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Jefferson County, WA


Designated Market Area: Seattle-Tacoma, WA
USDA County Type (2015): Recreation/Tourism, Low Employment, Retirement Destination
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Graying America

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2022 population: 33,589   ( 3,717 from 2010 , 614 from 2020)
Land area: 1803.7 square miles
Population density: 18.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:29,404 87.54% 10.2%
Black:3411.02% 43.9%
Indian:5211.55% 17.0%
Asian:7752.31% 48.5%
2+ races:1,0233.05% 14.3%
Hispanic:1,5254.54% 79.8%
Total non-White:4,18512.46% 31.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:327 5.0
Deaths:97814.8
Net Migration: 1,25119.0
Net Immigration: 731.1
Change in White population:2,723 9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:994 3.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
29,872
26,68189.32%
2370.79%
6282.10%
5221.75%
8953.00%
8482.84%
3,19110.68%

2000
25,953
23,62891.04%
1030.40%
5742.21%
3341.29%
7092.73%
5352.06%
2,3258.96%

1990
20,146
19,00394.33%
570.28%
6423.19%
2211.10%
n/a
2231.11%
1,1435.67%

1980
15,965
15,16094.96%
610.38%
4102.57%
910.57%
n/a
2111.32%
8055.04%

1970
10,661
10,22595.91%
280.26%
3192.99%
360.34%
n/a
350.33%
436 4.09%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
1,984 7.6
2,75710.6
4,01715.5
2410.9
3,053 11.8
866 3.3
1990's
NumberRate
2,224 11.0
2,46012.2
6,71033.3
1370.7
4,625 23.0
1,182 5.9
1980's
NumberRate
2,185 13.7
1,742 10.9
3,778 23.7
n/a
3,843 24.1
338 2.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
4,841 45.4
n/a
4,935 46.3
369 3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson County, WA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
59.4
3,856 11.5%
29,733 88.5%
12,732 37.9%
15,859
2.04
9,161 57.8%
7,829 85.5%
504 5.5%
6,698 42.2%

2010
NumberPercent
53.9
4,446 14.9%
25,426 85.1%
7,842 26.3%
14,049
2.08
8,394 59.7%
6,904 82.2%
583 6.9%
5,655 40.3%

2000
NumberPercent
46.9
5,119 19.7%
20,834 80.3%
5,461 21.0%
11,649
2.21
7,623 65.4%
6,222 81.6%
624 8.2%
4,026 34.6%

1990
NumberPercent
41.1
4,491 22.3%
15,655 77.7%
4,167 20.7%
8,622
2.31
5,902 68.5%
4,999 84.7%
457 7.7%
2,720 31.5%

1980
NumberPercent
34.9
3,960 24.8%
12,005 75.2%
2,514 15.7%
6,413
2.44
4,742 73.9%
4,187 88.3%
326 6.9%
1,671 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, WA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,148 
Median Value$449,300 
Occupied15,85982.8%
Vacant3,28917.2%
Owned12,74780.4%
Rented3,11219.6%
Median Rent$1,169 
Single-Family Units15,03578.5%
    Detached14,59776.2%
    Attached4382.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units9144.8%
Mobile Homes2,33912.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson County, WA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0009676.1%
$10,000 to $14,9999165.8%
$15,000 to $19,9994993.1%
$20,000 to $24,9996073.8%
$25,000 to $29,9996734.2%
$30,000 to $34,9995983.8%
$35,000 to $39,9999005.7%
$40,000 to $44,9994352.7%
$45,000 to $49,9995863.7%
$50,000 to $59,9991,1427.2%
$60,000 to $74,9991,67710.6%
$75,000 to $99,9991,98312.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,3688.6%
$125,000 to $149,9999776.2%
$150,000 to $199,9991,1897.5%
$200,000 or more1,3428.5%
Median Household Income64,796 
Per Capita Income44,289 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state86 
Compared to U.S.93 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5443.4%
Public Assistance3302.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,5589.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed9,29658.2%
Unemployed1,0106.3%
In Armed Forces1220.8%
Total Labor Force10,42865.3%
Not in Labor Force5,55234.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 41.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector2,8473,04048.4%
Non-Profit33172331.4%
Self-Employed1,5081,22455.2%
Local Government40855842.2%
State Government21434738.1%
Federal Government22615958.7%
Total Private + Self4,3554,26450.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,1791,78739.8%
Total5,5346,05147.8%
Pct. Govt.16.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,99217.2%
Sales and Office Occupations2,27319.6%
Professional, Technical2,52121.8%
Service Occupations2,14218.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1311.1%
All others2,65822.9%
White Collar 58.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance1,82015.7%
Retail trade1,55813.4%
Construction1,0048.7%
Professional, scientific, technical8967.7%
Public administration8757.6%
Manufacturing8477.3%
Accommodation and food services8277.1%
Educational services7366.4%
Other services6775.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3933.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3433.0%
Transportation and warehousing3302.8%
Information2942.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2782.4%
Wholesale trade2672.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2241.9%
Finance and insurance1691.5%
Utilities480.4%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson County, WA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican9832.98%
Puerto Rican340.10%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American360.11%
Costa Rican360.11%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American660.20%
Argentinean230.07%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean250.08%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan180.05%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2380.72%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1340.41%
Indian1000.30%
Taiwanese640.19%
Chinese590.18%
Japanese550.17%
Vietnamese280.08%
Cambodian200.06%
Thai50.02%
Indonesian50.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English30,27694.2%
Spanish7602.4%
Other Indo-European3020.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun1780.6%
German, other Germanic1420.4%
Tagalog1250.4%
Other Asian1200.4%
Other900.3%
Chinese800.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German5,96818.1%
English5,68417.2%
Irish5,20515.8%
Swedish1,5764.8%
Norwegian1,5604.7%
Scottish1,5134.6%
French1,4264.3%
Italian1,4024.2%
American1,3774.2%
Polish9993.0%
European9903.0%
Dutch6632.0%
Scandinavian6482.0%
Russian5301.6%
Scotch-Irish5071.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,42298.2%
Not a citizen5841.8%
Native31,50995.5%
Foreign-born1,4974.5%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson County, WA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
164 0.6%656 2.4%5,729 20.6%9,182 33.0%6,616 23.8%5,475 19.7%
  Average years of education: 14.5
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 164 0.6%
9-12 Years 656 2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED 5,729 20.6%
Some College 9,182 33.0%
Bach. Degree 6,616 23.8%
Grad Degree 5,475 19.7%
Average years of education: 14.5

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson County, WA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 8,409 7,984 425 5.1% 5.1%
1991 8,270 7,730 540 6.5% 6.1%
1992 8,640 7,856 784 9.1% 7.2%
1993 9,340 8,556 784 8.4% 7.3%
1994 9,377 8,509 868 9.3% 6.3%
1995 9,887 9,143 744 7.5% 6.2%
1996 10,091 9,320 771 7.6% 5.9%
1997 10,066 9,400 666 6.6% 4.9%
1998 10,224 9,577 647 6.3% 4.8%
1999 11,377 10,722 655 5.8% 4.8%
2000 11,837 11,151 686 5.8% 5.1%
2001 12,182 11,402 780 6.4% 6.0%
2002 12,456 11,500 956 7.7% 7.1%
2003 12,874 11,919 955 7.4% 7.2%
2004 13,361 12,497 864 6.5% 6.3%
2005 13,567 12,756 811 6.0% 5.6%
2006 13,613 12,875 738 5.4% 5.0%
2007 13,678 12,966 712 5.2% 4.6%
2008 13,706 12,915 791 5.8% 5.2%
2009 12,891 11,826 1,065 8.3% 8.3%
2010 12,492 11,324 1,168 9.3% 9.1%
2011 11,945 10,819 1,126 9.4% 8.5%
2012 11,867 10,783 1,084 9.1% 7.7%
2013 11,407 10,360 1,047 9.2% 6.6%
2014 11,175 10,304 871 7.8% 5.9%
2015 11,196 10,422 774 6.9% 5.4%
2016 11,516 10,714 802 7.0% 5.2%
2017 11,913 11,198 715 6.0% 4.6%
2018 12,269 11,571 698 5.7% 4.4%
2019 12,835 12,111 724 5.6% 4.1%
2020 13,081 11,850 1,231 9.4% 8.4%
2021 12,717 11,918 799 6.3% 5.2%
2022 12,682 11,978 704 5.6% 4.2%
2023 12,505 11,877 628 5.0% 4.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com