People QuickFacts Jefferson County Washington Population, 2012 estimate 29,854 6,897,012 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 29,872 6,724,543 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.1% 2.6% Population, 2010 29,872 6,724,540 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 3.4% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 14.3% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 27.6% 12.7% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.4% 50.1%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 91.6% 82.0% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.0% 3.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.4% 1.8% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 1.7% 7.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 0.7% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 3.2% 4.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 3.0% 11.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 89.3% 72.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 86.0% 82.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 3.8% 12.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 5.0% 17.8% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 93.7% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 36.1% 31.4% Veterans, 2007-2011 4,715 601,507 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 23.4 25.5  Housing units, 2011 18,020 2,907,490 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 72.3% 64.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.9% 25.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $308,900 $283,200 Households, 2007-2011 14,440 2,602,568 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.00 2.50 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $29,333 $30,481 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,887 $58,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.2% 12.5%     Business QuickFacts Jefferson County Washington Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 1,047 175,914 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 6,625 2,326,731 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 -1.3 2.6 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 2,982 405,256  Total number of firms, 2007 4,007 551,340 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 6.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 3.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.4% 28.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 209,489 112,053,283 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 51,061 76,790,966 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 210,897 92,968,519 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,204 $14,380 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 48,744 12,389,422 Building permits, 2011 86 20,864     Geography QuickFacts Jefferson County Washington Land area in square miles, 2010 1,803.70 66,455.52 Persons per square mile, 2010 16.6 101.2 FIPS Code 031 53 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts