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Jefferson County, AR

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Overview for Jefferson County, AR
Part of: Pine Bluff AR, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff AR, Combined Statistical Area
 
Map of Jefferson County Jefferson County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 884.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 89.0 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population declined by 1.2%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 49.6% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.0% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.59 persons compared to an average family size of 3.13 persons.

In 2008 manufacturing was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $41,398. Per capita income grew by 18.2% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 78,705 Covered Employment 32,642
   Growth (%) since 1990 -7.9%    Average wage per job $35,028
Households (2000) 30,555 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 17.7%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 35,698    Average wage per job $41,398
Unemployment Rate (2009) 9.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 1.8%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $29,043    Average wage per job $35,007
Median Household Income (2008) $38,018 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 0.1%
Poverty Rate (2008) 20.6    Average wage per job $21,350
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 74.8 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 2.8%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 15.7    Average wage per job $43,433
 

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