Living in Jefferson County School District, Alabama

Overview

A total of 89,322 households are located in Jefferson County School District area. Among them, 27,645 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.13 people. The total number of children in the region is 68,314 and 53,415 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (4,038) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (9,288) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Jefferson County School District, Alabama
Household	89,322
Population	227,955
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	27,645 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	68,314
Total Students	53,415
Pre-Kindergarten	3,167
Kindergarten	2,739
Grade 1-8	24,493
Grade 9-12	11,681
College/Graduate School	11,335
Veterans	177,576
Non-citizen	4,038
Non-English Home Language	9,288
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

183,850 residents are over the age of 16 and 113,354 people are in labor force. Among them, 113,116 people are in civilian labor force and 238 are in armed labor force. 106,797 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Jefferson County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	105,273	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	90,652	86.11%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	10,127	9.62%
Public transportation	276	0.26%
Walked	578	0.55%
Other method	756	0.72%
Worked from home	2,884	2.74%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,797	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	36,528	34.20%
Service	16,923	15.85%
Sales and office	26,292	24.62%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	10,671	9.99%
Production, transportation, and material moving	16,383	15.34%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,797	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	866	0.81%
Construction	6,003	5.62%
Manufacturing	11,839	11.09%
Wholesale trade	3,245	3.04%
Retail trade	11,983	11.22%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	7,171	6.71%
Information	2,070	1.94%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	8,319	7.79%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,654	9.04%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	25,830	24.19%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	8,229	7.71%
Other services, except public administration	6,325	5.92%
Public administration	5,263	4.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	106,797	-
Private wage and salary workers	86,677	81.16%
Government workers	15,460	14.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,541	4.25%
Unpaid family workers	119	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $71,777 for the 89,322 households in Jefferson County School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $36,277. 209,188 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.79%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	89,322	-
Less than $10,000	5,416	6.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	3,728	4.17%
$15,000 - $24,999	7,365	8.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	9,309	10.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,500	13.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	17,816	19.95%
$75,000 - $99,999	12,830	14.36%
$100,000 - $149,999	13,526	15.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,334	4.85%
More than $200,000	2,498	2.80%
Median Household Income	$58,048	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$71,777	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	60,723	-
Less than $10,000	2,285	3.76%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,503	2.48%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,299	5.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,991	8.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,945	13.08%
$50,000 - $74,999	12,128	19.97%
$75,000 - $99,999	10,636	17.52%
$100,000 - $149,999	11,819	19.46%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,006	6.60%
More than $200,000	2,111	3.48%

Median Family Income	$70,822	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$82,684	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$36,277	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$51,011	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$51,011	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	227,899	-
With health insurance coverage	209,188	91.79%
Public coverage	79,522	34.89%
Private health insurance	161,083	70.68%
Without health insurance coverage	18,711	8.21%

Housing

There are 100,670 housing units in Jefferson County School District area, Alabama with 89,322 units (88.73%) occupied. 66,922 houses (74.92%) are occupied by owner and 22,400 houses (25.08%) are rented. The average housing value is $142,400 and the average rental cost is $908. 1,873 houses (1.86%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 7,538 houses (7.49%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	100,670	-
Occupied	89,322	88.73%
Owner Occupied	66,922	74.92%
Renter Occupied	22,400	25.08%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	78,649	78.13%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	3,239	3.22%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,126	12.05%
Mobile Homes	6,625	6.58%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	31	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	100,670	-
Built 2014 or later	1,873	1.86%
Built 2010 - 2013	3,214	3.19%
Built 2000 - 2009	15,835	15.73%
Built 1990 - 1999	15,063	14.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	13,551	13.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	20,391	20.26%
Built 1960 - 1969	12,590	12.51%
Built 1950 - 1959	10,615	10.54%
Built 1949 or earlier	7,538	7.49%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	100,670	-
1 room	672	0.67%
2 rooms	887	0.88%
3 rooms	3,404	3.38%
4 rooms	13,704	13.61%
5 rooms	20,742	20.60%
6 rooms	23,846	23.69%
7 rooms	16,310	16.20%
8 rooms	10,661	10.59%
9 rooms or more	10,444	10.37%
Median Number of Rooms	6.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	100,670	-
no bedroom	754	0.75%
1 bedroom	4,120	4.09%
2 bedrooms	22,914	22.76%
3 bedrooms	54,284	53.92%
4 bedrooms	15,677	15.57%
5 bedrooms or more	2,921	2.90%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	66,922	-
Less than $50,000	4,925	7.36%
$50,000 - $99,999	13,028	19.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	17,931	26.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	13,642	20.38%
$200,000 - $299,999	11,997	17.93%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,402	6.58%
$500,000 - $999,999	679	1.01%
$1,000,000 or more	318	0.48%
Median House Value	$142,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	20,386	-
Less than $500	1,937	9.50%
$500 - $999	10,485	51.43%
$1,000 - $1,499	6,719	32.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	1,003	4.92%
$2,000 - $2,499	157	0.77%
$2,500 - $2,999	85	0.42%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$908	-

Demographic

A total of 230,141 people lives in Jefferson County School District area, Alabama with 109,148 male and 120,993 female. The males to female ratio is 47.43 to 52.57. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	230,141	-
Male	109,148	47.43%
Female	120,993	52.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	230,141	-
Under 5 years	13,444	5.84%
5 - 9 years	14,468	6.29%
10 - 14 years	15,459	6.72%
15 - 19 years	13,890	6.04%
20 - 24 years	14,227	6.18%
25 - 34 years	29,570	12.85%
35 - 44 years	28,825	12.52%
45 - 54 years	29,311	12.74%
55 - 59 years	17,315	7.52%
60 - 64 years	16,033	6.97%
65 - 74 years	22,304	9.69%
75 - 84 years	11,168	4.85%
85 years and older	4,127	1.79%
Median Age	39.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	230,141	-
One Race	226,546	98.44%
White	142,583	61.95%
Black or African American	76,852	33.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native	474	0.21%
Asian	2,622	1.14%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	47	0.02%
Other	3,968	1.72%

Two or more races	3,595	1.56%
White and Black or African American	1,156	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,041	0.45%
White and Asian	399	0.17%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	94	0.04%

Living in Jefferson County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic