Jefferson County is located in eastern Georgia. The County Seat is Louisville and the largest city is Wadley. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.jeffersoncounty.org/. The 2014 population estimate is 16,272 and the 2010 census population was 16,930. The land area is 526.49 square miles and there are 32.2 persons per square mile.
44.3% of the population is White, 54.1% is Black or African American, 3.2% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 0.2% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.8% is two or more races. 73.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 8.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $67,200, there are 6,220 households, an average of 2.58 persons per household. The per capita income is $14,757, the median household income is $26,968, and 31.5% of the persons in Jefferson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 1,266. Retail sales (in $1000) were $129,391, and sales per capita were $7,897. The percentage of black-owned firms is 31.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 27.6%.
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| Property & Recorded Documents (Deeds) Georgia Consolidated Real Estate Index for Property and Deed information in Jefferson County. Search by name, book/page, or subdivision, unit, block and lot. Includes deeds, assignments, liens, releases, leases, power of attorney filings, affidavits, title transfers, boundary line agreements, easements, and many others. Requires free registration. Document views and downloads require a paid account. |
| Property - Tax Search the Jefferson County property tax database by tax year, owners first and last name, account number, or map number to view tax and value data. |
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