Jefferson County, IN

County

Add Comparison

2022 Population

33,057

0.173% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

1.2% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

12.9%

6.66% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$57,801

7.47% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (92.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.08%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.72%), White (Hispanic) (1.51%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (0.78%).

None of the households in Jefferson County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Jefferson County, IN are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Jefferson County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Jefferson County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Jefferson County, IN borders Clark County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Ripley County, IN, Scott County, IN, Switzerland County, IN, Carroll County, KY, and Trimble County, KY.

United States Indiana Madison, IN

Economy

The economy of Jefferson County, IN employs 15.1k people. The largest industries in Jefferson County, IN are Manufacturing (3,610 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,173 people), and Retail Trade (2,027 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($87,043), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,406), and Finance & Insurance ($54,632).

Employment

Occupations

15.1k

2022 Value

± 1,003

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 9.06%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson County, IN, are Production Occupations (2,147 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,602 people), and Management Occupations (1,440 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.1k

2022 Value

± 1,003

2.68%

1 Year growth

± 9.06%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson County, IN, are Manufacturing (3,610 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,173 people), and Retail Trade (2,027 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

56
Other Services (except Public Administration)
49
Retail Trade
37
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jefferson County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 65.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.01%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (65.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (32.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.01%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jefferson County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Jefferson County, IN awarded 300 degrees. The student population of Jefferson County, IN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 548 male students and 576 female students.

The median tuition cost in N/A for private four year colleges is $40,336.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for N/A.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Jefferson County, IN have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jefferson County, IN is $57,801. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Jefferson County, IN was Census Tract 9662 with a value of $70,345, followed by Census Tract 9660 and Census Tract 9661, with respective values of $64,583 and $57,868.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 9662
Census Tract 9660
Census Tract 9661

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Jefferson County, IN was Census Tract 9662 with a value of $70,345, followed by Census Tract 9660 and Census Tract 9661, with respective values of $64,583 and $57,868.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jefferson County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'label')

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,801

Median Household Income

± $4,168

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jefferson County, IN is from Jefferson County, IN.

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Jefferson County, IN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (8.89%)
Worked At Home (4.87%)

In 2022, 82.9% of workers in Jefferson County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.89%) and those who worked at home (4.87%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson County, IN have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.66% of the workforce in Jefferson County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jefferson County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jefferson County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson County, IN (3.98k out of 30.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.3% of the population of Jefferson County, IN has health coverage, with 49.2% on employee plans, 16% on Medicaid, 15.3% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 1.06% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, IN see 1529 patients per year on average, which represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (1700 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1744 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 808 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,529 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, IN

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, IN see an average of 1,529 patients per year. This represents a 10.1% decrease from the previous year (1,700 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jefferson County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.73%

Uninsured

49.2%

Employer Coverage

16%

Medicaid

15.3%

Medicare

10.7%

Non-Group

1.06%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jefferson County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Keep Exploring