Jefferson County, Wisconsin (WI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,394
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 20,231
Renter-occupied apartments: 9,348 (it was 7,974 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 28% |
State: | 32% |
Land area: 557 sq. mi.
Water area: 25.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 154 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (23.6%), Manufacturing (20.7%), Retail trade (10.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 75,51188.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,6197.7%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,1302.5%Two or more races
- 9151.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3770.4%Asian alone
- 1980.2%Some other race alone
- 340.04%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age: | 42.1 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 40.4 years |
Males: 43,419 | (50.6%) |
Females: 42,365 | (49.4%) |
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Jefferson County: | 2.0 people |
Wisconsin: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $78,628 ($46,901 in 1999)
This county: | $78,628 |
Wisconsin: | $70,996 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $838 (lower quartile is $638, upper quartile is $1,029)
This county: | $838 |
State: | $845 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $276,800 (it was $123,600 in 2000)
Jefferson: | $276,800 |
Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,710Detached houses: $324,328
Here: $324,328 State: $308,468 Townhouses or other attached units: $287,776
Here: $287,776 State: $265,873 In 2-unit structures: $203,428
Here: $203,428 State: $203,667 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $366,472
Here: $366,472 State: $216,833 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $302,644
Here: $302,644 State: $280,537 Mobile homes: $58,612
Here: $58,612 State: $79,042
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $609
Institutionalized population: 539
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 14
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 26
- Burglaries: 28
- Thefts: 64
- Auto thefts: 21
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 4
- Assaults: 16
- Burglaries: 27
- Thefts: 179
- Auto thefts: 15
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 149 buildings, average cost: $375,300
- 2021: 242 buildings, average cost: $217,600
- 2020: 187 buildings, average cost: $259,800
- 2019: 168 buildings, average cost: $297,800
- 2018: 169 buildings, average cost: $267,500
- 2017: 191 buildings, average cost: $246,100
- 2016: 181 buildings, average cost: $224,600
- 2015: 136 buildings, average cost: $228,600
- 2014: 103 buildings, average cost: $256,600
- 2013: 107 buildings, average cost: $206,400
- 2012: 84 buildings, average cost: $223,100
- 2011: 83 buildings, average cost: $194,400
- 2010: 134 buildings, average cost: $183,200
- 2009: 160 buildings, average cost: $186,100
- 2008: 177 buildings, average cost: $207,200
- 2007: 256 buildings, average cost: $181,100
- 2006: 334 buildings, average cost: $198,800
- 2005: 439 buildings, average cost: $203,100
- 2004: 481 buildings, average cost: $175,200
- 2003: 390 buildings, average cost: $154,000
- 2002: 366 buildings, average cost: $146,500
- 2001: 388 buildings, average cost: $142,600
- 2000: 406 buildings, average cost: $129,200
- 1999: 379 buildings, average cost: $137,900
- 1998: 399 buildings, average cost: $122,100
- 1997: 331 buildings, average cost: $123,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,934 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,576 (1.5%)
Jefferson County: | 8.1% |
Wisconsin: | 10.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 42.1 years old
(Males: 41.5 years old, Females: 42.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.8 years old, Black residents: 19.7 years old, Asian residents: 29.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.9 years old, Other race residents: 45.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $680 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $815 a month.
Cities in this county include: Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Koshkonong, Waterloo, Oakland, Concord, Palmyra, Lake Ripley.
2023 air pollution in Jefferson County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jefferson County: Vernon Station (A), Chenequa Country Club (B), Ironwood Golf Course (C), Lakeside Golf Club (D), Merrill Hills Country Club (E), Naga-Waukee Golf Course (F), Song Bird Hills Golf Course (G), Western Lakes Golf Course (H), Phantom Ranch Boys Camp (I), Sportsman Center (J), Oconomowoc Golf Course (K), Dousman - Summit Fire District Oconomowoc Station 2 (L), Lisbon Fire Department Richmond Station (M), North Lake Volunteer Fire Department (N), Lisbon Fire Department Good Hope Station (O), Delafield Fire Department Station 1 (P), Delafield Fire Department Station 2 (Q), Dousman - Summit Fire District Village of Summit (R), Mukwonago Fire Department Station 2 (S), Waukesha Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Jefferson County include: Lisbon Church (A), Vernon Church (B), Faith Springs Presbyterian Church (C), Saint Marys Church (D), Saint Catherine Church (E), Saint Brunos Church (F), Saint Anthony Church (G), Ottawa Presbyterian Church (H), Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Saint Theresa Cemetery (1), Union Cemetery (2), Oak Grove Cemetery (3), Holy Innocents Cemetery (4), Summit Cemetery (5), Ottawa Cemetery (6), Tabernacle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: North Lake (A), Ottawa Lake (B), Pretty Lake (C), Rainbow Springs Lake (D), Reagan Lake (E), Silver Lake (F), Spring Lake (G), Beaver Dam Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pebble Creek (A), Pebble Brook (B), Mukwonago River (C), Mill Creek (D), Mill Brook (E), Jericho Creek (F), Scuppernong Creek (G), Brandy Brook (H), Mason Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Jefferson County include: Eagle Centre Prairie State Natural Area (1), Eagle Oak Opening State Natural Area (2), Scuppernong Prairie State Natural Area (3), Genesee Oak Opening And Fen State Natural Area (4), Kettle Moraine Low Prairie State Natural Area (5), Martin's Woods State Natural Area (6), Ottawa Lake Fen State Natural Area (7), Brook Park (8), Eble Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Brown County, Nebraska , Gooding County, Idaho , Racine County , Richland County , Sauk County , Washington County , Waukesha County .
Here: | 2.5% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 3,174
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,217 (36.4% naturalized citizens)
Jefferson County: | 2.6% |
Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 7382010 or later
- 7412000 to 2009
- 6231990 to 1999
- 3011980 to 1989
- 1931970 to 1979
- 425Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 27,066
- One, attached: 1,127
- Two: 1,032
- 3 or 4: 1,068
- 5 to 9: 2,490
- 10 to 19: 1,037
- 20 to 49: 1,441
- 50 or more: 334
- Mobile homes: 1,250
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 43
Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 16,594 (2,678 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 2,421 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 592
Here: | 2.6% with mortgage |
State: | 96.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Jefferson County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 21,916 | 50 |
Catholic | 18,637 | 10 |
Mainline Protestant | 12,030 | 33 |
Other | 364 | 5 |
None | 30,739 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Jefferson County: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.12 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Jefferson County: | 7.2% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Jefferson County: | 28.0% |
State: | 27.5% |
Here: | 15.7% |
State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Jefferson County:
Average size of farms: 174 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $97,621
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $371.30
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 17.84%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 53.78%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $80,517
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.65%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.63%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $90,242
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.66%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.95
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 40.12%
Corn for grain: 70564 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 4182 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 49302 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2,263 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 71 acres
Tornado activity:
Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 1697456.1 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 28 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/27/1984, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Jefferson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 321.0 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 109.7 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 295.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 321.0 miles away from the county center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from Jefferson County center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 179.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3285: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 3285, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 18, 2007 to August 31, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1719: August 26, 2007, FEMA Id: 1719, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Incident Period: June 07, 1993 to August 25, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-994: July 02, 1993, FEMA Id: 994, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Hail, Severe Storm, Incident Period: July 07, 1991, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-912: August 06, 1991, FEMA Id: 912, Natural disaster type: Storm
- Wisconsin Drought, Incident Period: June 17, 1976, Emergency Declared EM-3014: June 17, 1976, FEMA Id: 3014, Natural disaster type: Drought
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Icing, Wind, Flooding, Incident Period: March 23, 1976, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-496: March 23, 1976, FEMA Id: 496, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
- 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Jefferson County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 3, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 25,862 (68.3%)
- Carpooled: 4,738 (12.5%)
- Bus: 148 (0.4%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 374 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 391 (1.0%)
- Walked: 545 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 5,827 (15.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (29%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Manufacturing (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (16%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (14%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (6%)
- Mexico (50%)
- North Macedonia (Macedonia) (10%)
- Nicaragua (5%)
- Vietnam (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
- Germany (3%)
- Canada (3%)
- German (49%)
- American (6%)
- Irish (5%)
- English (4%)
- Polish (4%)
- Norwegian (4%)
- European (3%)
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Wisconsin in 2010:
- 2,338 people in college/university student housing
- 411 people in group homes intended for adults
- 390 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 350 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 149 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 40 people in residential treatment centers for adults
People in group quarters in Jefferson County, Wisconsin in 2000:
- 497 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 409 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 337 people in nursing homes
- 251 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 208 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 161 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 65 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 56 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 24 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 18 people in other group homes
7.03% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($68,620 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.03% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.73% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($57,212 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($11,407 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 1.30% Wisconsin average: 2.19%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dane County, WI | 1.43% ($59,941 average AGI) |
from Waukesha County, WI | 1.23% ($62,451) |
from Dodge County, WI | 0.86% ($49,357) |
from Milwaukee County, WI | 0.50% ($64,287) |
from Walworth County, WI | 0.46% ($50,975) |
from Rock County, WI | 0.40% ($57,923) |
from Washington County, WI | 0.12% ($67,756) |
6.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($55,777 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.59% |
Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.29% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($42,097 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($13,679 average AGI)
Jefferson County: 1.30% Wisconsin average: 2.22%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Waukesha County, WI | 1.03% ($62,635 average AGI) |
to Dodge County, WI | 0.99% ($47,783) |
to Dane County, WI | 0.96% ($52,326) |
to Walworth County, WI | 0.45% ($43,759) |
to Rock County, WI | 0.44% ($48,401) |
to Milwaukee County, WI | 0.31% ($40,491) |
to Washington County, WI | 0.11% ($65,026) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.0
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 12,295 (10,148 aged, 2,147 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 630 (3%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Jefferson County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,130)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (820)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (782)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (517)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (493)
- Unspecified dementia (486)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (392)
- Congestive heart failure (316)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (201)
- Pancreas, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (186)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4,678
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 127
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 24,867
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,332
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 766
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 41
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 74
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 10
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 150.0. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 70.4
- Other - 79.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 85,784- Male householders: 18,408 (5,573 living alone), Female householders: 17,035 (5,040 living alone)
18,060 spouses (17,611 opposite-sex spouses), 4,185 unmarried partners, (4,068 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 20,571 children (18,718 natural, 226 adopted, 1,627 stepchildren), 742 grandchildren, 512 brothers or sisters, 562 parents, 118 foster children, 440 other relatives, 1,162 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,989
Size of family households: 10,723 2-persons, 4,667 3-persons, 4,312 4-persons, 1,469 5-persons, 429 6-persons, 608 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,613 1-person, 2,356 2-persons, 206 3-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.
10,339 married couples with children.
5,146 single-parent households (2,282 men, 2,864 women).
94.6% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $404,772,000 ($5,157 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,838,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $177,406,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,034,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,491,000
Federal grants: $64,208,000
Federal procurement contracts: $68,721,000 ($4,459,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $12,911,000 ($928,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $952,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $25,512,000
Federal Government insurance: $40,241,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 5,014Here: | 63 per 1000 residents |
State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,146
Here: | 40 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +595
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,203
Here: | +15 per 1000 residents |
State: | +3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.61 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 6.5 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- 6142020 or later
- 2,1712010 to 2019
- 4,3292000 to 2009
- 4,4761990 to 1999
- 3,3041980 to 1989
- 5,5381970 to 1979
- 2,9031960 to 1969
- 3,3731950 to 1959
- 1,1531940 to 1949
- 9,0271939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 2263 rooms
- 1,2834 rooms
- 4,3765 rooms
- 5,8736 rooms
- 4,8627 rooms
- 4,3318 rooms
- 5,3919+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- 4301 room
- 3762 rooms
- 1,5543 rooms
- 2,3464 rooms
- 2,0345 rooms
- 7926 rooms
- 8957 rooms
- 1788 rooms
- 4969+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- 0no bedroom
- 2751 bedroom
- 3,5152 bedrooms
- 13,8863 bedrooms
- 6,8974 bedrooms
- 1,7695+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Wisconsin
- 430no bedroom
- 2,0371 bedroom
- 4,2142 bedrooms
- 1,9863 bedrooms
- 3194 bedrooms
- 1155+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 756no vehicle
- 5,0761 vehicle
- 12,6312 vehicles
- 5,2483 vehicles
- 1,8564 vehicles
- 7755+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
- 986no vehicle
- 4,1591 vehicle
- 2,8942 vehicles
- 1,0463 vehicles
- 164 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.3% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in Wisconsin.
Jefferson County: | 89.3% |
State average: | 87.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 67,551
- Other state: 15,516
- Northeast: 838
- Midwest: 9,347
- South: 2,416
- West: 2,915
- 67.5%Utility gas
- 13.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 12.4%Electricity
- 3.1%Wood
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.6%Other fuel
- 46.2%Utility gas
- 42.2%Electricity
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%Other fuel
- 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 0.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 19.6% |
Wisconsin: | 16.7% |
Here: | 5.6% |
Wisconsin: | 12.5% |
Here: | 9.8% |
Wisconsin: | 17.5% |
Jefferson County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
- Charges - Other: $7,491,000
Other: $6,614,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,141,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,139,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,213,000
Regular Highways: $7,020,000
General Public Buildings: $1,268,000
General - Other: $1,209,000
General Public Buildings: $472,000
Public Welfare - Other: $452,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Parks and Recreation: $246,000
General - Other: $157,000
Parks and Recreation: $142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,844,000
Health - Other: $15,445,000
Police Protection: $9,012,000
Electric Utilities: $8,469,000
Police Protection: $8,313,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,770,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,594,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,627,000
Regular Highways: $5,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,269,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,162,000
Regular Highways: $3,892,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,715,000
Central Staff Services: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $2,547,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,147,000
Financial Administration: $2,019,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,988,000
Financial Administration: $1,585,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,155,000
Libraries: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
Libraries: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $814,000
General Public Buildings: $810,000
Water Utilities: $777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $284,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $209,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
Solid Waste Management: $120,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $43,000
Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $454,000
Interest on Debt: $423,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,427,000
Other: $2,186,000
Highways: $637,000
Highways: $511,000
Public Welfare: $41,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,625,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,893,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,331,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,591,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $732,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,629,000
Donations From Private Sources: $572,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Fines and Forfeits: $450,000
Donations From Private Sources: $268,000
Rents: $155,000
Rents: $143,000
General Revenue - Other: $96,000
Sale of Property: $69,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
General Revenue - Other: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $701,000
Police Protection: $441,000
Police Protection: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $381,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,412,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,057,000
Water Utilities: $1,900,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,106,000
Public Welfare: $8,149,000
Highways: $4,690,000
Highways: $4,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,112,000
General Local Government Support: $2,740,000
Other: $1,904,000
Other: $1,491,000
Education: $1,302,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,036,000
Education: $984,000
Health and Hospitals: $485,000
Housing and Community Development: $32,000
- Tax - Property: $28,700,000
Property: $28,651,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,697,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,233,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $278,000
Other License: $265,000
Other License: $246,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $235,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $839,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Jefferson County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
- Charges - Other: $7,491,000
Other: $6,614,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,141,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,139,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,213,000
Regular Highways: $7,020,000
General Public Buildings: $1,268,000
General - Other: $1,209,000
General Public Buildings: $472,000
Public Welfare - Other: $452,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Parks and Recreation: $246,000
General - Other: $157,000
Parks and Recreation: $142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,844,000
Health - Other: $15,445,000
Police Protection: $9,012,000
Electric Utilities: $8,469,000
Police Protection: $8,313,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,770,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,594,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,627,000
Regular Highways: $5,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,269,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,162,000
Regular Highways: $3,892,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,715,000
Central Staff Services: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $2,547,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,147,000
Financial Administration: $2,019,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,988,000
Financial Administration: $1,585,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,155,000
Libraries: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
Libraries: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $814,000
General Public Buildings: $810,000
Water Utilities: $777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $284,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $209,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
Solid Waste Management: $120,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $43,000
Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $454,000
Interest on Debt: $423,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,427,000
Other: $2,186,000
Highways: $637,000
Highways: $511,000
Public Welfare: $41,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,625,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,893,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,331,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,591,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $732,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,629,000
Donations From Private Sources: $572,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Fines and Forfeits: $450,000
Donations From Private Sources: $268,000
Rents: $155,000
Rents: $143,000
General Revenue - Other: $96,000
Sale of Property: $69,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
General Revenue - Other: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $701,000
Police Protection: $441,000
Police Protection: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $381,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,412,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,057,000
Water Utilities: $1,900,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,106,000
Public Welfare: $8,149,000
Highways: $4,690,000
Highways: $4,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,112,000
General Local Government Support: $2,740,000
Other: $1,904,000
Other: $1,491,000
Education: $1,302,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,036,000
Education: $984,000
Health and Hospitals: $485,000
Housing and Community Development: $32,000
- Tax - Property: $28,700,000
Property: $28,651,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,697,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,233,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $278,000
Other License: $265,000
Other License: $246,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $235,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $839,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Jefferson County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
- Charges - Other: $7,491,000
Other: $6,614,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,141,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,139,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,213,000
Regular Highways: $7,020,000
General Public Buildings: $1,268,000
General - Other: $1,209,000
General Public Buildings: $472,000
Public Welfare - Other: $452,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Parks and Recreation: $246,000
General - Other: $157,000
Parks and Recreation: $142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,844,000
Health - Other: $15,445,000
Police Protection: $9,012,000
Electric Utilities: $8,469,000
Police Protection: $8,313,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,770,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,594,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,627,000
Regular Highways: $5,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,269,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,162,000
Regular Highways: $3,892,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,715,000
Central Staff Services: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $2,547,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,147,000
Financial Administration: $2,019,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,988,000
Financial Administration: $1,585,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,155,000
Libraries: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
Libraries: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $814,000
General Public Buildings: $810,000
Water Utilities: $777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $284,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $209,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
Solid Waste Management: $120,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $43,000
Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $454,000
Interest on Debt: $423,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,427,000
Other: $2,186,000
Highways: $637,000
Highways: $511,000
Public Welfare: $41,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,625,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,893,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,331,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,591,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $732,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,629,000
Donations From Private Sources: $572,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Fines and Forfeits: $450,000
Donations From Private Sources: $268,000
Rents: $155,000
Rents: $143,000
General Revenue - Other: $96,000
Sale of Property: $69,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
General Revenue - Other: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $701,000
Police Protection: $441,000
Police Protection: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $381,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,412,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,057,000
Water Utilities: $1,900,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,106,000
Public Welfare: $8,149,000
Highways: $4,690,000
Highways: $4,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,112,000
General Local Government Support: $2,740,000
Other: $1,904,000
Other: $1,491,000
Education: $1,302,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,036,000
Education: $984,000
Health and Hospitals: $485,000
Housing and Community Development: $32,000
- Tax - Property: $28,700,000
Property: $28,651,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,697,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,233,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $278,000
Other License: $265,000
Other License: $246,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $235,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $839,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Jefferson County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Assistance and Subsidies - Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
Public Welfare, Cash Assistance Programs - Other: $68,000
- Charges - Other: $7,491,000
Other: $6,614,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,141,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,139,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $67,000
Natural Resources - Other: $41,000
Natural Resources - Other: $36,000
Regular Highways: $14,000
Regular Highways: $9,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $7,213,000
Regular Highways: $7,020,000
General Public Buildings: $1,268,000
General - Other: $1,209,000
General Public Buildings: $472,000
Public Welfare - Other: $452,000
Public Welfare - Other: $370,000
Parks and Recreation: $246,000
General - Other: $157,000
Parks and Recreation: $142,000
Natural Resources - Other: $26,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $17,844,000
Health - Other: $15,445,000
Police Protection: $9,012,000
Electric Utilities: $8,469,000
Police Protection: $8,313,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,770,000
Public Welfare - Other: $7,594,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,627,000
Regular Highways: $5,302,000
Correctional Institutions: $5,203,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,269,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,162,000
Regular Highways: $3,892,000
General - Other: $2,872,000
General - Other: $2,715,000
Central Staff Services: $2,670,000
Central Staff Services: $2,547,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,147,000
Financial Administration: $2,019,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,988,000
Financial Administration: $1,585,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,155,000
Libraries: $1,153,000
Natural Resources - Other: $1,100,000
Libraries: $1,072,000
General Public Buildings: $814,000
General Public Buildings: $810,000
Water Utilities: $777,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $284,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $209,000
Solid Waste Management: $148,000
Solid Waste Management: $120,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $43,000
Other: $7,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $454,000
Interest on Debt: $423,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $2,427,000
Other: $2,186,000
Highways: $637,000
Highways: $511,000
Public Welfare: $41,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,625,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $15,893,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,331,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,591,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $741,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $732,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,629,000
Donations From Private Sources: $572,000
Fines and Forfeits: $469,000
Fines and Forfeits: $450,000
Donations From Private Sources: $268,000
Rents: $155,000
Rents: $143,000
General Revenue - Other: $96,000
Sale of Property: $69,000
Sale of Property: $54,000
General Revenue - Other: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $0
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $701,000
Police Protection: $441,000
Police Protection: $400,000
Central Staff Services: $381,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,412,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,057,000
Water Utilities: $1,900,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $10,106,000
Public Welfare: $8,149,000
Highways: $4,690,000
Highways: $4,638,000
General Local Government Support: $3,112,000
General Local Government Support: $2,740,000
Other: $1,904,000
Other: $1,491,000
Education: $1,302,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,036,000
Education: $984,000
Health and Hospitals: $485,000
Housing and Community Development: $32,000
- Tax - Property: $28,700,000
Property: $28,651,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,697,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $6,233,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $278,000
Other License: $265,000
Other License: $246,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $235,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $839,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 840
- Number of aged recipients: 70
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 770
- Number of recipients under 18: 131
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 586
- Number of recipients older than 64: 123
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 363
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 305
Most common first names in Jefferson County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
William | 694 | 77.3 years |
John | 689 | 76.2 years |
Robert | 608 | 71.5 years |
Mary | 467 | 79.7 years |
George | 414 | 77.4 years |
Helen | 374 | 81.9 years |
Edward | 363 | 78.5 years |
Walter | 361 | 77.6 years |
Arthur | 361 | 79.2 years |
Margaret | 354 | 79.7 years |
Most common last names in Jefferson County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Johnson | 194 | 76.6 years |
Miller | 186 | 77.7 years |
Schultz | 165 | 78.7 years |
Anderson | 149 | 77.6 years |
Schmidt | 132 | 78.6 years |
Smith | 130 | 77.6 years |
Schroeder | 122 | 78.0 years |
Krueger | 119 | 79.2 years |
Nelson | 108 | 77.0 years |
Jones | 98 | 77.2 years |
Businesses in Jefferson County, WI | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 6 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 1 | Lane Bryant | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Ann Taylor | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 4 | |
Arby's | 1 | Maurices | 2 | |
AutoZone | 1 | McDonald's | 7 | |
Banana Republic | 1 | Menards | 1 | |
Bath & Body Works | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 1 | |
Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 2 | |
Burger King | 3 | Nike | 7 | |
Casual Male XL | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 2 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Clarks | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 1 | Pizza Hut | 3 | |
Curves | 4 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Days Inn | 1 | Rodeway Inn | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | Rue21 | 1 | |
DressBarn | 1 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Subway | 14 | |
FedEx | 8 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Ford | 3 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 3 | |
Goodwill | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 1 | |
Gymboree | 1 | True Value | 2 | |
H&R Block | 7 | U-Haul | 10 | |
Hardee's | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 6 | |
Holiday Inn | 2 | UPS | 11 | |
Jimmy John's | 2 | Vans | 1 | |
Jones New York | 1 | Walgreens | 3 | |
KFC | 2 | Walmart | 3 | |
Kmart | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Kohl's | 1 |