Jefferson County, Washington

Jefferson County has a population of 33,577 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $535,000, about 7.2 times the county's median household income of $74,048.

Home price
$535,000
Income
$74,048
Population
33,577
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$535,000county
Median gross rent$1,522county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198037.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use9.5%county
Typical monthly rent$2,531county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,367county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,165county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,901county
Home insurance / yr$1,753(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living114.1(statewide)
Median household income$74,048county
Family health premium / yr$25,355(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,677(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$5.128(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%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 home23.7%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed15.1%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$55,570county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.71%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax9.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.57%(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 time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service26 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport275996county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station24 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.6%county
Traffic deaths47.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.6(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 higher43.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.4%county
Public schools in the county12county
Public school enrollment2670county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible49.2%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution26 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.8%county
Frequent mental distress13.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity16.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

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

Population33,577county
Land area in square miles1,804county
People per square mile of land18.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores10county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store30.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract17.3%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-8county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age59.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1811.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over40.7%county
Share of households that are one person34.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.8%county
Second languages6.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents115county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in1,242county
Households that moved away975county
Average income of arriving households$94,486county
Average income of departing households$78,576county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year218county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.7%county
Violent crime rate326(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature47.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation96.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.23 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing73 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 30county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$132county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,055 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$17.98(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.4%county
Homes heated by propane14.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood11.2%county
Households with broadband92.5%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk53.7county
Coastal flood risk64.4county
Drought risk12.5county
Landslide risk96.0county
Hail risk1.6county
Earthquake risk95.0county
Tornado risk9.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk34.8county
Winter weather risk81.9county
Strong wind risk2.0county
Wildfire risk23.5county

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 Washington figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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