Jefferson, Wisconsin
There are a few other places named Jefferson in Wisconsin.Jefferson is a city in
Jefferson County Wisconsin, and is its county seat. It is located at the confluence of the
Rock and
Crawfish Rivers. The population was 7,338 at the 2000 census. The city is located partially within the
Town of Jefferson.
Jefferson is located at (43.003091, -88.807855).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.1
km² (4.7
mi²). 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (4.29%) is water.
Jefferson's elevation is 797 ft (243 m).
As of the
census of 2000, there were 7,338 people, 2,816 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The
population density was 635.3/km² (1,645.9/mi²). There were 2,934 housing units at an average density of 254.0/km² (658.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.28%
White, 0.53%
Black or
African American, 0.55%
Native American, 0.46%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 3.04% from
other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 6.79% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,816 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were
married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,962, and the median income for a family was $47,737. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $25,142 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,124. About 5.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
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