Jefferson County is located in northeastern Tennessee. The County Seat is Dandridge and the largest city is Jefferson City. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.jeffersoncountytn.gov/. The 2014 population estimate is 52,677 and the 2010 census population was 51,570. The land area is 274.08 square miles and there are 187.6 persons per square mile.
95.5% of the population is White, 2.4% is Black or African American, 3.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% is Asian, 0.4% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.2% is two or more races. 80.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.6% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $121,800, there are 19,797 households, an average of 2.53 persons per household. The per capita income is $20,619, the median household income is $39,745, and 18.3% of the persons in Jefferson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 4,060. Retail sales (in $1000) were $554,331, and sales per capita were $10,994. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 19.9%.
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