Jefferson County vs. Washington County

	Jefferson County (NE)	Washington County (KS)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,097	5,420
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-6.0%	-6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,547	5,794
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,547	5,799
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.6%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.0%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	23.9%	23.9%
Female persons, percent	50.5%	48.9%
White alone, percent	97.0%	96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.7%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.2%	3.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	93.4%	93.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018	549	373
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.5%	2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	3,909	2,935
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	72.0%	78.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,100	$78,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$978	$988
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$413	$422
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$594	$467
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.1%	6.9%
Households, 2014-2018	3,283	2,344
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.15	2.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.1%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.8%	3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	80.3%	79.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	71.4%	68.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.2%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.3%	20.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.7%	7.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.2%	12.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.7%	62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	56.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,657	3,247
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	28,138	16,252
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	178,448	35,093
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	176,919	45,554
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$23,523	$7,911
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.2	19.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$43,295	$48,889
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,439	$27,718
Persons in poverty, percent	11.8%	12.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	242	209
Total employment, 2017	2,637	1,474
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	91,290	42,563
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.7%	-7.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	485	464
All firms, 2012	821	578
Men-owned firms, 2012	377	253
Women-owned firms, 2012	315	180
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	774	546
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	673	530
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	13.2	6.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	570.19	894.76

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (NE) and Washington county (KS) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.