JEFFERSON COUNTY
County Population: 84,278
County Houses: 34,350
Land area: 884.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 28.9 sq. mi.
Industries providing employment: Educational,health
and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (20.5%), Retail trade
(11.7%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 22%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
Jefferson County, Arkansas forum
Races in Jefferson County:
- Black (49.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (48.0%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because
Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Median age: 35.1 years
Males: 48.9%, Females: 51.1%
Average wage per job in 2003: $29101
County population in 2003: 83020
Jobs in 2003: 37761
Total labor force in 2004: 36820
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%
Average household size in Jefferson County: 2.59
Median household income: $31,327 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,600 (year 2000)
Median montly rent in 2000: $463
Institutionalized population: 4,097
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Jefferson County in
2000: $694
Crime in 2004:
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 5
- Robberies: 6
- Assaults: 75
- Burglaries: 276
- Thefts: 187
- Auto thefts: 31
2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County:
Kerry/Edwards: 64.5%
Bush/Cheney: 33.5%
Cities in this county include:
Pine Bluff,
White Hall,
Altheimer,
Redfield,
Wabbaseka,
Sherrill