| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Ohio |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 68,389 | 11,544,225 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 69,709 | 11,536,502 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -1.9% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 69,709 | 11,536,504 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.0% | 6.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 19.9% | 23.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 18.4% | 14.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.9% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 92.1% | 83.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 5.7% | 12.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.7% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.1% | 3.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 91.1% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 91.1% | 85.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.0% | 3.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.5% | 6.5% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 87.3% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 14.2% | 24.5% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 7,088 | 914,971 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 23.0 | 22.9 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 32,651 | 5,133,446 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 73.5% | 68.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.6% | 22.9% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $85,700 | $135,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 28,741 | 4,554,007 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.35 | 2.46 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $21,587 | $25,618 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $39,453 | $48,071 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 16.9% | 14.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Ohio |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 | 1,301 | 250,4761 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2011 | 19,353 | 4,432,8491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 | 0.1% | 1.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 2,868 | 730,393 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,189 | 897,939 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 5.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 2.0% |
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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 | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.1% | 27.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 295,890,890 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 135,575,279 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 721,472 | 138,816,008 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $10,525 | $12,049 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 66,322 | 17,779,905 |
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Building permits, 2012 | 7 | 16,905 |