Jefferson County, NY

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2023 Population

116,130

1.12% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AChuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/AKirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

33.2

1.22% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

13.4%

4.71% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$64,978

3.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

44,454

0.956% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson County, NY are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.86%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.57%), White (Hispanic) (2.54%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.14%).

None of the households in Jefferson County, NY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.2% of the residents in Jefferson County, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jefferson County, NY are Jefferson Community College (354 degrees awarded in 2023) and Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program (19 degrees).

Most people in Jefferson County, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Jefferson County, NY was 2 cars per household.

Jefferson County, NY borders Cayuga County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY, and St. Lawrence County, NY.

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Population & Diversity

Jefferson County, NY is home to a population of 116k people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 4.66% of Jefferson County, NY residents were born outside of the country (5.41k people).

In 2023, there were 16.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (93.8k people) in Jefferson County, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.65k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 5.31k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2023 Citizenship

98.2%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jefferson County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson County, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
93.8k ± 330
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
5.65k ± 672
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.31k ± 548

7.3%

Hispanic Population

8.48k people

7.3% of the people in Jefferson County, NY are hispanic (8.48k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jefferson County, NY as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.41k people

4.64%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

5.45k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jefferson County, NY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Jefferson County, NY employs 44.5k people. The largest industries in Jefferson County, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,317 people), Retail Trade (6,487 people), and Educational Services (4,550 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($76,506), Public Administration ($68,801), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($56,012).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

44.5k

2023 Value

± 1,517

0.956%

1 Year growth

± 4.81%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson County, NY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,322 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,813 people), and Management Occupations (4,050 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson County, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

44.5k

2023 Value

± 1,517

0.956%

1 Year growth

± 4.81%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson County, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,317 people), Retail Trade (6,487 people), and Educational Services (4,550 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson County, NY, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson County, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($72,350), Information ($57,308), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,419).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($58,678), Wholesale Trade ($51,156), and Construction ($47,451).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 19.7%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New York.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

183
Other Services (except Public Administration)
178
Construction
173
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$373k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$211k
Retail Trade
$145k
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

In 2023, universities in Jefferson County, NY awarded 373 degrees. The student population of Jefferson County, NY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 871 male students and 1,404 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jefferson County, NY are White (287 and 77.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (29 and 7.84%), Black or African American (29 and 7.84%), and Two or More Races (11 and 2.97%).

The largest universities in Jefferson County, NY by number of degrees awarded are Jefferson Community College (354 and 94.9%) and Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program (19 and 5.09%).

The most popular majors in Jefferson County, NY are Humanistic Studies (58 and 15.5%), Registered Nursing (52 and 13.9%), and General Business Administration & Management (47 and 12.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2017 in Jefferson County, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 88%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 63.6%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,275 (38.3% men and 61.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,275 students enrolled in Jefferson County, NY, 38.3% men and 61.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,475 records, of which 65.6% were women and 34.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
47 degrees awarded
Humanistic Studies
58 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
52 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Jefferson County, NY was General Business Administration & Management with 47 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Jefferson County, NY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Jefferson Community College
354 degrees awarded
Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Jefferson Community College with 354 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 129 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jefferson County, NY, which is 0.529 times less than the 244 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 287 degrees mean that there were 9.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 29 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, less-than 2-year ($18,481) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($744) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,500) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Jefferson County, NY have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson County, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

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63.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jefferson County, NY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Jefferson County, NY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,978

Median Household Income

± $2,730

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Jefferson County, NY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jefferson County, NY is from New York.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New York across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (77.4%)
Carpooled (8.32%)
Worked At Home (7.43%)

In 2023, 77.4% of workers in Jefferson County, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.32%) and those who worked at home (7.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson County, NY have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.67% of the workforce in Jefferson County, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jefferson County, NY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson County, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jefferson County, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson County, NY (14.8k out of 111k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson County, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 17.6% of the children was living in poverty in Jefferson County, NY. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

94.2% of the population of Jefferson County, NY has health coverage, with 33.2% on employee plans, 20.6% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 17.3% on non-group plans, and 12.3% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, NY see 1802 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.0555% increase from the previous year (1801 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1108 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 431 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,802 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, NY

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, NY see an average of 1,802 patients per year. This represents a 0.0555% increase from the previous year (1,801 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jefferson County, NY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.76%

Uninsured

33.2%

Employer Coverage

20.6%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

17.3%

Non-Group

12.3%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jefferson County, NY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 62.1 in Jefferson County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jefferson County, NY.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 32.6% in Jefferson County, NY.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jefferson County, NY.