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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson is $23,470, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson median household income is $32,361, which has grown by 89.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #606

Jefferson, TX	23,470 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	18,267 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	17,264 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	18,782 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1268

Jefferson, TX	32,361 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	54,264 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #91

Jefferson, TX	89.98%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jefferson, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.29%	$17,507, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.35%	$15,333, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.43%	$3,467, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.29%	$61,860, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	44,219 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, TX	50,746 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$57,500, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$13,398, see rank	$38,709	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$32,083, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,688, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$23,403, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,792, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	804, 44.87%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	369, 45.90%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	369, 45.90%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	335, 90.79%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	34, 9.21%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	435, 54.10%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	988, 55.13%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	446, 45.14%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	446, 45.14%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	415, 93.05%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 6.95%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	542, 54.86%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	734, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	579, 78.88%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44, 5.99%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	47, 6.40%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 2.45%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	46, 6.27%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson, TX	20.6 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	750	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	335, 44.67%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87, 25.97%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	81, 24.18%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15, 4.48%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 8.66%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	95, 28.36%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	415, 55.33%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	173, 41.69%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	88, 21.20%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 30.12%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 6.99%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jefferson, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	750, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 3.07%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	23, 3.07%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	50, 6.67%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 1.33%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	86, 11.47%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	75, 10.00%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 1.73%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	53, 7.07%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	228, 30.40%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	109, 14.53%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	49, 6.53%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 4.13%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jefferson, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	540	26.12%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	131	24.76%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.