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Jefferson County School District, AL

229,991 Population
796.3 square miles 288.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 38 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2

Economics

$33,900 ±$2,369 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $41,636 ±$2,124
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $35,046 ±$484
$67,293 ±$5,756 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $64,623 ±$2,984
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $62,212 ±$711

13.6% ±3.2% (30,840  ±7,217) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 15.9% 102,710 (±1.6% / ±10,177)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 15.6% 773,166 (±0.5% / ±24,550)

27.9 minutes ±0.9 (2,608,015  ±170,124) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 24.2 6,694,035 (±0.6 / ±232,756)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 52,788,320 (±0.2 / ±614,334)

Families

91,285 ±3,389 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 272,648 ±4,094
  • Alabama: 2,051,545 ±10,192
2.5 ±0.1 (227,532  ±6,938) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 639,910 (±0 / ±467)
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.4 4,964,454

6.1% ±2.2% (3,419  ±1,259) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 5.6% † 9,032 (±1.3% / ±2,062)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 5.1% 60,506 (±0.4% / ±4,925)

Housing

101,784 ±3,281 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 312,529 ±215
  • Alabama: 2,360,120 ±220

$207,300 ±$9,921 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $249,000 ±$9,183
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $216,600 ±$2,406

11% ±2.9% (24,880  ±6,515.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 12.6% † 82,711 (±1.6% / ±10,219.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 575,405 (±0.5% / ±22,628.7)

Social

90.8% ±2.8% (141,625  ±6,478.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 91.6% 411,754 (±2.3% / ±10,472.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 89.1% 3,119,065 (±0.8% / ±29,507.9)
24% ±2.1% (37,518  ±3,434.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson County: 36.7% 165,091 (±1.5% / ±6,686.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 28.9% 1,010,840 (±0.5% / ±16,612.8)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% ±0.9% (8,874  ±2,131) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 4.6% 30,181
  • a little less than the rate in Alabama: 4% 203,143

6.1% ±0.9% (10,671  ±1,520) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 4.9% 25,032 (±0.4% / ±1,888)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 7.6% 299,495 (±0.2% / ±7,686)
10,671 Total veterans ±1,520 9,559 Male ±1,371 1,112 Female ±528

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