Jefferson County, Kansas Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jefferson County is 1st in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Home ownership rate

Jefferson County is 7th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Home median value

Jefferson County is 7th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Income per household

Jefferson County is 8th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Jefferson County is 9th in Kansas out of 105 other counties in Income per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Current population (2012) 18,945 30th 2,885,905 313,914,040
Size in square miles 532.6 96th 81,758.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 35.9 21st 34.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.3% 86th 7.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.6% 51st 25.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.5% 75th 13.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 92.8% 8th 89.5% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 22.8% 21st 29.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Race - White 96.3% 42nd 87.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.6% 75th 6.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0% 39th 1.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.2% 97th 2.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 88th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.7% 48th 2.7% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 89th 11.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.4% 24th 77.5% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Female residents 49.1% 86th 50.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 100th 6.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Housing units 8,157 29th 1,237,651 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 4.0% 92nd 17.6% 25.9%
Households 7,401 30th 1,104,479 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 85.2% 1st 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $135,800 7th $125,500 $186,200
People per household 2.5 24th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 36 22nd 6,252 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Income per capita $26,461 9th $26,545 $27,915
Income per household $58,083 7th $50,594 $52,762
Income below poverty line 6.3% 99th 12.6% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Kansas US
Non-farm private establishments 311 38th 73,598 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 2,160 49th 1,113,423 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,528 28th 237,040 27,092,908
Retail sales $71,260 46th $34,538,332 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $3,880 96th $12,444 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $4,409 53rd $4,192,347 $613,795,732

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