2001 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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643,629
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*****
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*****
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SEX AND AGE
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Male
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304,068
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301,522
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306,614
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Female
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339,561
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337,015
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342,107
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Under 5 years
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44,729
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43,277
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46,181
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5 to 9 years
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36,962
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32,076
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41,848
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10 to 14 years
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54,300
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49,297
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59,303
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15 to 19 years
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42,742
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42,153
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43,331
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20 to 24 years
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41,742
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39,594
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43,890
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25 to 34 years
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90,086
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87,512
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92,660
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35 to 44 years
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99,792
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97,639
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101,945
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45 to 54 years
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92,338
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91,455
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93,221
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55 to 59 years
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32,394
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28,322
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36,466
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60 to 64 years
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23,773
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19,976
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27,570
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65 to 74 years
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44,495
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44,328
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44,662
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75 to 84 years
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30,647
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27,941
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33,353
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85 years and over
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9,629
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7,187
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12,071
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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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480,249
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477,832
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482,666
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21 years and over
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458,999
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455,498
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462,500
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62 years and over
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96,694
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94,128
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99,260
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65 years and over
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84,771
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83,816
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85,726
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Male
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32,611
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32,444
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32,778
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Female
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52,160
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51,241
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53,079
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RACE
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One race
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639,130
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636,577
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641,683
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White
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372,796
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371,067
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374,525
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Black or African American
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256,665
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254,652
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258,678
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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1,363
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541
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2,185
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Asian
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5,731
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4,291
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7,171
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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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713
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0
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1,800
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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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1,862
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26
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3,698
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Two or more races
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4,499
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1,946
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7,052
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Two races including Some other race
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0
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0
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546
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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4,499
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1,946
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7,052
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Race alone or in combination with one or more other races:
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White
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376,505
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374,325
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378,685
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Black or African American
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259,399
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257,399
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261,399
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American Indian and Alaska Native
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3,767
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2,440
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5,094
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Asian
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6,197
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4,889
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7,505
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
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713
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0
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1,800
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Some other race
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1,862
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26
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3,698
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HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
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Total population
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643,629
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*****
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*****
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Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
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10,235
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*****
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*****
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Mexican
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3,751
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1,010
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6,492
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Puerto Rican
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3,407
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1,198
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5,616
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Cuban
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545
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0
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1,535
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Other Hispanic or Latino
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2,532
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408
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4,656
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Not Hispanic or Latino
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633,394
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*****
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*****
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White alone
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364,740
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364,194
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365,286
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Black or African American alone
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256,450
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254,554
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258,346
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American Indian or Alaska Native alone
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1,363
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541
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2,185
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Asian alone
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5,731
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4,291
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7,171
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone
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713
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0
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1,800
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Some other race alone
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835
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0
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2,143
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Two or more races:
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3,562
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1,524
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5,600
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Two races including Some other race
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0
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0
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546
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Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races
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3,562
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1,524
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5,600
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RELATIONSHIP
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Household population
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643,629
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*****
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*****
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Householder
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266,878
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258,910
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274,846
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Spouse
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118,205
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111,879
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124,531
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Child
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192,197
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185,170
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199,224
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Other relatives
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39,108
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30,823
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47,393
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Nonrelatives
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27,241
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20,730
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33,752
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Unmarried partner
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6,597
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4,315
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8,879
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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
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Total households
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265,062
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259,998
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270,126
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Family households (families)
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175,786
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167,374
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184,198
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With own children under 18 years
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83,488
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77,248
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89,728
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Married-couple families
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116,060
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108,236
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123,884
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With own children under 18 years
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50,628
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45,365
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55,892
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Female householder, no husband present
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47,742
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42,114
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53,370
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With own children under 18 years
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27,790
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22,795
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32,785
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Nonfamily households
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89,276
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81,054
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97,498
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Householder living alone
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74,825
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67,657
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81,993
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65 years and over
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21,935
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18,473
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25,397
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Households with one or more people under 18 years
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93,492
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87,034
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99,950
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Households with one or more people 65 years and over
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61,386
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58,357
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64,415
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Average household size
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2.43
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2.38
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2.48
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Average family size
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3.00
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2.90
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3.10
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HOUSING OCCUPANCY
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Total housing units
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291,320
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*****
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*****
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Occupied housing units
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265,062
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259,998
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270,126
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Vacant housing units
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26,258
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21,194
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31,322
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Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)
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1.7
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0.5
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2.9
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Rental vacancy rate (percent)
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6.5
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4.2
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8.8
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HOUSING TENURE
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Occupied housing units
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265,062
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259,998
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270,126
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Owner-occupied
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165,342
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157,333
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173,351
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Renter-occupied
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99,720
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91,251
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108,189
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Average household size of owner-occupied unit
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2.61
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2.54
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2.68
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Average household size of renter-occupied unit
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2.12
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2.00
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2.24
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