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Jefferson County School District, AL

240,415 Population
796.2 square miles 302 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 37.7 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,620 ±$1,416 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $40,921 ±$1,509
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $36,940 ±$421
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,292 ±$6,105 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $69,363 ±$2,678
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $66,659 ±$780
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

11.8% ±2.4% (28,041  ±5,733) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 13.8% † 89,403 (±1.5% / ±9,742)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 15.2% 760,634 (±0.5% / ±23,122)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.4 minutes ±0.6 (2,769,930  ±94,472) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 24.1 6,556,150 (±0.4 / ±134,011)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Alabama: 25.5 51,818,964 (±0.2 / ±379,037)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

93,506 ±3,113 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 272,685 ±3,295
  • Alabama: 2,059,528 ±11,700
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (237,783  ±6,504) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.4 644,929 (±0 / ±590)
  • a little higher than the figure in Alabama: 2.4 5,012,179
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.6% (3,132  ±908) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Jefferson County: 5.9% † 9,654 (±1% / ±1,658)
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 5.5% 66,284 (±0.4% / ±4,512)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

105,160 ±3,162 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 313,795 ±254
  • Alabama: 2,381,771 ±264
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$219,000 ±$8,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $263,100 ±$9,874
  • a little less than the amount in Alabama: $233,300 ±$2,461
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.4% ±2.3% (24,735  ±5,480.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 12.6% † 82,382 (±1.3% / ±8,560.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 11.4% 580,213 (±0.4% / ±21,123.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.6% ±2.8% (151,842  ±6,659.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 92.2% 414,740 (±2.5% / ±11,200.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 89.6% 3,170,126 (±0.8% / ±28,414.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
26.4% ±2.1% (43,248  ±3,709.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jefferson County: 38.7% 173,915 (±1.5% / ±6,942.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Alabama: 29.9% 1,056,835 (±0.5% / ±16,975.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.6% ±0.9% (8,704  ±2,199) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 5.7% 37,951
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 4.5% 230,850
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.7% ±1.1% (10,427  ±1,940) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 4.7% † 24,267 (±0.5% / ±2,722)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alabama: 7.5% 298,792 (±0.2% / ±9,595)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
10,427 Total veterans ±1,940 9,017 Male ±1,509 1,410 Female ±895

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