North Johns vs West Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of North Johns and West Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

North Johns and West Jefferson are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Jefferson has the higher population (527 vs 103 in North Johns). North Johns has the higher median household income ($46,607 vs $36,667 in West Jefferson). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($136,400 vs $71,800 in North Johns).

Population, income & housing

	North Johns	West Jefferson
Population	103	527
Median age	62.3 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$46,607	$36,667
Median home value	$71,800	$136,400
Median gross rent	—	$694
Housing units	76	282
Homeownership rate	100.0%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Johns	West Jefferson
Population	143 → 103 (-28.0%)	468 → 527 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $46,607 (+38.1%)	$50,313 → $36,667 (-27.1%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $71,800 (+91.5%)	$108,900 → $136,400 (+25.3%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $733 (+0.5%)	$917 → $694 (-24.3%)

North Johns

Population

143103

Median household income

$33,750$46,607

Median home value

$37,500$71,800

Median gross rent

$729$733

West Jefferson

Population

468527

Median household income

$50,313$36,667

Median home value

$108,900$136,400

Median gross rent

$917$694

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Johns	West Jefferson
Under 5	0.0%	5.9%
5 to 17	4.9%	18.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	13.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	22.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	2.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	6.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	18.4%	9.5%
75 and over	29.1%	16.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Johns	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	96.2%
Black or African American	26.2%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Johns	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	25.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	54.2%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	12.5%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Johns	West Jefferson
Drove alone	75.0%	87.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Johns	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	71.1%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28.9%	14.9%

Poverty & households

	North Johns	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	9.7%	13.1%
Average household size	1.81	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1959	1974