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Jefferson County, AL

665,409 Population
1,111.5 square miles 598.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 39.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$39,478 ±$1,647 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $33,777 ±$383
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$61,968 ±$1,795 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Alabama: $59,674 ±$727
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

16.4% ±1.3% (106,039  ±8,454) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Alabama: 16.2% 800,395 (±0.5% / ±23,225)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

23.2 minutes ±0.6 (6,430,320  ±222,280) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Alabama: 25.4 52,234,320 (±0.3 / ±799,241)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

271,877 ±2,948 Number of households
  • Alabama: 2,016,448 ±11,475
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0 (645,138  ±756) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Alabama: 2.5 4,932,977
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

4.3% ±0.9% (6,955  ±1,540) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Alabama: 5.2% 61,506 (±0.4% / ±4,652)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

310,678 ±320 Number of housing units
  • Alabama: 2,339,582 ±307
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$237,200 ±$11,713 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Alabama: $200,900 ±$2,774
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

13.8% ±1.3% (90,843  ±8,265.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 12.4% 624,896 (±0.4% / ±22,027.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

91.3% ±2.5% (412,617  ±11,103.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Alabama: 88.8% 3,085,627 (±0.8% / ±28,475.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
37.6% ±1.5% (169,896  ±6,839.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Alabama: 28.8% 1,000,791 (±0.5% / ±15,844.9)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

4.6% (30,374  ±2,779) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Alabama: 3.8% 191,234
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.6% ±0.5% (28,975  ±2,794) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Alabama: 7.7% 303,619 (±0.2% / ±7,848)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
28,975 Total veterans ±2,794 26,171 Male ±2,714 2,804 Female ±835

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