The map and table below give geographic data on the 24,469 census blocks in Jefferson County. The land and water areas are given in square miles. The field Type classifies a block as either rural or belonging to a specified urban area.
In the map below, census blocks that are classified as rural are colored orange while blocks classified as urban are colored blue. The census-designated interior points can be added as a point layer using the layer control. Click on a feature to view summary information about the feature. Click on a tract to zoom in on that tract. Zoom out to see where Jefferson county is located within Alabama.
Click on a row of the table to zoom in on the corresponding census block in the map above.
| Block | Tract | Type | Land | Water | Housing | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The table below gives summary data for Jefferson County's 189 census tracts.
| Tract | Blocks | Land | Water | Housing | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The table below gives summary data by block type.
| Type | Blocks | Land | Water | Housing | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By area, 66.0% of Jefferson County is classified as rural. By population, 12.1% is rural.