Jefferson County, GA Demographic Data
Jefferson County, GA Summary
Jefferson County is located in Georgia
- Population: 16,817
- Area: 529.67 sq. miles
- Land Area: 526.49 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.18 sq. miles
- Population Density: 31.75 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 335.63 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Jefferson County, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,366
52%
50.8
Male
7,835
48%
49.2
Total Population
16,201
323,128,000
Jefferson County, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,215
7.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,034
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,153
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,037
6.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,028
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,905
11.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,790
11.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,139
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,019
6.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,146
7.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,589
9.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
843
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
303
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,145
75.0%
77.2
Female
6,452
53.1%
51.3
Male
5,693
46.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,621
71.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,413
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,735
16.9%
15.2
Female
1,630
59.6%
55.8
Male
1,105
40.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Jefferson County, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,967
98.6%
96.8
White
7,000
43.2%
72.6
Black or African American
8,760
54.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.1%
0.8
Asian
33
0.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
8
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
17
0.1%
0.2
Korean
8
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
150
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
234
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
558
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
387
2.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
171
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,643
96.6%
82.2
Jefferson County, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
865
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,876
17.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,440
41.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,759
16.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
676
6.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
766
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
352
3.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,741
25.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
7,993
74.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,118
10.4%
31.2
Jefferson County, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,575
35.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,376
42.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,503
11.7%
11.0%
Separated
353
2.8%
2.0
Widowed
992
7.8
5.8%
Jefferson County, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,608
97.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
378
2.5%
21.6%
Spanish
276
1.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
76
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
26
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Jefferson County, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
954
16.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
646
11.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
924
15.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
831
14.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
685
11.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
985
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
413
7.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
295
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
54
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
68
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
28,417
57,617
Per capita income
16,986
31,128
Jefferson County, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
290
5.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
239
4.5%
9.8
Construction
349
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,224
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
246
4.6%
6.6
Information
14
0.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
997
18.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
290
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
198
3.7%
11.4
Public administration
445
8.3%
4.6
Retail trade
586
11.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
415
7.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
47
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
735
13.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,235
23.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,239
23.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,023
19.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,108
20.7%
18.1%
Jefferson County, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,289
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,325
81.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
645
12.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.5%
5.1
Walked
150
2.8%
2.7
Other means
18
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
125
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.6
26.6
Jefferson County, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,003
17.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,902
32.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,792
30.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,158
19.8%
21.0
Jefferson County, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,855
80.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,791
64.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,064
35.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,383
19.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Jefferson County, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,238
1 room
78
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
22
0.3%
2.7
3 rooms
401
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,055
14.6%
16.5
5 rooms
1,977
27.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,649
22.8%
17.8
7 rooms
860
11.9%
12.0
8 rooms
568
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
628
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Jefferson County, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,238
1-unit, detached
4,452
61.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
51
0.7%
5.9
2-units
282
3.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
236
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
222
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
20
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
33
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
1,931
26.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
11
0.2%
0.1
Jefferson County, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
687
9.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
315
4.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
651
9.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
854
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,654
22.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
985
13.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,323
18.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
622
8.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
147
2.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Jefferson County, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,035
17.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,098
18.8%
4.7
Electricity
3,531
60.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
13
0.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
157
2.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
21
0.4%
1.1
Jefferson County, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,573
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
2
0.1%
7.0%
Less than $500
9
0.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
1.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
146
9.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
577
36.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
816
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
695
44.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
177
11.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
166
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
160
10.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
374
23.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
1
0.0%
0.0%
Jefferson County, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,870
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
11
0.6%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
107
5.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
841
45.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
911
48.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
194
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
536
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
217
12.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
206
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
132
7.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
255
14.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
140
7.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
826
46.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
288
0.0%
0.0%
Jefferson County, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,791
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,322
34.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,224
32.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
488
12.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
304
8.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
316
8.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
90
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
47
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
67,800
205,000
