Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Jefferson County
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Total population
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645,934
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*****
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*****
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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305,438
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304,011
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306,865
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Female
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340,496
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339,069
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341,923
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Under 5 years
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42,326
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41,551
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43,102
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5 to 9 years
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45,011
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39,917
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50,105
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10 to 14 years
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46,022
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40,796
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51,248
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15 to 19 years
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43,409
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42,345
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44,473
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20 to 24 years
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42,217
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40,407
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44,027
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25 to 34 years
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89,870
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88,076
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91,664
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35 to 44 years
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104,565
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100,824
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108,306
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45 to 54 years
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90,657
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89,306
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92,008
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55 to 59 years
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29,115
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24,955
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33,275
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60 to 64 years
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27,721
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23,324
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32,118
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65 to 74 years
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46,214
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44,152
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48,277
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75 to 84 years
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29,242
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26,574
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31,910
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85 years and over
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9,565
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7,044
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12,086
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Median age (years)
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36.2
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35.9
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36.5
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18 years and over
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485,215
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483,743
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486,687
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21 years and over
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460,838
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457,927
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463,749
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62 years and over
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102,006
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98,277
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105,735
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65 years and over
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85,021
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84,554
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85,488
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Male
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32,919
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32,667
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33,171
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Female
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52,102
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51,647
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52,557
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RACE
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One race
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639,535
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636,718
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642,352
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White
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375,671
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371,732
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379,610
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Black or African American
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251,444
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248,971
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253,917
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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574
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0
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1,269
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Asian
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5,307
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3,830
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6,784
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Asian Indian
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N
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N
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N
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Chinese (except Taiwanese)
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N
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N
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N
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Filipino
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N
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N
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N
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Japanese
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N
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N
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N
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Korean
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N
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N
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N
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Vietnamese
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N
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N
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N
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Other Asian
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N
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N
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N
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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659
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0
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1,753
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Native Hawaiian
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N
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N
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N
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Guamanian or Chamorro
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N
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N
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N
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Samoan
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N
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N
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N
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Other Pacific Islander
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N
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N
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N
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Some other race
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5,880
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1,978
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9,782
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Two or more races
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6,399
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3,582
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9,216
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Two races including Some other race
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0
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0
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558
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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6,399
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3,582
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9,216
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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379,336
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374,990
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383,682
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Black or African American
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254,178
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252,917
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255,439
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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5,455
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3,280
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7,630
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Asian
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6,541
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5,983
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7,099
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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943
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0
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2,151
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Some other race
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5,880
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1,978
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9,782
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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645,934
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*****
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*****
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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10,168
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*****
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*****
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Mexican
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7,058
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4,730
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9,386
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Puerto Rican
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1,294
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441
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2,147
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Cuban
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364
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0
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1,072
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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1,452
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0
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3,138
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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635,766
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*****
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*****
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White alone
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370,441
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368,728
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372,154
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Black or African American alone
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251,232
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248,805
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253,659
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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574
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0
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1,269
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Asian alone
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5,307
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3,830
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6,784
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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659
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0
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1,753
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Some other race alone
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1,154
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0
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2,867
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Two or more races:
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6,399
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3,582
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9,216
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Two races including Some other race
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0
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0
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558
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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6,399
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3,582
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9,216
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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645,934
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*****
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*****
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Householder
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276,767
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268,250
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285,284
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Spouse
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117,409
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110,192
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124,626
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Child
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175,137
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165,585
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184,689
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Other relatives
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46,869
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37,890
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55,848
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Nonrelatives
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29,752
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22,124
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37,380
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Unmarried partner
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9,611
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6,601
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12,621
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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257,215
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251,849
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262,581
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Family households (families)
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158,228
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149,669
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166,787
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With own children under 18 years
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69,572
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63,317
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75,827
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Married-couple families
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108,469
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99,574
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117,364
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With own children under 18 years
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43,363
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37,694
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49,032
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Female householder, no husband present
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42,731
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36,362
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49,100
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With own children under 18 years
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23,569
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18,368
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28,770
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Nonfamily households
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98,987
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90,595
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107,379
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Householder living alone
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85,034
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76,581
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93,487
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65 years and over
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26,670
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22,331
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31,010
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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82,643
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76,271
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89,015
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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59,225
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56,641
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61,809
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Average household size
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2.51
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2.46
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2.56
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Average family size
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3.23
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3.10
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3.36
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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288,162
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*****
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*****
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Occupied housing units
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257,215
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251,849
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262,581
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Vacant housing units
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30,947
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25,581
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36,313
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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3.0
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1.4
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4.7
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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7.9
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4.4
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11.4
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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257,215
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251,849
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262,581
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Owner-occupied
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166,969
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157,780
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176,158
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Renter-occupied
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90,246
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80,993
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99,499
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.64
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2.54
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2.74
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.28
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2.15
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2.41
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