| People QuickFacts |
Jefferson County |
New York |
| Population, 2014 estimate |
119,103 |
19,746,227 |
| Population, 2013 estimate |
119,536 |
19,695,680 |
| Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base |
116,229 |
19,378,112 |
| Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 |
2.5% |
1.9% |
| Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 |
2.8% |
1.6% |
| Population, 2010 |
116,229 |
19,378,102 |
| Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 |
8.6% |
6.0% |
| Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 |
24.9% |
21.6% |
| Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 |
11.8% |
14.4% |
| Female persons, percent, 2013 |
47.8% |
51.5% |
|
| White alone, percent, 2013 (a) |
88.2% |
70.9% |
| Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a) |
6.4% |
17.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a) |
0.7% |
1.0% |
| Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a) |
1.7% |
8.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a) |
0.3% |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races, percent, 2013 |
2.8% |
2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b) |
7.0% |
18.4% |
| White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 |
82.7% |
57.2% |
|
| Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 |
74.9% |
88.8% |
| Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 |
4.3% |
22.1% |
| Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 |
8.1% |
29.9% |
| High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 |
88.1% |
85.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 |
20.0% |
33.2% |
| Veterans, 2009-2013 |
10,847 |
912,499 |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 |
18.2 |
31.6 |
| Housing units, 2013 |
58,144 |
8,126,026 |
| Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 |
56.1% |
54.2% |
| Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 |
27.9% |
50.6% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 |
$131,800 |
$288,200 |
| Households, 2009-2013 |
45,011 |
7,234,743 |
| Persons per household, 2009-2013 |
2.50 |
2.61 |
| Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 |
$23,078 |
$32,382 |
| Median household income, 2009-2013 |
$46,484 |
$58,003 |
| Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 |
15.4% |
15.3% |
