Jefferson County TX Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Jefferson County Texas Criminal Records For Your Personal Protection

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Jefferson County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	13140
Fips County Code	48245
County Name	Jefferson
State	Texas

This table provides the FIPS code for Jefferson County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	243,914	252
Population 2005	247,185	N/A
Population 2000	252,051	225
Population 1990	239,389	208

Represents population information for Jefferson County TX for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,485	600.76
Murder	14	5.66
Forcible Rape	109	44.10
Robbery	479	193.78
Aggravated Assault	883	357.22
Total Property Crimes	13,805	5,584.89
Burglary	3,223	1,303.88
Larceny Theft	9,676	3,914.48
Motor Vehicle Theft	906	366.53

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Jefferson County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	9.3%
Retail Trade	7.3%
Professional & Technical Services	11.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance	11.2%
Government	14.9%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Jefferson County TX in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	NA
% From Groundwater	NA
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	22 Million

This table displays how much water Jefferson County TX used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	114,074	112,578	1,496
Unemployed Population	7,050	7,328	-278
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	6.5%	-0.3

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Jefferson County TX. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	6.9%	17,056
Age 5 to 14	13.8%	34,112
Age 15 to 24	14.9%	36,831
Age 25 to 34	13.0%	32,134
Age 35 to 44	13.8%	34,112
Age 45 to 54	14.5%	35,842
Age 55 to 64	9.7%	23,977
Age 65 to 74	6.6%	16,314
Age 75 and up	6.7%	16,561

This table provides the breakdown of Jefferson County TX's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	60.4%	149,300
African American	35.3%	87,256
Asian American	2.9%	7,168
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.4%	989
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	1,236

This table provides the breakdown of Jefferson County TX's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$1.26 Million
Farm Count	775
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	47.5%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	17.0%
Total Farm Acres	388,239
Avg Farm Acres	501
Total Value of Farms	$16.87 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$21,772
% From Crops	45.2%
% From Livestock	54.8%

Provides data reguarding Jefferson County TX's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.