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Jefferson township, Clayton County, IA

2,675 Population
51 square miles 52.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

58.6 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Clayton County: 46.4 ±0.4
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,386 ±$6,387 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Clayton County: $38,594 ±$1,945
  • a little higher than the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,130 ±$11,653 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Clayton County: $67,242 ±$4,606
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.7% ±5.6% (435  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Clayton County: 10.9% † 1,829 (±1.6% / ±266)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.4 minutes ±1.8 (21,405  ±5,133) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Clayton County: 23.1 173,580 (±1.5 / ±13,050)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,280 ±177 Number of households
  • Clayton County: 7,509 ±195
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.4 (2,568  ±345) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Clayton County: 2.2 16,712 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.7% ±3.1% (8  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Clayton County: 9.3% † 291 (±2.3% / ±73)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,639 ±148 Number of housing units
  • Clayton County: 8,796 ±39
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$199,900 ±$31,928 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Clayton County: $168,500 ±$5,186
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.5% ±9.4% (573  ±261.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in Clayton County: 10% † 1,683 (±2% / ±339.4)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±3.9% (2,037  ±259.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Clayton County: 92.6% 11,277 (±3.7% / ±457.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.4% ±3.2% (221  ±72.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Clayton County: 14.5% 1,764 (±1.4% / ±170.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-quarter 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

3.6% ±2.9% (95  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Clayton County: 2.3% 384
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.5% ±3.9% (258  ±92) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Clayton County: 8.2% † 1,087 (±0.9% / ±118)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
258 Total veterans ±92 211 Male ±81 47 Female ±29

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