Jefferson County, Idaho
Jefferson County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 19,155 (
2005 estimate: 21,580) [
1]. The
county seat is
Rigby6.
Jefferson County is part of the Idaho Falls, ID
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,863
km² (1,106
mi²). 2,836 km² (1,095 mi²) of it is land and 27 km² (10 mi²) of it (0.95%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Clark County, Idaho - north
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Fremont County, Idaho - northeast
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Madison County, Idaho - east
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Bonneville County, Idaho - south
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Bingham County, Idaho - southwest
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Butte County, Idaho - west
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 19,155 people, 5,901 households, and 4,880 families residing in the county. The
population density was 7/km² (18/mi²). There were 6,287 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.87%
White, 0.28%
Black or
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 6.76% from
other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 9.96% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 5,901 households out of which 47.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.60% were
married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.30% were non-families. 15.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.62.
In the county the population was spread out with 36.30% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,737, and the median income for a family was $41,530. Males had a median income of $31,298 versus $19,755 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,838. About 8.00% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.
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Hamer*
Lewisville*
Menan*
Mud Lake*
Rigby*
Ririe*
Roberts
