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 Criminal Information
  9. Jefferson Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Jefferson Zip Codes


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Jefferson Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,532
  • Land Area (2000): 2,048.387 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 47.430 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,185
Jefferson Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,695 24.30%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 2,630 13.61%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 11,998 62.09%

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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 660 12.94%
2. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 583 11.43%
3. Educational Services 244 4.78%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 215 4.22%
5. Food Manufacturing 192 3.76%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 187 3.67%
7. Finance and Insurance 172 3.37%
8. Public Administration 167 3.27%
9. Health Care 152 2.98%
10. Metal Manufactuing 150 2.94%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 143 2.80%
12. Truck Transportation 140 2.75%
13. Repair and Maintenance 138 2.71%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 123 2.41%
15. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 119 2.33%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 107 2.10%
17. Accommodation and Food Services 102 2.00%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 96 1.88%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 83 1.63%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 80 1.57%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 836 18.30%
2. Educational Services 649 14.20%
3. Finance and Insurance 384 8.40%
4. Social Assistance 212 4.64%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 185 4.05%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 160 3.50%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 141 3.09%
8. Public Administration 113 2.47%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 112 2.45%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 105 2.30%
11. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 90 1.97%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 87 1.90%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 87 1.90%
14. Construction 75 1.64%
15. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 73 1.60%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 72 1.58%
17. Food Manufacturing 65 1.42%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 63 1.38%
19. Department and Other General Stores 62 1.36%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 62 1.36%

Jefferson Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Farmers and Farm Managers 419 8.22%
2. Other Production Occupations 350 6.86%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 263 5.16%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 238 4.67%
5. Other Management Occupations 229 4.49%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 225 4.41%
7. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 212 4.16%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 189 3.71%
9. Top Executives 176 3.45%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 175 3.43%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 146 2.86%
12. Agricultural Workers 128 2.51%
13. Assemblers and Fabricators 115 2.25%
14. Electricians 115 2.25%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 113 2.22%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 112 2.20%
17. Carpenters 110 2.16%
18. Engineers 97 1.90%
19. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 95 1.86%
20. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 87 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Registered Nurses 255 5.58%
2. Secretaries and Admins 253 5.54%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 233 5.10%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 231 5.06%
5. Other Management Occupations 185 4.05%
6. Other Production Occupations 157 3.44%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 155 3.39%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 146 3.20%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 143 3.13%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 126 2.76%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 125 2.74%
12. Child Care Workers 118 2.58%
13. Business Operations Specialists 113 2.47%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 104 2.28%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 102 2.23%
16. Cashiers 98 2.14%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 94 2.06%
18. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 92 2.01%
19. Customer Service Representatives 83 1.82%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 83 1.82%

Jefferson Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 8,626 58.19%
15-35 hours 1,916 12.92%
1-14 hours 581 3.92%
No regular hours 3,701 24.97%

Jefferson Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 349 3.88%
5 AM-5:29 AM 281 3.12%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 410 4.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 817 9.08%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,164 12.93%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,563 17.36%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,752 19.46%
8 AM-8:29 AM 881 9.79%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 288 3.20%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 216 2.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 137 1.52%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 59 0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM 522 5.80%
4 PM-11:59 PM 562 6.24%

Jefferson Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 518 5.75%
5-9 1,496 16.62%
10-14 989 10.99%
15-19 1,226 13.62%
20-24 1,442 16.02%
25-29 882 9.80%
30-34 1,219 13.54%
35-39 164 1.82%
40-44 226 2.51%
45-59 487 5.41%
60-89 228 2.53%
At least 90 124 1.38%

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 11 0.12% 6,542 72.68%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,609 17.88%
45-59 0 0.00% 487 5.41%
At least 60 0 0.00% 352 3.91%

Jefferson Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 30 0.31%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 985 10.07%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 7,767 79.42%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 13 0.13%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 11 0.11%
Color 6 Box Walked 195 1.99%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 779 7.97%

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Jefferson Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 7,056 (18,597 people)
Families (2000): 5,586 (16,698 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,100
People at same address in 1995: 12,243
Jefferson Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 478 6.59%
$10,000-$14,999 346 4.77%
$15,000-$19,999 400 5.51%
$20,000-$24,999 408 5.62%
$25,000-$29,999 470 6.48%
$30,000-$34,999 454 6.26%
$35,000-$39,999 443 6.11%
$40,000-$44,999 405 5.58%
$45,000-$49,999 381 5.25%
$50,000-$59,999 849 11.70%
$60,000-$74,999 851 11.73%
$75,000-$99,999 855 11.79%
$100,000-$124,999 450 6.20%
$125,000-$149,999 184 2.54%
$150,000-$199,999 130 1.79%
$200,000 or more 150 2.07%

Jefferson Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,450 19.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,628 35.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 222 3.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,092 14.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 26 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,143 15.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 15 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 556 7.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 148 2.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 59 0.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Jefferson Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,001 28.11%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 3,496 16.37%
Public Assistance 135 0.63%
Retirement 1,046 4.90%
Self Employment 1,767 8.28%
Social Security 2,005 9.39%
Supplemental Security 211 0.99%
Wage / Salary 5,674 26.57%
Other 1,017 4.76%

Jefferson Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,871 56.65%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,197 43.35%

Jefferson Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 448 6.00%
Color 1 Box Married 5,194 69.55%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,644 22.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 182 2.44%

Jefferson Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 528 6.81%
Color 1 Box Married 5,259 67.82%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,210 15.60%
Color 3 Box Widowed 757 9.76%

Jefferson Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Jefferson Education Information Back to top
Jefferson Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 557 3.96%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,228 8.72%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,442 38.65%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,039 21.58%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,074 7.63%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,928 13.69%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 813 5.77%

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 240 1.23% 144 0.74% 384 1.97%
Kindergarten 190 0.97% 18 0.09% 208 1.06%
Grades 1-4 1,081 5.53% 130 0.67% 1,211 6.20%
Grades 5-8 1,196 6.12% 145 0.74% 1,341 6.87%
Grades 9-12 1,461 7.48% 36 0.18% 1,497 7.66%
Undergrad college 335 1.72% 86 0.44% 421 2.16%
Graduate or professional school 55 0.28% 34 0.17% 89 0.46%
Total 4,558 23.34% 593 3.04% 5,151 26.37%

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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 18,022 94.68%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,012 5.32%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 51
Jefferson Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2005 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.224 1.119 11.859 0.000 12.978
2006 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 8.804 0.677 9.481
2007 0.461 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.461 0.000 0.922 5.073 0.461 6.456

Jefferson Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 7
2005 0 7
2006 0 7
2007 0 7

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Jefferson Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Jefferson Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,565 13.13%
10-19 Years 3,178 16.27%
20-29 Years 1,437 7.36%
30-39 Years 2,636 13.50%
40-49 Years 3,494 17.89%
50-59 Years 2,591 13.27%
60-69 Years 1,603 8.21%
70-79 Years 1,242 6.36%
80-89 Years 653 3.34%
90+ Years 133 0.68%

Jefferson Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,782 50.08%
Color 1 Box Female 9,750 49.92%

Jefferson Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 19,100 97.79%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 199 1.02%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 78 0.40%
Color 2 Box Asian 65 0.33%
Color 1 Box African-American 45 0.23%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 34 0.17%
Color 6 Box Other Race 9 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Jefferson Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,699 39.03%
2. Irish 2,628 13.32%
3. English 2,112 10.71%
4. United States Or American 1,533 7.77%
5. Norwegian 984 4.99%
6. Dutch 675 3.42%
7. Swedish 646 3.27%
8. French Non-Basque 573 2.90%
9. Czech 396 2.01%
10. Italian 354 1.79%

Jefferson Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 17,666 96.81%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 335 1.84%
3. German 73 0.40%
4. French 67 0.37%
5. Laotian 18 0.10%
6. African 16 0.09%
7. Other Indic 13 0.07%
8. Russian 12 0.07%
9. Tagalog 12 0.07%
10. Other Slavic 11 0.06%

Jefferson Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 19,149 99.10%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 78 0.40%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 96 0.50%

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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
50129