Jefferson County, just east of the city of Tallahassee, is the only county in Florida that borders both the state of Georgia and the Gulf of Mexico. The county seat is Monticello. With an estimated population of 15,000 the county has a total area of 637 square miles, of which 598 square miles is land and 39 square miles (6.11%) is water....
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Jefferson County, just east of the city of Tallahassee, is the only county in Florida that borders both the state of Georgia and the Gulf of Mexico. The county seat is Monticello. With an estimated population of 15,000 the county has a total area of 637 square miles, of which 598 square miles is land and 39 square miles (6.11%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,902 people, 4,695 households, and 3,305 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile. There were 5,251 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 59.27% White, 38.34% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 2.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 4,695 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were married couples living together, 15.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,998, and the median income for a family was $40,407. Males had a median income of $26,271 versus $25,748 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,006. About 13.30% of families and 17.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.
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