Jefferson County, Tennessee Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jefferson County is 17th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Jefferson County is 17th in Tennessee out of 95 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Main Cities Within Jefferson County, Tennessee

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Current population (2012) 52,191 29th 6,456,243 313,914,040
Size in square miles 274.1 79th 41,234.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 187.6 17th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Residents younger than 5 5.4% 59th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 21.5% 60th 23.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.7% 40th 14.2% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 78.8% 45th 83.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 13.4% 44th 23.0% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Race - White 95.5% 34th 79.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 2.3% 58th 17.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 17th 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 45th 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 91st 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 50th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.4% 30th 4.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 92.5% 40th 75.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Female residents 50.8% 57th 51.2% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.9% 42nd 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Housing units 23,693 26th 2,829,025 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 7.7% 51st 18.1% 25.9%
Households 19,338 31st 2,457,997 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 75.3% 49th 69.0% 66.1%
Home median value $122,400 24th $137,200 $186,200
People per household 2.6 33rd 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 78 32nd 20,147 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Income per capita $19,839 48th $24,197 $27,915
Income per household $38,015 42nd $43,989 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.9% 43rd 16.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jefferson County Rank Tennessee US
Non-farm private establishments 652 39th 129,489 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 9,944 31st 2,300,542 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,060 26th 545,348 27,092,908
Retail sales $554,331 26th $77,547,291 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $10,994 27th $12,563 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $48,272 27th $10,626,759 $613,795,732

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