Jefferson County, New York

Interactive maps and statistics for Jefferson County, New York: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside New York and the United States.

Jefferson County, New York is among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate, and among the lowest in the country for uninsured.

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Key figures

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States	Rank
Total Population	115,040	19,852,366	334,922,499	549th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,301	$85,974	$80,734	1497th of 3,221
Median Age	33.7	39.8	38.9	3047th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.5%	40.2%	35.7%	1054th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$188,200	$423,800	$332,700	1542nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,213	$1,621	$1,413	516th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.7%	14.0%	12.5%	1538th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	6.4%	5.2%	758th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	90.7	421.3	n/a	1055th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.6%	22.8%	14.1%	1067th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	77.3	n/a	n/a	984th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	54.7%	54.3%	65.2%	3111th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.5	32.6	26.4	2639th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.7%	14.9%	15.1%	1883rd of 3,222
Uninsured	5.1%	n/a	n/a	2981st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.3%	42.5%	46.9%	1613th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.8%	n/a	n/a	569th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	80.2%	52.8%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%	19.8%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	13.4%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	9.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	1.0%	0.6%
Diversity Index	34.6	65.5	61.4

Age in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Median Age	33.7	39.8	38.9
Under 18 %	24.0%	20.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.6%	8.9%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.2%	14.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	13.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.7%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.1%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Households	47,606	7,722,646	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	64.3%	61.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	27.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	18.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.7%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	29.5%	38.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,025	$50,712	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.5%	16.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.0%	13.6%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.6%	16.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.8%	17.1%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.7%	14.0%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.3%	28.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.8%	15.6%	n/a

Housing in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Housing Units	61,862	8,585,241	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	57.3%	41.2%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	10.9%	34.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.0%	10.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,959.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	45.3%	45.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.2%	31.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,899	$6,582	n/a

Education in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	31.8%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.7%	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.1%	17.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	77.6%	48.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	21.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.2%	5.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	41.9%	20.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.0%	16.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.7%	29.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Jefferson County, New York

Statistic	Jefferson County, New York	New York	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.8%	62.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	13.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	9.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.9%	69.1%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.8%	14.8%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.0%	22.3%	16.7%

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