Living in Jefferson County School District, West Virginia

Overview

A total of 20,891 households are located in Jefferson County School District area. Among them, 6,721 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children in the region is 16,037 and 14,074 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (1,119) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (3,442) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Jefferson County School District, West Virginia
Household	20,891
Population	55,064
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,721 (32%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	16,037
Total Students	14,074
Pre-Kindergarten	746
Kindergarten	614
Grade 1-8	5,884
Grade 9-12	2,918
College/Graduate School	3,912
Veterans	43,778
Non-citizen	1,119
Non-English Home Language	3,442
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

45,400 residents are over the age of 16 and 29,499 people are in labor force. Among them, 29,458 people are in civilian labor force and 41 are in armed labor force. 27,683 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.00%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,051	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,497	79.47%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,634	9.74%
Public transportation	491	1.82%
Walked	631	2.33%
Other method	223	0.82%
Worked from home	1,575	5.82%
Average Commute Time	38 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,683	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	11,646	42.07%
Service	4,977	17.98%
Sales and office	5,331	19.26%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,804	10.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,925	10.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,683	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	358	1.29%
Construction	2,448	8.84%
Manufacturing	1,831	6.61%
Wholesale trade	337	1.22%
Retail trade	3,144	11.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,342	4.85%
Information	497	1.80%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,140	4.12%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,277	11.84%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,138	22.17%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,236	11.69%
Other services, except public administration	1,074	3.88%
Public administration	2,861	10.33%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	27,683	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,935	72.01%
Government workers	6,241	22.54%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,477	5.34%
Unpaid family workers	30	0.11%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $96,911 for the 20,891 households in Jefferson County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $40,756. 53,273 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.89%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	20,891	-
Less than $10,000	839	4.02%
$10,000 - $14,999	674	3.23%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,491	7.14%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,341	6.42%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,975	9.45%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,489	16.70%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,639	12.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,669	22.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,822	8.72%
More than $200,000	1,952	9.34%
Median Household Income	$80,430	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$96,911	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	14,775	-
Less than $10,000	487	3.30%
$10,000 - $14,999	193	1.31%
$15,000 - $24,999	617	4.18%
$25,000 - $34,999	852	5.77%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,184	8.01%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,145	14.52%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,116	14.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,830	25.92%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,554	10.52%
More than $200,000	1,797	12.16%

Median Family Income	$97,831	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$110,682	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$40,756	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$61,801	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$61,801	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	56,144	-
With health insurance coverage	53,273	94.89%
Public coverage	18,814	33.51%
Private health insurance	42,247	75.25%
Without health insurance coverage	2,871	5.11%

Housing

There are 23,177 housing units in Jefferson County School District area, West Virginia with 20,891 units (90.14%) occupied. 15,968 houses (76.43%) are occupied by owner and 4,923 houses (23.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $252,300 and the average rental cost is $998. 498 houses (2.15%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,362 houses (14.51%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,177	-
Occupied	20,891	90.14%
Owner Occupied	15,968	76.43%
Renter Occupied	4,923	23.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,582	75.86%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,731	7.47%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,031	8.76%
Mobile Homes	1,817	7.84%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	16	0.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,177	-
Built 2014 or later	498	2.15%
Built 2010 - 2013	753	3.25%
Built 2000 - 2009	5,891	25.42%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,637	15.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,908	12.55%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,549	15.31%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,522	6.57%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,057	4.56%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,362	14.51%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,177	-
1 room	210	0.91%
2 rooms	156	0.67%
3 rooms	1,364	5.89%
4 rooms	2,191	9.45%
5 rooms	3,934	16.97%
6 rooms	3,590	15.49%
7 rooms	3,383	14.60%
8 rooms	3,106	13.40%
9 rooms or more	5,243	22.62%
Median Number of Rooms	6.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,177	-
no bedroom	229	0.99%
1 bedroom	1,238	5.34%
2 bedrooms	3,827	16.51%
3 bedrooms	10,653	45.96%
4 bedrooms	5,932	25.59%
5 bedrooms or more	1,298	5.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	15,968	-
Less than $50,000	766	4.80%
$50,000 - $99,999	824	5.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,480	9.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,308	14.45%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,762	29.82%
$300,000 - $499,999	4,931	30.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	804	5.04%
$1,000,000 or more	93	0.58%
Median House Value	$252,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,582	-
Less than $500	382	8.34%
$500 - $999	1,920	41.90%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,305	28.48%
$1,500 - $1,999	762	16.63%
$2,000 - $2,499	180	3.93%
$2,500 - $2,999	33	0.72%
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$998	-

Demographic

A total of 56,506 people lives in Jefferson County School District area, West Virginia with 27,972 male and 28,534 female. The males to female ratio is 49.50 to 50.50. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	56,506	-
Male	27,972	49.50%
Female	28,534	50.50%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,506	-
Under 5 years	3,104	5.49%
5 - 9 years	3,465	6.13%
10 - 14 years	3,844	6.80%
15 - 19 years	3,791	6.71%
20 - 24 years	3,181	5.63%
25 - 34 years	6,252	11.06%
35 - 44 years	7,404	13.10%
45 - 54 years	8,765	15.51%
55 - 59 years	4,003	7.08%
60 - 64 years	3,916	6.93%
65 - 74 years	5,561	9.84%
75 - 84 years	2,550	4.51%
85 years and older	670	1.19%
Median Age	41.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	56,506	-
One Race	54,766	96.92%
White	49,263	87.18%
Black or African American	3,504	6.20%
American Indian and Alaska Native	147	0.26%
Asian	769	1.36%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,083	1.92%

Two or more races	1,740	3.08%
White and Black or African American	666	1.18%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	318	0.56%
White and Asian	295	0.52%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	71	0.13%

Living in Jefferson County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic