2022 population: 250,830 ( 1,443 from 2010 , 5,696 from 2020)
Land area: 876.8 square miles
Population density: 286.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	93,729	37.37%	16.7%
Black:	83,553	33.31%	1.1%
Indian:	765	0.30%	2.4%
Asian:	9,913	3.95%	15.4%
2+ races:	3,429	1.37%	23.3%
Hispanic:	59,441	23.70%	38.6%

Total non-White:	157,101	62.63%	12.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,042	13.7
Deaths:	7,045	13.7
Net Migration:	-6,618	-12.9
Net Immigration:	820	1.6

Change in White population:	-18,774	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	17,331	6.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
252,273
112,503	44.60%
84,500	33.50%
747	0.30%
8,589	3.40%
2,780	1.10%
42,899	17.00%
139,770	55.40%

2000
252,051
130,604	51.82%
84,482	33.52%
654	0.26%
7,304	2.90%
2,286	0.91%
26,536	10.53%
121,447	48.18%

1990
239,397
147,155	61.47%
74,067	30.94%
639	0.27%
5,194	2.17%
n/a
12,342	5.16%
92,242	38.53%

1980
250,938
167,163	66.62%
70,171	27.96%
242	0.10%
2,930	1.17%
n/a
10,240	4.08%
83,775	33.38%

1970
244,773
174,877	71.44%
58,322	23.83%
154	0.06%
198	0.08%
n/a
10,982	4.49%
69,896	28.56%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
31,624	12.5
23,581	9.4
-19,640	-7.8
4,109	1.6

-18,101	-7.2
18,323	7.3

Number	Rate
1990's
36,339	15.2
25,406	10.6
-13,224	-5.5
4,950	2.1

-16,551	-6.9
29,205	12.2

Number	Rate
1980's
41,625	16.6
23,715	9.5
-27,994	-11.2
n/a

-20,008	-8.0
8,467	3.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-16,129	-6.6
n/a

-7,714	-3.2
13,879	5.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson County, TX

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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
Number	Percent
36.8
62,041	24.7%
188,789	75.3%
38,008	15.2%

93,193
2.57

60,396	64.8%
40,388	66.9%
9,468	15.7%
32,797	35.2%

2010
Number	Percent
36.0
60,398	23.9%
191,875	76.1%
32,002	12.7%

93,441
2.53

61,812	66.2%
40,897	66.2%
8,787	14.2%
31,629	33.8%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
65,220	25.9%
186,831	74.1%
34,374	13.6%

92,993
2.55

64,338	69.2%
45,658	71.0%
9,005	14.0%
28,655	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
64,841	27.1%
174,556	72.9%
33,446	14.0%

90,403
2.60

64,768	71.6%
49,880	77.0%
6,969	10.8%
25,635	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
71,254	28.4%
179,684	71.6%
27,898	11.1%

90,109
2.74

68,068	75.5%
56,462	82.9%
5,663	8.3%
22,041	24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,833	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,976	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,728	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,667	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,011	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,173	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,045	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,209	4.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,663	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,190	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,502	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,007	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,247	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,015	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	6,992	7.5%
$200,000 or more	5,935	6.4%

Median Household Income	57,294
Per Capita Income	30,770

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,624	5.0%
Public Assistance	1,320	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,484	16.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,181	62.1%
Unemployed	4,536	3.6%
In Armed Forces	328	0.3%

Total Labor Force	82,045	66.0%
Not in Labor Force	42,304	34.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,013	32,957	57.2%
Non-Profit	1,632	2,702	37.7%
Self-Employed	4,311	3,069	58.4%

Local Government	2,758	4,541	37.8%
State Government	2,252	4,039	35.8%
Federal Government	984	1,038	48.7%

Total Private + Self	48,324	36,026	57.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,626	12,320	38.2%
Total	55,950	48,346	53.6%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,790	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,050	21.1%
Professional, Technical	20,608	19.7%
Service Occupations	21,430	20.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	366	0.4%
All others	29,562	28.3%

White Collar		51.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,898	13.3%
Construction	12,695	12.2%
Retail trade	12,081	11.6%
Manufacturing	12,010	11.5%
Educational services	9,639	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	8,272	7.9%
Public administration	5,510	5.3%
Other services	5,027	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,953	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	4,870	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,700	4.5%
Wholesale trade	2,623	2.5%
Finance and insurance	2,436	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,325	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,129	1.1%
Utilities	888	0.9%
Information	814	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	789	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	594	0.6%
Management	187	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	46,190	18.12%
Puerto Rican	1,261	0.49%
Cuban	724	0.28%
Dominican	505	0.20%

Total Central American	5,071	1.99%
Costa Rican	57	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,426	0.56%
Honduran	1,443	0.57%
Nicaraguan	1,187	0.47%
Panamanian	9	0.00%
Salvadoran	831	0.33%
Other Central American	118	0.05%

Total South American	719	0.28%
Argentinean	19	0.01%
Bolivian	15	0.01%
Chilean	48	0.02%
Colombian	310	0.12%
Ecuadorian	74	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	97	0.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	156	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	3,102	1.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4,510	1.77%
Indian	1,855	0.73%
Filipino	868	0.34%
Chinese	401	0.16%
Cambodian	258	0.10%
Korean	155	0.06%
Japanese	113	0.04%
Malaysian	107	0.04%
Bangladeshi	80	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	184,287	77.5%
Spanish	43,152	18.1%
Vietnamese	3,752	1.6%
Other Indo-European	2,336	1.0%
Other Asian	1,233	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	773	0.3%
Tagalog	628	0.3%
German, other Germanic	519	0.2%
Other	343	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	14,674	5.8%
Irish	13,655	5.4%
French	12,172	4.8%
English	11,270	4.4%
American	7,440	2.9%
Italian	6,050	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	2,451	1.0%
European	2,264	0.9%
French Canadian	2,152	0.8%
Cajun	2,079	0.8%
Scottish	1,751	0.7%
Dutch	1,660	0.7%
Polish	1,034	0.4%
African	993	0.4%
Norwegian	834	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	235,276	92.3%
Not a citizen	19,666	7.7%

Native	224,120	87.9%
Foreign-born	30,822	12.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
12,486	7.3%	13,438	7.9%	53,944	31.7%	56,291	33.1%	23,546	13.9%	10,296	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	12,486	7.3%
9-12 Years	13,438	7.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	53,944	31.7%
Some College	56,291	33.1%
Bach. Degree	23,546	13.9%
Grad Degree	10,296	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	112,579	104,546	8,033	7.1%	6.4%
1991	118,310	110,139	8,171	6.9%	7.0%
1992	121,294	110,564	10,730	8.8%	7.7%
1993	120,956	108,326	12,630	10.4%	7.2%
1994	119,267	107,617	11,650	9.8%	6.6%
1995	118,845	107,775	11,070	9.3%	6.1%
1996	117,003	106,632	10,371	8.9%	5.8%
1997	117,168	108,358	8,810	7.5%	5.4%
1998	117,247	108,996	8,251	7.0%	5.0%
1999	117,216	107,455	9,761	8.3%	4.7%

2000	113,079	105,643	7,436	6.6%	4.4%
2001	111,525	103,599	7,926	7.1%	5.0%
2002	112,599	103,814	8,785	7.8%	6.3%
2003	114,111	104,282	9,829	8.6%	6.7%
2004	111,937	102,803	9,134	8.2%	6.0%
2005	112,094	103,251	8,843	7.9%	5.5%
2006	111,982	105,114	6,868	6.1%	5.0%
2007	112,241	106,033	6,208	5.5%	4.4%
2008	113,930	106,376	7,554	6.6%	4.9%
2009	115,751	104,745	11,006	9.5%	7.5%

2010	113,365	100,468	12,897	11.4%	8.2%
2011	115,547	101,984	13,563	11.7%	8.0%
2012	113,297	100,854	12,443	11.0%	6.7%
2013	111,085	98,920	12,165	11.0%	6.3%
2014	110,034	100,799	9,235	8.4%	5.2%
2015	108,031	100,448	7,583	7.0%	4.5%
2016	107,546	99,999	7,547	7.0%	4.6%
2017	107,611	99,628	7,983	7.4%	4.3%
2018	107,199	100,353	6,846	6.4%	3.9%
2019	105,902	99,716	6,186	5.8%	3.5%

2020	105,592	93,022	12,570	11.9%	7.6%
2021	102,139	92,147	9,992	9.8%	5.6%
2022	101,171	94,883	6,288	6.2%	3.9%
2023	103,246	96,784	6,462	6.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	108,761
Median Value	$151,500

Occupied	93,193	85.7%
Vacant	15,568	14.3%

Owned	57,492	61.7%
Rented	35,701	38.3%
Median Rent	$1,004

Single-Family Units	79,400	73.0%
Detached	77,071	70.9%
Attached	2,329	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	18,999	17.5%
Mobile Homes	3,942	3.6%

Jefferson County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson County, TX