Jefferson County, Oregon Demographics

Jefferson County is 1st in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Jefferson County is 4th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Income below poverty line

Jefferson County is 4th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in People per household

Jefferson County is 4th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Jefferson County is 6th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Jefferson County is 7th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Jefferson County is 9th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Jefferson County is 12th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Foreign born residents

Jefferson County is 14th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Home ownership rate

Jefferson County is 14th in Oregon out of 36 other counties in Race - Two or More

Size Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Current population (2012)	21,749	26th	3,899,353	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,780.8	19th	95,988.0	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	12.2	23rd	39.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Residents younger than 5	7.1%	4th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.8%	7th	22.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.6%	22nd	14.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.6%	30th	88.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	16.5%	28th	29.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Race - White	76.6%	36th	88.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.0%	9th	2.0%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	18.4%	1st	1.8%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	31st	4.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	23rd	0.4%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	3.2%	14th	3.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	19.8%	6th	12.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	60.8%	36th	77.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Female residents	48.0%	33rd	50.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.3%	12th	9.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Housing units	9,810	26th	1,684,193	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.3%	20th	23.3%	25.9%
Households	7,844	27th	1,509,554	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.9%	14th	63.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$182,100	23rd	$252,600	$186,200
People per household	2.7	4th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	19	26th	10,608	829,658

Income Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Income per capita	$20,300	34th	$26,561	$27,915
Income per household	$42,867	19th	$49,850	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.2%	4th	14.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Jefferson County	Rank	Oregon	US
Non-farm private establishments	348	28th	106,340	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	3,421	28th	1,341,841	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,466	28th	348,154	27,092,908
Retail sales	$165,302	26th	$50,370,919	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,056	30th	$13,494	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$45,756	21st	$7,555,764	$613,795,732