| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Idaho |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 26,301 | 1,584,985 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 26,140 | 1,567,582 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 1.1% |
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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, 2006-2010 | 84.6% | 81.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 9.6% | 10.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 85.8% | 88.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.8% | 24.3% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,492 | 130,011 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.0 | 20.1 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 8,857 | 674,394 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 81.9% | 71.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.5% | 14.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $154,000 | $172,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 7,781 | 570,283 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 3.14 | 2.63 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $19,019 | $22,518 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $51,579 | $46,423 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.2% | 13.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Idaho |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 433 | 43,4501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 3,392 | 487,8751 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | 7.7 | 8.21 |
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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, 2011 | 51 | 3,815 |