Jefferson County, Alabama

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Jefferson County, Alabama is among the highest in the country for total population (103rd of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	667,755	5,086,768	334,922,499	103rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,388	$63,999	$80,734	1479th of 3,221
Median Age	37.7	39.3	38.9	2628th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	36.2%	28.4%	35.7%	413th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$240,000	$209,900	$332,700	985th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,193	$1,007	$1,413	546th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.7%	15.6%	12.5%	1145th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.7%	4.7%	5.2%	1413th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	600.7	100.4	n/a	286th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.9%	4.0%	14.1%	989th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.9	n/a	n/a	2472nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.9%	70.2%	65.2%	2802nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.1	25.5	26.4	1626th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.1%	8.8%	15.1%	950th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.3%	n/a	n/a	1577th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	39.6%	46.1%	46.9%	2873rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.0%	n/a	n/a	854th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.5%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.5%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	42.1%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	59.3	52.8	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	37.7	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.8%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	269,883	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	60.7%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.6%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.1%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	33.7%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	37.2%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$41,013	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.5%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	10.5%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.7%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.5%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	310,789	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	68.6%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	20.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.2%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.1%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.8%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,409	$788	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.3%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	28.7%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	21.4%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.8%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	61.5%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.3%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.3%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.2%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Alabama

Statistic	Jefferson County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	73.6%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.2%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.6%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.4%	4.5%	16.7%

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