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Jefferson County, Florida (FL)

County population in 2022: 14,865 (all rural); it was 12,902 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 2,400
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,966
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 3,798
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,280 (it was 897 in 2000)
% of renters here:

19%
State:

33%

Land area: 598 sq. mi.

Water area: 38.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile   (low).

March 2022 cost of living index in Jefferson County: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (19.7%), Retail trade (16.0%), Public administration (13.4%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (10.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 68%
  • Government: 25%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Jefferson County, FL (2022)
    • 8,80660.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 4,64031.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 6784.6%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3842.6%Two or more races
    • 1030.7%Some other race alone
    • 340.2%Asian alone
    • 110.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 30.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

48.1 years
Florida median age:

42.7 years
Males: 7,667  (51.6%)
Females: 7,198  (48.4%)
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Average household size:
Jefferson County:

2.0 people
Florida:

2 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $52,625 ($32,998 in 1999)
This county:

$52,625
Florida:

$69,303

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $534 (lower quartile is $325, upper quartile is $693)
This county:

$534
State:

$1367


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $203,105 (it was $69,900 in 2000)
Jefferson:

$203,105
Florida:

$354,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $101,325 - $351,395

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $308,512
Here:

$308,512
State:

$500,941

Mobile homes: $112,431
Here:

$112,431
State:

$113,202

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,378
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $430

Institutionalized population: 1,339

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 5
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 88
  • Burglaries: 47
  • Thefts: 75
  • Auto thefts: 14

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 1
  • Assaults: 65
  • Burglaries: 61
  • Thefts: 82
  • Auto thefts: 14
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Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is worse than average.
68.8% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
41.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
46.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
65.5% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 168 pounds. This is more than average.

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.2. This is significantly worse than average.
69.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
45.3% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
100.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
61.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 203 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 88 buildings, average cost: $245,900
  • 2021: 112 buildings, average cost: $217,500
  • 2020: 70 buildings, average cost: $209,100
  • 2019: 56 buildings, average cost: $176,900
  • 2018: 62 buildings, average cost: $60,800
  • 2017: 55 buildings, average cost: $215,000
  • 2016: 23 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2015: 27 buildings, average cost: $168,700
  • 2014: 17 buildings, average cost: $164,400
  • 2013: 15 buildings, average cost: $146,100
  • 2012: 21 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 2011: 28 buildings, average cost: $184,600
  • 2010: 21 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2009: 26 buildings, average cost: $165,000
  • 2008: 56 buildings, average cost: $168,500
  • 2007: 95 buildings, average cost: $177,200
  • 2006: 100 buildings, average cost: $151,400
  • 2005: 114 buildings, average cost: $138,400
  • 2004: 86 buildings, average cost: $133,200
  • 2003: 78 buildings, average cost: $119,300
  • 2002: 61 buildings, average cost: $110,500
  • 2001: 57 buildings, average cost: $124,900
  • 2000: 70 buildings, average cost: $109,300
  • 1999: 72 buildings, average cost: $97,000
  • 1998: 82 buildings, average cost: $101,600
  • 1997: 38 buildings, average cost: $100,100
Number of permits per 10,000 Jefferson, FL residents
Average permit cost in Jefferson, FL

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,387 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,239 (0.7%)

Distribution of median household income in Jefferson, FL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Jefferson, FL in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jefferson, FL in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.1%
Jefferson County:

18.1%
Florida:

12.7%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.0% for Black residents, 17.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.7% for other race residents, 21.2% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 48.1 years old
(Males: 44.7 years old, Females: 50.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 53.2 years old, Black residents: 44.1 years old, American Indian residents: 53.7 years old, Asian residents: 81.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.3 years old, Other race residents: 29.2 years old)

Area name: Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $916 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wacissa, Monticello, Waukeenah, Lloyd, Lamont, Aucilla.

Jefferson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Zip CodeCityCertified Residential DatabaseMandatory Residential DatabaseMandatory Non-Residential Database
Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)Buildings MeasuredAbove 4 pCi/L (%)
32344Monticello706060

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Neighboring counties: Brantley County, Georgia , West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana , Milam County, Texas , Montgomery County, Texas .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.2%
Florida:

2.9%

Unemployment by year in Jefferson, FL
County total employment by year in Jefferson, FL
County average yearly wages by year in Jefferson, FL

Current college students: 392
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 469 (36.6% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:

3.2%
Whole state:

21.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 2212010 or later
  • 442000 to 2009
  • 771990 to 1999
  • 581980 to 1989
  • 531970 to 1979
  • 44Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.0%

Jefferson County marital status for males Jefferson County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,767
  • One, attached: 22
  • Two: 157
  • 3 or 4: 71
  • 5 to 9: 144
  • 10 to 19: 20
  • 20 or more: 8
  • Mobile homes: 2,721

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 1,577 (72 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 26

Here:

3.7% with mortgage
State:

97.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant4,26921
Black Protestant2,92620
Mainline Protestant1,5068
Catholic2731
Other351
None5,752-
Jefferson County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4
Jefferson County:

2.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.04 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

1.39 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

1.28 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Jefferson County:

11.09 / 10,000 pop.
Florida:

3.04 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 4
This county:

2.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.45 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Jefferson County:

11.0%
Florida:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Jefferson County:

29.6%
State:

23.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

12.2%
State:

14.0%

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Average size of farms: 318 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $50,608
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $569.96
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.04%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 55.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $62,503
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.32%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $44,245
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.52%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.44
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 25.68%
Corn for grain: 4091 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 1288 harvested acres
Vegetables: 256 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 1,101 acres

Earthquake activity:

Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Florida state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 338.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 205.6 miles away from the county center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 246.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 293.7 miles away from the county center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 281.4 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 275.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Florida Hurricane Sally, Incident Period: September 14, 2020 - September 28, 2020, FEMA Id: 4564, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4486, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Florida Hurricane Michael, Incident Period: October 7, 2018 - October 19, 2018, FEMA Id: 4399, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Irma, Incident Period: September 4, 2017 - October 18, 2017, FEMA Id: 4337, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Hurricane Hermine, Incident Period: August 31, 2016 to September 11, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4280: September 28, 2016, FEMA Id: 4280, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Florida Tropical Storm Debby, Incident Period: June 23, 2012 to July 26, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4068: July 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4068, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 26, 2009 to May 05, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1831: April 21, 2009, FEMA Id: 1831, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
  • Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1785: August 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1785, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Florida Tropical Storm Fay, Incident Period: August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3288: August 21, 2008, FEMA Id: 3288, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
  • Florida Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3220: September 05, 2005, FEMA Id: 3220, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 10, Tropical Storms: 6, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Tornado: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jefferson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,585 (72.1%)
  • Carpooled: 422 (11.8%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 55 (1.5%)
  • Walked: 45 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 434 (12.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (19%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (18%)
  • Retail trade (17%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Other services, except public administration (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (12%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (11%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (9%)
  • Transportation occupations (6%)
  • Material moving occupations (6%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
  • Management occupations (9%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Zimbabwe (32%)
  • Mexico (9%)
  • Hungary (8%)
  • Cuba (7%)
  • Philippines (5%)
  • Guatemala (3%)
  • England (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Jefferson County


  • English (10%)
  • American (9%)
  • German (9%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • European (3%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • African (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Florida in 2010:

  • 1,157 people in state prisons
  • 138 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 44 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities

People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Florida in 2000:

  • 744 people in state prisons
  • 146 people in nursing homes
  • 38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 30 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 26 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 21 people in homes for the mentally ill
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $70,682.

9.05% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($51,202 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.05%
Florida average:

8.80%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
7.01% relocated from other counties in Florida ($37,272 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($13,930 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

2.04%
Florida average:

4.38%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Leon County, FL  4.19% ($53,954 average AGI)


6.90% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($48,037 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.90%
Florida average:

7.45%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.49% relocated to other counties in Florida ($34,476 average AGI)
1.42% relocated to other states ($13,564 average AGI)
Jefferson County:

1.42%
Florida average:

2.97%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Leon County, FL  3.11% ($37,538 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Jefferson County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 8.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 2,487 (1,996 aged, 491 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 461 (17%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Florida in 1999 - 2019:

  • Unspecified dementia (115)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (114)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (103)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (97)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (23)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,304
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,021
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 15
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 28

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,865
  • Male householders: 2,467 (693 living alone), Female householders: 3,371 (1,043 living alone)
  • 2,761 spouses (2,718 opposite-sex spouses), 247 unmarried partners, (247 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,172 children (2,803 natural, 159 adopted, 208 stepchildren), 453 grandchildren, 240 brothers or sisters, 342 parents, 19 foster children, 325 other relatives, 253 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,214

Size of family households: 2,051 2-persons, 968 3-persons, 586 4-persons, 165 5-persons, 129 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,737 1-person, 118 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

1,352 married couples with children.
650 single-parent households (155 men, 495 women).

94.0% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $86,992,000 ($5,999 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,543,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,406,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,134,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,128,000
Federal grants: $32,782,000
Federal procurement contracts: $464,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,078,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $51,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,155,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,590,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 814
Here:

56 per 1000 residents
State:

63 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 855
Here:

59 per 1000 residents
State:

49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -4
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +30 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,656
Here:

+114 per 1000 residents
State:

+59 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Jefferson County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.72 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.2

Year house built in Jefferson County, Florida
  • Year house built in Jefferson County, Florida
  • 902020 or later
  • 5922010 to 2019
  • 1,2442000 to 2009
  • 1,3171990 to 1999
  • 1,0881980 to 1989
  • 9121970 to 1979
  • 6131960 to 1969
  • 1721950 to 1959
  • 3271940 to 1949
  • 3891939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Florida
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Florida
  • 561 room
  • 162 rooms
  • 1093 rooms
  • 5014 rooms
  • 1,0615 rooms
  • 8666 rooms
  • 7487 rooms
  • 4638 rooms
  • 5619+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1553 rooms
  • 3974 rooms
  • 4085 rooms
  • 3456 rooms
  • 497 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 619+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Florida
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Florida
  • 58no bedroom
  • 691 bedroom
  • 6622 bedrooms
  • 2,7133 bedrooms
  • 7264 bedrooms
  • 1545+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Florida
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1051 bedroom
  • 4982 bedrooms
  • 6653 bedrooms
  • 1464 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County, Florida in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 172no vehicle
  • 1,0521 vehicle
  • 1,8702 vehicles
  • 9533 vehicles
  • 2714 vehicles
  • 635+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 240no vehicle
  • 6151 vehicle
  • 4092 vehicles
  • 1133 vehicles
  • 514 vehicles
  • 225+ vehicles

85.5% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Florida.

Jefferson County:

85.5%
State average:

86.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 8,806
  • Other state: 5,144
  • Northeast: 1,024
  • Midwest: 961
  • South: 2,748
  • West: 399
Year householders moved into unit in Jefferson County, FL
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Jefferson County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 85.7%Electricity
  • 9.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Wood
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.3%Solar energy
  • 0.1%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 93.9%Electricity
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.0%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 481
Here:

45.5%
Florida:

15.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 194
Here:

23.2%
Florida:

12.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34
Here:

7.2%
Florida:

23.6%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Jefferson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $501,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,367,000
    Other: $2,244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,440,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,368,000
    Regular Highways: $1,286,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $125,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,344,000
    General - Other: $1,786,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,664,000
    Police Protection: $2,909,000
    General - Other: $2,638,000
    Regular Highways: $2,024,000
    Financial Administration: $1,964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,887,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,572,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,490,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,444,000
    Health - Other: $1,407,000
    Regular Highways: $1,400,000
    General - Other: $1,397,000
    Financial Administration: $1,319,000
    Health - Other: $1,254,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $975,000
    Local Fire Protection: $959,000
    Central Staff Services: $918,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
    Local Fire Protection: $819,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Libraries: $694,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $677,000
    Libraries: $566,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $162,000
    Parks and Recreation: $156,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $154,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $224,000
    Other: $145,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $323,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $825,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $398,000
    General Local Government Support: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,061,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,319,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,829,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,432,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,338,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,596,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $527,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $509,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $137,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Interest Earnings: $91,000
    Special Assessments: $16,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $446,000
    General - Other: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $242,000
    Local Fire Protection: $236,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Regular Highways: $153,000
    Health - Other: $151,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Libraries: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Local Fire Protection: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,659,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,868,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,047,000
    Other: $3,388,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,452,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
    Highways: $1,101,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,323,000
    Property: $3,998,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,791,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,770,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,022,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $893,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $482,000
    Other License: $255,000
    Other License: $164,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $46,000

Jefferson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $501,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,367,000
    Other: $2,244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,440,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,368,000
    Regular Highways: $1,286,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $125,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,344,000
    General - Other: $1,786,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,664,000
    Police Protection: $2,909,000
    General - Other: $2,638,000
    Regular Highways: $2,024,000
    Financial Administration: $1,964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,887,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,572,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,490,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,444,000
    Health - Other: $1,407,000
    Regular Highways: $1,400,000
    General - Other: $1,397,000
    Financial Administration: $1,319,000
    Health - Other: $1,254,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $975,000
    Local Fire Protection: $959,000
    Central Staff Services: $918,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
    Local Fire Protection: $819,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Libraries: $694,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $677,000
    Libraries: $566,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $162,000
    Parks and Recreation: $156,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $154,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $224,000
    Other: $145,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $323,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $825,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $398,000
    General Local Government Support: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,061,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,319,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,829,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,432,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,338,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,596,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $527,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $509,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $137,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Interest Earnings: $91,000
    Special Assessments: $16,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $446,000
    General - Other: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $242,000
    Local Fire Protection: $236,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Regular Highways: $153,000
    Health - Other: $151,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Libraries: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Local Fire Protection: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,659,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,868,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,047,000
    Other: $3,388,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,452,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
    Highways: $1,101,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,323,000
    Property: $3,998,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,791,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,770,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,022,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $893,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $482,000
    Other License: $255,000
    Other License: $164,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $46,000

Jefferson County government finances - Debt in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $501,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,367,000
    Other: $2,244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,440,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,368,000
    Regular Highways: $1,286,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $125,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,344,000
    General - Other: $1,786,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,664,000
    Police Protection: $2,909,000
    General - Other: $2,638,000
    Regular Highways: $2,024,000
    Financial Administration: $1,964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,887,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,572,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,490,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,444,000
    Health - Other: $1,407,000
    Regular Highways: $1,400,000
    General - Other: $1,397,000
    Financial Administration: $1,319,000
    Health - Other: $1,254,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $975,000
    Local Fire Protection: $959,000
    Central Staff Services: $918,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
    Local Fire Protection: $819,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Libraries: $694,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $677,000
    Libraries: $566,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $162,000
    Parks and Recreation: $156,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $154,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $224,000
    Other: $145,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $323,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $825,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $398,000
    General Local Government Support: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,061,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,319,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,829,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,432,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,338,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,596,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $527,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $509,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $137,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Interest Earnings: $91,000
    Special Assessments: $16,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $446,000
    General - Other: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $242,000
    Local Fire Protection: $236,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Regular Highways: $153,000
    Health - Other: $151,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Libraries: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Local Fire Protection: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,659,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,868,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,047,000
    Other: $3,388,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,452,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
    Highways: $1,101,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,323,000
    Property: $3,998,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,791,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,770,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,022,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $893,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $482,000
    Other License: $255,000
    Other License: $164,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $46,000

Jefferson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:

  • Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $501,000
  • Charges - Other: $2,367,000
    Other: $2,244,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,440,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,368,000
    Regular Highways: $1,286,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $125,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $47,000
    Parks and Recreation: $8,000
    Parks and Recreation: $6,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $4,344,000
    General - Other: $1,786,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $3,664,000
    Police Protection: $2,909,000
    General - Other: $2,638,000
    Regular Highways: $2,024,000
    Financial Administration: $1,964,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,887,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,572,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,490,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,444,000
    Health - Other: $1,407,000
    Regular Highways: $1,400,000
    General - Other: $1,397,000
    Financial Administration: $1,319,000
    Health - Other: $1,254,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $975,000
    Local Fire Protection: $959,000
    Central Staff Services: $918,000
    Housing and Community Development: $859,000
    Local Fire Protection: $819,000
    Central Staff Services: $748,000
    Libraries: $694,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $677,000
    Libraries: $566,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $285,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $275,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $253,000
    Parks and Recreation: $162,000
    Parks and Recreation: $156,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $154,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $101,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $30,000
    Housing and Community Development: $18,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $224,000
    Other: $145,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $323,000
    Interest on Debt: $160,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Health - Other: $825,000
    Health - Other: $825,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Other: $398,000
    General Local Government Support: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,061,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $10,319,000
    Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,829,000
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,432,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,338,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,596,000
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $852,000
    Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $527,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $509,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $484,000
    General Revenue - Other: $165,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $137,000
    Sale of Property: $130,000
    Interest Earnings: $91,000
    Special Assessments: $16,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Rents: $14,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Special Assessments: $7,000
    Donations From Private Sources: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $816,000
    Solid Waste Management: $446,000
    General - Other: $418,000
    Parks and Recreation: $242,000
    Local Fire Protection: $236,000
    Health - Other: $235,000
    Regular Highways: $153,000
    Health - Other: $151,000
    Police Protection: $132,000
    Police Protection: $117,000
    Libraries: $75,000
    Financial Administration: $66,000
    Solid Waste Management: $41,000
    Local Fire Protection: $29,000
    Public Welfare - Other: $12,000
    Libraries: $4,000
    Central Staff Services: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $7,659,000
    Cash and Securities: $3,868,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,047,000
    Other: $3,388,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,452,000
    General Local Government Support: $1,285,000
    Highways: $1,101,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
    Health and Hospitals: $223,000
  • Tax - Property: $4,323,000
    Property: $3,998,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,791,000
    Other Selective Sales: $1,770,000
    General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,022,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $936,000
    Public Utilities Sales: $893,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $482,000
    Other License: $255,000
    Other License: $164,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $137,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $60,000
    Documentary and Stock Transfer: $46,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 671
  • Number of aged recipients: 78
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 593
  • Number of recipients under 18: 147
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 373
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 151
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 246
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 344
Most common first names in Jefferson County, FL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James11173.5 years
John10273.2 years
William7576.4 years
Mary6379.7 years
Robert5869.5 years
Annie5080.4 years
Willie5073.7 years
George4073.6 years
Thomas2773.0 years
Charles2675.3 years
Most common last names in Jefferson County, FL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Williams7074.0 years
Jones6376.4 years
Smith4770.1 years
Johnson4174.4 years
Walker3778.8 years
Brown3072.5 years
Thompson3069.2 years
Davis2475.8 years
Taylor2076.6 years
Green2071.4 years
Businesses in Jefferson County, FL
NameCountNameCount
Advance Auto Parts1H&R Block1
Arby's1Lane Furniture1
Burger King1Pizza Hut1
CVS1U-Haul2
FedEx1UPS1