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JEFFERSON, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Marion
Elevation: 196 feet
Land Area: 4.35 square miles
Population Density: 442 people per square mile
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (62.2%), Black (34.7%), Hispanic (1.6%), American Indian (0.8%), Two or more races (0.7%), Asian Indian (0.6%), Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries (City): United States (10.4%), Irish (7.3%), German (7.1%), English (6.9%), French (2.4%), Scottish (2.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (29.3 miles , pop. 73,344)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (39.3 miles , pop. 200,145)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (141.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Harleton, TX (3.4 miles ), Nesbitt, TX (3.6 miles ), Uncertain, TX (3.7 miles) , Marshall, TX (3.9 miles ), Avinger, TX (3.9 miles ), Scottsville, TX (4.1 miles ), Linden, TX (4.1 miles ), Bivins-McLeod, TX (4.5 miles )
Amtrak station near Jefferson: 15 miles: MARSHALL (FOOT OF N. WASHINGTON AVE.)
Jefferson Compared to State Average: Median household income below state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Median age above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Institutionalized population percentage above state average. Number of college students below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
JEFFERSON, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 74.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.40%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Jefferson:
KILGORE COLLEGE about 36 miles, KILGORE, TX, Full-time enrollment: 2,814 BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 48 miles, BOSSIER CITY, LA, FT enrollment: 2,743 LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT about 51 miles, SHREVEPORT, LA, FT enrollment: 3,059 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER about 60 miles, TYLER, TX, FT enrollment: 2,433 TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE about 65 miles, TYLER, TX, FT enrollment: 5,872 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS about 73 miles, MAGNOLIA, AR, FT enrollment: 2,646 STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY about 75 miles, NACOGDOCHES, TX, FT enrollment: 10,217
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