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Map of Jefferson County Jefferson County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,112.6 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 590.7 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 2.6%. On the 2000 census form, 99.2% of the population reported only one race, with 39.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 1.6% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.45 persons compared to an average family size of 3.04 persons.

In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $44,281. Per capita income grew by 25.6% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 657,229 Covered Employment 370,873
   Growth (%) since 1990 0.9%    Average wage per job $41,374
Households (2000) 263,265 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 7.8%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 322,326    Average wage per job $47,850
Unemployment Rate (2005) 4.0 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.3%
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $36,041    Average wage per job $41,396
Median Household Income (2003) $38,230 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 14.4    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 80.9 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 24.6    Average wage per job D
 

 
 

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