Jefferson County - East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

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TABLE J1
JEFFERSON COUNTY AGE
DEMOGRAPHICS
AGE CATEGORY NUMBER PERCENT
65 to 74 10,702 5.4
75 to 84 5,691 2.9
Over 85 1,755 0.9
Under 18 55,264 27.9
Over 18 142,858 72.1
18 to 64 124,710 63.0
Over 21 135,127 68.2
Over 62 22,482 11.3
Over 65 18,148 9.2
Per Capita Income and Persons Below the Federal Poverty Level
Compared to statewide statistics, most data categories show that Jefferson County had
higher levels of income and lower levels of poverty. The 2000 Census noted that the per
capita income for Jefferson County was $19,435, and 13,253 persons were living below
the federal poverty level. Refer to Table J2 and Table J3 below.
TABLE J2 JEFFERSON COUNTY INCOME AND POVERTY LEVEL
CATEGORIES VALUE
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,435
Persons below poverty level, percent, 1999 6.8%
In 2000 Jefferson County had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $22,992. This PCPI
ranked 24th in the state and was 84 percent of the state average. The 2000 PCPI reflected
an increase of 6.6 percent from 1999. The 1999-2000 state change was 6.3 percent and
the national change was 6.7 percent.
TABLE J3 POVERTY STATUS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY- 1999
CATEGORY NUMBER PERCENT
Families 2,704 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 4.9
With related children under 18 years 2,142 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 7.1
With related children under 5 years 1,168 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 10.1
Families with female householder, no husband present 1,285 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 17.5
With related children under 18 years 1,171 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 22.8
With related children under 5 years 575 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 35.6
Individuals 13,253 (X)
Percent below poverty level (X) 6.8
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