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People QuickFactsJefferson CountyWisconsin
Population, 2003 estimate 77,421 5,472,299
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 2.2% 2.0%
Population, 2000 74,021 5,363,675
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 9.2% 9.6%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 84.7% 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.4% 22.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.0 20.8 
Housing units, 2002 31,011 2,386,848
Homeownership rate, 2000 71.7% 68.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 22.2% 26.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $123,800 $112,200 
Households, 2000 28,205 2,084,544
Persons per household, 2000 2.55 2.50
Median household income, 1999 $46,901 $43,791
Per capita money income, 1999 $21,236 $21,271

Business QuickFactsJefferson CountyWisconsin
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 1,944 140,540
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 32,493 2,400,575
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -2.6% -0.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 3,662 268,268
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 2,431,479 117,382,992
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 568,159 50,520,463
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $7,750 $9,715
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 637 38,208
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 333,651 28,843,652

Geography QuickFactsJefferson CountyWisconsin
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 557 54,310
Persons per square mile, 2000 132.9 98.8
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 055 55

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