7, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Earthquake: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
Production occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (19%)
Management occupations (12%)
Sales and related occupations (9%)
Education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Personal care and service occupations (8%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Canada (14%)
Other Central America (13%)
Germany (11%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (10%)
Korea (8%)
England (7%)
Mexico (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County (%):
German (12%)
English (10%)
Irish (7%)
Norwegian (6%)
American (5%)
European (5%)
Scottish (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 8,369 (74.2%)
Carpooled: 881 (7.8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 62 (0.5%)
Ferryboat: 43 (0.4%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 202 (1.8%)
Bicycle: 154 (1.4%)
Walked: 544 (4.8%)
Worked at home: 1,018 (9.0%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Washington in 2000:
95 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
62 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
10 people in nursing homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Washington in 2010:
377 people in state prisons
87 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
53 people in maritime/merchant vessels
43 people in correctional residential facilities
24 people in residential treatment centers for adults
13 people in other noninstitutional facilities
12 people in group homes intended for adults
12 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
10 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $54,702.
6.86% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($50,084 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.86%
Washington average:
6.54%
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%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.4 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.5
Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County
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
Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Jefferson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2013: 17.9% Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2013: 7.7%
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: 7,668 (6,870 aged, 798 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 416 (8%)
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, Washington in 1999 - 2014:
Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (395)
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (193)
Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (191)
Malignant neoplasm of prostate (105)
Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (81)
Breast, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (76)
Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (71)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 3.56 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,393 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 89 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,448
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 635 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,040 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 14
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 80
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 24
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 155.5. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 31,254
In family households: 23,642 (4,821 male householders, 3,757 female householders)
7,391 spouses, 5,761 children (5,106 natural, 194 adopted, 441 stepchildren), 409 grandchildren, 177 brothers or sisters, 307 parents, 314 other relatives, 701 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,799 (2,134 male householders (1,641 living alone)), 3,192 female householders (2,578 living alone)), 1,450 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 819
Size of family households: 6,028 2-persons, 1,270 3-persons, 861 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 153 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.
2,868 married couples with children.
778 single-parent households (233 men, 545 women).
96.2% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very 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:
Births: 1,107
Here:
39 per 1000 residents
State:
66 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 1,525
Here:
53 per 1000 residents
State:
38 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +125
Here:
+4 per 1000 residents
State:
+21 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: +2,696
Here:
+94 per 1000 residents
State:
+13 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.64 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.8
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 380
2010 to 2013: 445
2000 to 2009: 3,144
1990 to 1999: 4,388
1980 to 1989: 2,691
1970 to 1979: 3,232
1960 to 1969: 1,176
1950 to 1959: 814
1940 to 1949: 478
1939 or earlier: 1,450
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Washington
Note: State values scaled to Jefferson County population
no vehicle: 252
1 vehicle: 2,678
2 vehicles: 4,398
3 vehicles: 1,816
4 vehicles: 678
5+ vehicles: 469
no vehicle: 392
1 vehicle: 1,576
2 vehicles: 960
3 vehicles: 561
4 vehicles: 131
5+ vehicles: 21
82% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Washington.
Jefferson County:
82.3%
State average:
82.3%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 12,890
Other state: 16,372
Northeast: 2,765
Midwest: 3,922
South: 2,158
West: 7,534
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
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