2001 American Community Survey Profile
Jefferson County
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TABLE 1. PROFILE OF GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
Total population
78,275
*****
*****
SEX AND AGE
Male
37,095
36,917
37,273
Female
41,180
41,002
41,358
Under 5 years
6,018
5,931
6,105
5 to 9 years
6,196
5,551
6,841
10 to 14 years
6,277
5,609
6,945
15 to 19 years
6,027
5,986
6,068
20 to 24 years
5,168
5,143
5,193
25 to 34 years
9,221
9,031
9,411
35 to 44 years
11,269
11,154
11,385
45 to 54 years
10,894
10,772
11,016
55 to 59 years
4,476
3,988
4,964
60 to 64 years
2,916
2,462
3,370
65 to 74 years
5,129
5,030
5,228
75 to 84 years
3,633
3,392
3,874
85 years and over
1,051
822
1,280
 
Median age (years)
35.3
35.0
35.6
 
18 years and over
55,995
55,734
56,256
21 years and over
52,492
52,070
52,914
62 years and over
11,622
11,233
12,011
65 years and over
9,813
9,704
9,922
Male
3,912
3,811
4,013
Female
5,901
5,868
5,934
 
RACE
One race
76,706
76,125
77,287
White
36,991
36,777
37,206
Black or African American
39,072
38,499
39,645
American Indian and Alaska Native
155
36
274
Asian
319
139
499
Asian Indian
N
N
N
Chinese (except Taiwanese)
N
N
N
Filipino
N
N
N
Japanese
N
N
N
Korean
N
N
N
Vietnamese
N
N
N
Other Asian
N
N
N
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0
490
Native Hawaiian
N
N
N
Guamanian or Chamorro
N
N
N
Samoan
N
N
N
Other Pacific Islander
N
N
N
Some other race
169
0
352
Two or more races
1,569
988
2,150
Two races including Some other race
240
55
425
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1,329
798
1,860
 
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
White
38,367
37,804
38,930
Black or African American
39,978
39,762
40,194
American Indian and Alaska Native
534
402
666
Asian
606
116
1,096
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0
490
Some other race
409
155
663
 
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Total population
78,275
*****
*****
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
787
*****
*****
Mexican
665
554
776
Puerto Rican
0
0
490
Cuban
46
0
114
Other Hispanic or Latino
76
0
182
Not Hispanic or Latino
77,488
*****
*****
White alone
36,752
36,561
36,943
Black or African American alone
38,756
38,254
39,258
American Indian or Alaska Native alone
155
36
274
Asian alone
319
139
499
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
0
0
490
Some other race alone
115
0
277
Two or more races:
1,391
858
1,924
Two races including Some other race
62
0
161
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
1,329
798
1,860
 
RELATIONSHIP
Household population
78,275
*****
*****
Householder
31,466
30,608
32,324
Spouse
13,519
12,805
14,233
Child
24,621
23,537
25,705
Other relatives
6,175
4,975
7,375
Nonrelatives
2,494
1,859
3,129
Unmarried partner
1,163
759
1,567
 
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households
30,548
29,878
31,218
Family households (families)
21,391
20,561
22,221
With own children under 18 years
9,911
9,172
10,650
Married-couple families
12,999
12,172
13,826
With own children under 18 years
4,767
4,160
5,374
Female householder, no husband present
7,007
6,349
7,665
With own children under 18 years
4,459
3,870
5,048
Nonfamily households
9,157
8,388
9,926
Householder living alone
8,206
7,490
8,922
65 years and over
3,063
2,687
3,439
 
Households with one or more people under 18 years
11,398
10,624
12,172
Households with one or more people 65 years and over
7,480
7,104
7,856
 
Average household size
2.56
2.51
2.61
Average family size
3.11
3.01
3.21
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units
34,659
*****
*****
Occupied housing units
30,548
29,878
31,218
Vacant housing units
4,111
3,441
4,781
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
2.7
1.2
4.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent)
5.0
2.9
7.1
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units
30,548
29,878
31,218
Owner-occupied
18,904
18,038
19,770
Renter-occupied
11,644
10,684
12,604
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.58
2.48
2.68
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.53
2.38
2.68
 

The 2001 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007