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Jefferson County, WA

33,577 Population
1,803.7 square miles 18.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Washington: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$51,695 ±$3,167 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $53,744 ±$274
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,048 ±$4,031 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington: $98,141 ±$414
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.1% ±1.6% (3,669  ±513) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 9.9% 760,577 (±0.2% / ±11,694)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.3 minutes ±1.3 (197,855  ±17,921) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 26.6 80,794,790 (±0.1 / ±440,159)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

16,340 ±415 Number of households
  • Washington: 3,064,820 ±5,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (32,938  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington: 2.5 7,661,923
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±1.7% (202  ±81) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 5.1% 93,594 (±0.1% / ±2,360)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,534 ±48 Number of housing units
  • Washington: 3,306,620 ±517
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$535,000 ±$27,178 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Washington: $564,600 ±$1,940
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.2% ±1.4% (4,078  ±479.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington: 14.5% 1,119,329 (±0.2% / ±13,666.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±3.7% (27,252  ±1,058.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Washington: 92.3% 5,060,127 (±0.3% / ±17,462.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
43.9% ±2.2% (12,542  ±623.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Washington: 39.6% 2,172,536 (±0.2% / ±10,817.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

4.8% (1,618  ±331) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington: 15.4% 1,206,843
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.7% ±1.2% (3,465  ±348) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington: 7.8% 473,124 (±0.1% / ±4,854)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,465 Total veterans ±348 3,107 Male ±328 358 Female ±134

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