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Jefferson County is 2nd in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Jefferson County is 8th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Jefferson County is 8th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Jefferson County is 9th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Size in square miles

Jefferson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Current population (2012)

Jefferson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Households

Jefferson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Housing units

Jefferson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Jefferson County is 10th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Retail sales

Jefferson County is 11th in Arkansas out of 75 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 74,723 10th 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 870.8 9th 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 88.9 10th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 37th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.6% 34th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 14.2% 62nd 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 82.6% 19th 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.9% 16th 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 42.0% 74th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 55.4% 2nd 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 62nd 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 13th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 17th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 55th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.8% 61st 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 40.7% 73rd 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 51.0% 33rd 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.3% 49th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 32,693 10th 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 15.1% 14th 15.2% 25.9%
Households 28,062 10th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.5% 63rd 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $78,400 40th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.6 26th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 106 12th 8,231 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $19,080 35th $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $37,682 27th $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.9% 21st 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Arkansas US
Non-farm private establishments 1,408 11th 64,471 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 22,971 8th 980,644 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,083 14th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $867,380 10th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,922 22nd $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $87,074 8th $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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