JEFFERSON CO. DEMOGRAPHIC



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JEFFERSON COUNTY TOWNS
Incorporated
Unincorporated
Monticello Alma
  Ashville
  Aucilla
  Capps
  Casa Blanco
  Cody
  Dills
  Drifton
  Fanlew
  Festus
  Fincher
  Jarrott
  Lamont
  Limestone
  Lloyd
  Lois
  Montivilla
  Nash
  Thomas City
  Wacissa
  Waukeenah
GEOGRAPHY
Total Area (square miles)    636.65  
 
     Water Area      38.91
     Land Area    597.74  
Population Density 
     (per sq. mile land area)
   21.6  
 
Housing Density
     (per sq. mile land area)
   8.8
 
POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
Total Population    12,902  
     Male    6,581 51.0%
     Female    6,321 49.0%
     Median Age (Years)    39.4  
          Under 5 years    682 5.3%
          18 years and over    9,972 77.3%
          65 years and over    1,865 14.5%
 
ETHNICITY
White    7,647  59.3%
African American    4,947  38.3%
Hispanic    290  2.2%
American Indian    50  0.4%
Asian    39  0.3%
Other    78  0.6%
 
HOUSING
 Total Housing Units    5,251  
 Median Dollar Value    77,000
   
 ECONOMY  
 Labor Force (16 years and over)    5,781  56.2%
 Median Household Income (Dollars)    32,998  
 
 Per Capita Income (Dollars)    17,006
 Individuals Below Poverty Level    2,040  17.1%
   

 EDUCATION
(Population 25 Years and Over)

  
 High School Graduate (or higher)    6,520  73.2%
 Bachelor's Degree (or higher)    1,506  16.9%
   
 Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Census 2000