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Jefferson, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $208,330 (it was $93,200 in 2000)
Jefferson:

$208,330
North Carolina:

$280,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,342 - $320,374

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $241,279
Here:

$241,279
State:

$375,326

Townhouses or other attached units: $270,063
Here:

$270,063
State:

$317,935

Total population: 1,600 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,372 (2 farm, 1,370 nonfarm))

Houses: 887 (778 occupied: 377 owner occupied, 412 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

33%

Housing density: 460 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $163,126.

Median contract rent in 2022: $539 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $735)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $706


Median gross rent in Jefferson, NC in 2022: $664

Housing units in Jefferson with a mortgage: 195 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $63,535

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $48,321

Median monthly housing costs: $661

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Jefferson, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1990

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,912
  • Male householders: 312 (117 living alone), Female householders: 457 (196 living alone)
  • 256 spouses (253 opposite-sex spouses), 61 unmarried partners, (61 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 421 children (393 natural, 5 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 50 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 234

Size of family households: 229 2-persons, 86 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 319 1-person, 34 2-persons.

124 married couples with children.
175 single-parent households (40 men, 135 women).

91.0% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
8.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 101 (5.3%)
(37.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.4
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 31 bedroom
  • 1052 bedrooms
  • 1943 bedrooms
  • 694 bedrooms
  • 65+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1151 bedroom
  • 2462 bedrooms
  • 483 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 35+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4no vehicle
  • 611 vehicle
  • 2032 vehicles
  • 713 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 55+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson in renter-occupied apartments
  • 84no vehicle
  • 1911 vehicle
  • 1252 vehicles
  • 143 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 33 rooms
  • 434 rooms
  • 1065 rooms
  • 896 rooms
  • 477 rooms
  • 538 rooms
  • 329+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • 01 room
  • 222 rooms
  • 2003 rooms
  • 1084 rooms
  • 295 rooms
  • 386 rooms
  • 57 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 109+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Jefferson, NC household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Jefferson, NC in 2022
  • 90Less than $10,000
  • 104$10,000 to $19,999
  • 100$20,000 to $29,999
  • 103$30,000 to $39,999
  • 130$40,000 to $49,999
  • 11$50,000 to $59,999
  • 129$60,000 to $74,999
  • 61$75,000 to $99,999
  • 28$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • 11$150,000 to $199,999
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Jefferson, NC

  • Distribution of house value in Jefferson, NC in 2022
  • 2$15,000 to $19,999
  • 17$20,000 to $24,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 4$60,000 to $69,999
  • 23$80,000 to $89,999
  • 13$90,000 to $99,999
  • 25$100,000 to $124,999
  • 20$125,000 to $149,999
  • 37$150,000 to $174,999
  • 16$175,000 to $199,999
  • 42$200,000 to $249,999
  • 48$250,000 to $299,999
  • 52$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 19$500,000 to $749,999
  • 6$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Jefferson, NC

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Jefferson, NC in 2022
  • 25$150 to $199
  • 41$200 to $249
  • 8$250 to $299
  • 9$350 to $399
  • 63$400 to $449
  • 25$450 to $499
  • 74$500 to $549
  • 5$550 to $599
  • 24$600 to $649
  • 19$650 to $699
  • 13$700 to $749
  • 48$750 to $799
  • 13$800 to $899
  • 3$1,000 to $1,249
  • 3$1,250 to $1,499
  • 9No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.7%
Number of people working at home: 69 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 29
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 237
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 150
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 52
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 18
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 43
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 30
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 46
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 41
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 3
  • 90 or more minutes: 3
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Jefferson

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,931 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled: 257 (10.7%)
  • Taxi: 22 (0.9%)
  • Walked: 20 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 69 (2.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 4.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jefferson, North Carolina
  • 272010 or later
  • 72000 to 2009
  • 601990 to 1999
  • 71980 to 1989
  • 21970 to 1979
  • 10Before 1970
Ancestries in Jefferson, NC

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 545 (45.8%)
  • English: 90 (7.6%)
  • European: 39 (3.3%)
  • German: 35 (2.9%)
  • Scottish: 35 (2.9%)
  • Norwegian: 15 (1.3%)
  • Irish: 11 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 10 (0.8%)
  • Italian: 5 (0.4%)
  • Lithuanian: 5 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 2 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Jefferson:

45.5% (46)
North Carolina:

24.7% (214,776)

Guatemala
Jefferson:

24.8% (25)
North Carolina:

2.6% (22,964)

Ecuador
Jefferson:

18.8% (19)
North Carolina:

0.9% (7,765)

Canada
Jefferson:

4.0% (4)
North Carolina:

2.1% (18,105)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,326
  • Other state: 468
  • Northeast: 59
  • Midwest: 47
  • South: 338
  • West: 22

91.5% of Jefferson residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.3% lived in North Carolina.


Jefferson:

91.5%
State average:

87.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 8
  • 5th and 6th grade: 11
  • 7th and 8th grade: 22
  • 9th grade: 23
  • 10th grade: 12
  • 11th grade: 31
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 10
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 147
  • Less than 1 year of college: 96
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 115
  • Associate degree: 68
  • Bachelor's degree: 60
  • Master's degree: 28
  • Professional school degree: 2
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 26
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 35
  • 11th grade: 12
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 302
  • Less than 1 year of college: 49
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
  • Associate degree: 112
  • Bachelor's degree: 64
  • Master's degree: 36
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Jefferson marital status for males
Jefferson marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 473
  • One, attached: 5
  • Two: 22
  • 3 or 4: 49
  • 5 to 9: 69
  • 10 to 19: 88
  • 20 to 49: 110
  • 50 or more: 57
  • Mobile homes: 10

House/condo owner moved in on average 8 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Jefferson
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Jefferson, NC
  • 51.7%Electricity
  • 29.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 14.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.2%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Jefferson, NC
  • 92.4%Electricity
  • 5.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Utility gas
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
Here:

10.2%
North Carolina:

13.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

11.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
North Carolina:

19.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability