Jefferson County, NY Economic Development
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Demographics

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%
Business QuickFacts Jefferson County New York
Private nonfarm establishments, 2013 2,453 532,6691
Private nonfarm employment, 2013 30,639 7,688,4921
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2012-2013 2.0% 1.7%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 5,106 1,612,106
Total number of firms, 2007 7,213 1,956,733
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 10.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.8% 30.4%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 839,928 162,720,173
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 313,461,904
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,867,704 230,718,065
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,834 $11,879
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 171,973 39,813,499
Building permits, 2013 518 32,581
Geography QuickFacts Jefferson County New York
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,268.59 47,126.40
Persons per square mile, 2010 91.6 411.2
FIPS Code 045 36
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area

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