Jefferson County, Florida

Jefferson County has a population of 15,091 and has grown 10.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $232,600, about 3.8 times the county's median household income of $61,212.

Home price
$232,600
Income
$61,212
Population
15,091
Unemployment
7.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$232,600county
Median gross rent$898county
Median year homes here were built1987county
Share of homes built before 198041.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.9%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,352county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,204county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,674county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$61,212county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate21.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.3%county
Unemployment rate7.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government19.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry17.8%county
Economic output per resident$29,198county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.62%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport469318county
Miles to nearest general aviation field28 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station129 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.1%county
Traffic deaths159.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment701county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible73.8%county
Elementary schools0county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians28county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population15,091county
Land area in square miles598county
People per square mile of land25.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store4.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+10.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age47.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over24.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.2%county
Second languages5.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls70.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents331county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in466county
Households that moved away376county
Average income of arriving households$62,258county
Average income of departing households$51,271county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year55county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.78 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F84 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing26 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days277 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 20county
Average first fall frostNov 24county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.1¢county
Household electricity use948 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity87.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.1%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.4%county
Households with broadband75.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.1county
Coastal flood risk39.4county
Drought risk30.0county
Landslide risk14.9county
Hail risk8.8county
Earthquake risk30.8county
Tornado risk57.3county
Tropical cyclone risk86.7county
Extreme heat risk44.7county
Winter weather risk10.2county
Strong wind risk17.3county
Wildfire risk71.3county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jefferson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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