Jefferson County, Indiana

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,998	6,851,073	334,922,499	1396th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$64,577	$71,957	$80,734	1666th of 3,221
Median Age	41.8	38.1	38.9	1556th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.8%	29.5%	35.7%	2029th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$194,600	$218,200	$332,700	1460th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$890	$1,062	$1,413	1492nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.3%	12.3%	12.5%	1865th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.3%	5.2%	1631st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	91.5	191.2	n/a	1048th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.4%	6.3%	14.1%	2394th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.0	n/a	n/a	1827th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.8%	70.6%	65.2%	2038th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	24.1	26.4	2084th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	10.7%	15.1%	2444th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2141st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	47.3%	46.9%	2124th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.3%	n/a	n/a	2143rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.7%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	17.1	41.4	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	41.8	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.9%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.7%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	12,790	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.9%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	31.8%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.4%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.5%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	30.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$33,000	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.6%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	18.2%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.4%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.3%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	14,517	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.7%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	6.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.9%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	28.2%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.2%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,252	$1,614	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	10.0%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.8%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.4%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.0%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.8%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.8%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.3%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.5%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.4%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, Indiana

Statistic	Jefferson County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	66.0%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.3%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	8.1%	16.7%

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