Jefferson

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  1. Jefferson Legal Resources
  2. Jefferson Statistics
  3. Jefferson Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Jefferson Employment Information
  5. Jefferson Family Information
  6. Jefferson Education Information
  7. Jefferson Public Benefits Information
  8. Jefferson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Jefferson Zip Codes


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Jefferson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,527
  • Land Area (2000): 550.429 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.671 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,320
Jefferson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,246 11.54%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 496 2.55%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 16,724 85.91%

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Jefferson Employment Information Back to top
Jefferson Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 743 15.13%
2. Metal Manufactuing 405 8.25%
3. Public Administration 228 4.64%
4. Truck Transportation 210 4.28%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 195 3.97%
6. Repair and Maintenance 192 3.91%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 191 3.89%
8. Educational Services 180 3.66%
9. Health Care 180 3.66%
10. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 134 2.73%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 125 2.54%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 121 2.46%
13. Utilities 119 2.42%
14. Mining 106 2.16%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 103 2.10%
16. Finance and Insurance 95 1.93%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 85 1.73%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 84 1.71%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 77 1.57%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 75 1.53%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 757 19.96%
2. Educational Services 393 10.36%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 207 5.46%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 196 5.17%
5. Finance and Insurance 176 4.64%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 145 3.82%
7. Social Assistance 118 3.11%
8. Department and Other General Stores 116 3.06%
9. Public Administration 111 2.93%
10. Personal and Laundry Services 106 2.79%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 104 2.74%
12. Metal Manufactuing 71 1.87%
13. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 68 1.79%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 64 1.69%
15. Other Transportation 64 1.69%
16. Construction 63 1.66%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 62 1.63%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 61 1.61%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 56 1.48%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 1.29%

Jefferson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 373 7.59%
2. Other Production Occupations 323 6.58%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 288 5.86%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 275 5.60%
5. Other Management Occupations 225 4.58%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 215 4.38%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 187 3.81%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 178 3.62%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 143 2.91%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 140 2.85%
11. Carpenters 123 2.50%
12. Assemblers and Fabricators 103 2.10%
13. Other Office and Admin Support 100 2.04%
14. Construction Laborers 96 1.95%
15. Other Construction Trades 92 1.87%
16. Farmers and Farm Managers 89 1.81%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 87 1.77%
18. Engineers 85 1.73%
19. Top Executives 78 1.59%
20. Other Material Moving Workers 77 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 329 8.67%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 209 5.51%
3. Registered Nurses 208 5.48%
4. Cashiers 171 4.51%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 153 4.03%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 142 3.74%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 141 3.72%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 130 3.43%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 128 3.37%
10. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 122 3.22%
11. Customer Service Representatives 119 3.14%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 117 3.08%
13. Other Production Occupations 112 2.95%
14. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 105 2.77%
15. Other Management Occupations 93 2.45%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 82 2.16%
17. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 81 2.14%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 80 2.11%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 79 2.08%
20. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 78 2.06%

Jefferson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,780 50.01%
15-35 hours 1,589 10.21%
1-14 hours 333 2.14%
No regular hours 5,854 37.63%

Jefferson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 397 4.84%
5 AM-5:29 AM 471 5.74%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 504 6.14%
6 AM-6:29 AM 843 10.27%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 982 11.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,170 14.26%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,113 13.56%
8 AM-8:29 AM 750 9.14%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 313 3.81%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 305 3.72%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 171 2.08%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 80 0.98%
Noon-3:59 PM 455 5.55%
4 PM-11:59 PM 651 7.93%

Jefferson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 281 3.42%
5-9 656 8.00%
10-14 907 11.05%
15-19 1,182 14.41%
20-24 1,336 16.28%
25-29 711 8.67%
30-34 1,054 12.85%
35-39 290 3.53%
40-44 310 3.78%
45-59 770 9.38%
60-89 474 5.78%
At least 90 234 2.85%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 19 0.23% 5,054 61.60%
30-44 2 0.02% 1,652 20.13%
45-59 0 0.00% 770 9.38%
At least 60 0 0.00% 708 8.63%

Jefferson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.06%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 748 8.81%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,241 85.33%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 48 0.57%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 21 0.25%
Color 6 Box Walked 142 1.67%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 281 3.31%

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Jefferson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,313 (18,752 people)
Families (2000): 5,481 (16,402 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,197
People at same address in 1995: 13,447
Jefferson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 516 7.06%
$10,000-$14,999 502 6.86%
$15,000-$19,999 573 7.84%
$20,000-$24,999 430 5.88%
$25,000-$29,999 612 8.37%
$30,000-$34,999 613 8.38%
$35,000-$39,999 445 6.09%
$40,000-$44,999 431 5.89%
$45,000-$49,999 403 5.51%
$50,000-$59,999 731 10.00%
$60,000-$74,999 858 11.73%
$75,000-$99,999 753 10.30%
$100,000-$124,999 252 3.45%
$125,000-$149,999 85 1.16%
$150,000-$199,999 66 0.90%
$200,000 or more 43 0.59%

Jefferson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,585 21.77%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,361 32.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 214 2.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,326 18.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 16 0.22%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,121 15.40%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 452 6.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 130 1.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 65 0.89%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Jefferson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 5,556 27.27%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,086 15.14%
Public Assistance 139 0.68%
Retirement 1,680 8.24%
Self Employment 752 3.69%
Social Security 2,366 11.61%
Supplemental Security 312 1.53%
Wage / Salary 5,393 26.47%
Other 1,093 5.36%

Jefferson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,711 57.90%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,971 42.10%

Jefferson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 591 7.78%
Color 1 Box Married 5,050 66.51%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,718 22.63%
Color 3 Box Widowed 234 3.08%

Jefferson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 650 7.90%
Color 1 Box Married 5,231 63.61%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,327 16.14%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,016 12.35%

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Jefferson Education Information Back to top
Jefferson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 771 5.14%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,842 12.28%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,934 46.23%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,410 16.07%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 915 6.10%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,473 9.82%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 653 4.35%

Jefferson Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 135 0.69% 107 0.55% 242 1.24%
Kindergarten 130 0.67% 20 0.10% 150 0.77%
Grades 1-4 937 4.80% 101 0.52% 1,038 5.32%
Grades 5-8 1,111 5.69% 92 0.47% 1,203 6.16%
Grades 9-12 945 4.84% 71 0.36% 1,016 5.20%
Undergrad college 415 2.13% 135 0.69% 550 2.82%
Graduate or professional school 43 0.22% 58 0.30% 101 0.52%
Total 3,716 19.03% 584 2.99% 4,300 22.02%

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Jefferson Public Benefits Information Back to top
Jefferson Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 17,308 91.97%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,511 8.03%

Jefferson 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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Jefferson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,297 11.76%
10-19 Years 2,684 13.75%
20-29 Years 1,760 9.01%
30-39 Years 2,669 13.67%
40-49 Years 3,312 16.96%
50-59 Years 2,470 12.65%
60-69 Years 1,701 8.71%
70-79 Years 1,493 7.65%
80-89 Years 955 4.89%
90+ Years 186 0.95%

Jefferson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,522 48.76%
Color 1 Box Female 10,005 51.24%

Jefferson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 19,186 98.25%
Color 1 Box African-American 128 0.66%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 90 0.46%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 71 0.36%
Color 2 Box Asian 31 0.16%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 12 0.06%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Jefferson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 6,196 30.27%
2. Irish 2,673 13.06%
3. English 2,111 10.31%
4. Italian 1,619 7.91%
5. Polish 1,457 7.12%
6. United States Or American 1,143 5.58%
7. Scotch Irish 823 4.02%
8. Slovak 609 2.98%
9. French Non-Basque 508 2.48%
10. Welsh 454 2.22%

Jefferson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,947 97.54%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 177 0.96%
3. Other West Germanic 57 0.31%
4. Italian 40 0.22%
5. German 40 0.22%
6. French 38 0.21%
7. Polish 24 0.13%
8. Tagalog 18 0.10%
9. Other Slavic 14 0.08%
10. Serbo Croatian 12 0.07%

Jefferson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,312 99.21%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 108 0.55%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 46 0.24%

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Jefferson 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 Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
15344