| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Idaho |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 26,684 | 1,595,728 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 26,140 | 1,567,652 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 2.1% | 1.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 26,140 | 1,567,582 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 10.2% | 7.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 35.1% | 27.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 9.8% | 12.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 49.7% | 49.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 96.2% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 1.2% | 1.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 10.4% | 11.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 87.2% | 83.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 85.8% | 82.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 4.3% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 9.1% | 10.2% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 88.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 19.8% | 24.6% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 1,537 | 127,438 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 25.8 | 20.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 8,857 | 674,394 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 81.5% | 70.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 5.3% | 15.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $158,200 | $171,300 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 8,155 | 575,497 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 3.08 | 2.64 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,648 | $22,788 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $52,799 | $46,890 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 10.6% | 14.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Idaho |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 424 | 42,3991 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 3,221 | 482,7221 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | -5.0% | -1.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,020 | 112,316 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,929 | 151,671 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 2.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 23.5% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 18,010,976 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 14,286,715 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 92,388 | 20,526,631 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $4,058 | $13,691 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,387 | 2,415,951 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 54 | 6,265 |