Jefferson County, NY
Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson County, NY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Jefferson County, NY has a population of 116,130 with a notably young median age of 33.7 years, likely reflecting the presence of Fort Drum, which shapes the county's economic base and contributes to relatively low median household income of $66,301 and per capita income of $34,603. The labor force of roughly 64.5% participation includes a workforce where 25.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings sit at $38,823, keeping labor costs comparatively modest. Housing remains accessible with a median home value of $181,000 and median gross rent of $1,214/month, though an unemployment rate of 6.4% and poverty rate of 13.4% indicate some workforce slack despite modest 1.5% population growth over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+1.5% since 2018
Jefferson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone94,857 (82.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,673 (4.9%)
- Black or African American Alone5,521 (4.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,316 (2.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,751 (2.4%)
- Asian Alone2,189 (1.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish4,251
- 2.German or other West Germanic1,043
- 3.Other Indo-European627
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)576
- 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)482
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,148
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)6,341
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,553
- 4.Public Administration (Group)4,296
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,200
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,045
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations10,238
- 3.Service Occupations9,378
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,461
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations4,250
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.04×)4,284
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.34×)6,487
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.14×)11,867
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)4,223
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 0.97×)690
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.