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Jefferson County, TX

253,948 Population
876.7 square miles 289.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±0.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,903 ±$2,019 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,086 ±$6,280 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22.1% ±2.9% (52,556  ±6,868) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.2 minutes ±0.5 (2,095,400  ±59,947) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

95,688 ±1,983 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (237,801  ±466) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.2% ±1.9% (2,325  ±1,040) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

110,839 ±189 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$178,800 ±$11,238 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±2.1% (28,274  ±5,139.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

85% ±4.1% (142,666  ±6,970.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22% ±2.2% (36,930  ±3,699.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about three-fifths 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

12.7% (32,262  ±4,440) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±1.1% (12,355  ±2,185) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
12,355 Total veterans ±2,185 10,389 Male ±1,936 1,966 Female ±1,040

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