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Jefferson County, GA

15,341 Population
526.6 square miles 29.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±0.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,127 ±$2,249 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,014 ±$7,090 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.9% ±4.2% (2,515  ±616) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.2 minutes ±2.8 (170,260  ±21,580) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

5,751 ±238 Number of households
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (14,834  ±11) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±2.6% (150  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,172 ±37 Number of housing units
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$105,400 ±$11,240 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.2% ±2.6% (1,542  ±389.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.7% ±5.7% (8,748  ±605.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.5% ±2.5% (1,411  ±258.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

3.5% (534  ±115) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.4% ±1.8% (879  ±210) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
879 Total veterans ±210 799 Male ±201 80 Female ±53

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