Jefferson County, Georgia Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jefferson County is 14th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Jefferson County is 15th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Income below poverty line

Jefferson County is 18th in Georgia out of 159 other counties in Size in square miles

Jefferson County, Georgia Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Current population (2012) 16,432 102nd 9,919,945 313,914,040
Size in square miles 526.5 18th 57,513.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 32.2 126th 168.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Residents younger than 5 6.6% 66th 6.8% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.8% 64th 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.9% 45th 11.5% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 72.0% 130th 84.0% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 8.5% 143rd 27.5% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Race - White 44.4% 145th 62.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 53.9% 14th 31.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 143rd 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 117th 3.5% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 60th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.9% 145th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.4% 102nd 9.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 41.6% 141st 55.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Female residents 51.7% 45th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.5% 127th 9.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Housing units 7,271 107th 4,102,992 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.8% 57th 20.5% 25.9%
Households 6,227 103rd 3,490,754 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 70.4% 89th 66.8% 66.1%
Home median value $69,800 139th $160,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 102nd 2.7 2.6
Building permits (last year) 16 95th 24,350 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Income per capita $14,974 148th $25,383 $27,915
Income per household $29,178 147th $49,736 $52,762
Income below poverty line 28.7% 15th 16.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Georgia US
Non-farm private establishments 314 92nd 214,635 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 3,921 85th 3,328,033 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,266 99th 901,105 27,092,908
Retail sales $129,391 94th $117,516,907 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $7,897 85th $12,326 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $11,202 98th $16,976,235 $613,795,732

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