- State:ArkansasCounty:Jefferson CountyZips:71613,71612,71659,72133,72168,72182,72079,71611,72175,72152,72004,72132,71602,71602,71601,71603Coordinates:34.26829807317487, -91.93037037730494Area total:913.78 sq. mi., 2366.69 sq. km, 584820.48 acresArea land:870.05 sq. mi., 2253.42 sq. km, 556833.28 acresArea water:43.73 sq. mi., 113.26 sq. km, 27987.20 acresEstablished:1829Capital seat:
Pine Bluff
Address: 101 E Barraque St
County Courthouse
Pine Bluff, AR 71601-4301
Governing Body: Quorum Court with 13 board size
Governing Authority: Home Rule
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Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
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- Population:67,260; Population change: -13.14% (2010 - 2020)Population density:77 persons per square mileHousehold income:$36,952Households:28,567Unemployment rate:8.00% per 27,398 county labor force
- Sales taxes:8.50%Income taxes:7.00%GDP:$2.89 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Jefferson County's population of Arkansas of 64,154 residents in 1930 has increased 1,05-fold to 67,260 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 50.59% female residents and 49.41% male residents live in as of 2020, 52.88% in Jefferson County, Arkansas are married and the remaining 47.12% are single population.
As of 2020, 52.88% in Jefferson County, Arkansas are married and the remaining 47.12% are single population.
- Housing units:30,573 residential units of which 85.91% share occupied residential units.
23.5 minutes is the average time that residents in Jefferson County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
81.12% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 14.85% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 0.44% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 1.81% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Jefferson County, Arkansas 55.41% are owner-occupied homes, another 27.15% are rented apartments, and the remaining 17.44% are vacant.
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The 47.30% of the population in Jefferson County, Arkansas who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 35.890%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 62.190%) of those eligible to vote in Jefferson County, Arkansas.
