Hoschton vs Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Hoschton and Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

Hoschton and Jefferson are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson has the higher population (14,249 vs 3,700 in Hoschton). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($96,761 vs $96,081 in Hoschton). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($346,800 vs $345,100 in Hoschton).

Population, income & housing

	Hoschton	Jefferson
Population	3,700	14,249
Median age	34.2 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$96,081	$96,761
Median home value	$345,100	$346,800
Median gross rent	$1,189	$906
Housing units	1,520	4,723
Homeownership rate	76.3%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.0%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hoschton	Jefferson
Population	1,637 → 3,700 (+126.0%)	11,114 → 14,249 (+28.2%)
Median household income	$67,813 → $96,081 (+41.7%)	$58,451 → $96,761 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$227,900 → $345,100 (+51.4%)	$201,300 → $346,800 (+72.3%)
Median gross rent	$975 → $1,189 (+21.9%)	$729 → $906 (+24.3%)

Hoschton

Population

1,6373,700

Median household income

$67,813$96,081

Median home value

$227,900$345,100

Median gross rent

$975$1,189

Jefferson

Population

11,11414,249

Median household income

$58,451$96,761

Median home value

$201,300$346,800

Median gross rent

$729$906

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hoschton	Jefferson
Under 5	7.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	23.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	8.6%
25 to 34	19.9%	11.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	14.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	11.0%	9.5%
65 to 74	6.6%	6.4%
75 and over	3.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hoschton	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	72.6%
Black or African American	6.0%	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.8%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hoschton	Jefferson
No high school diploma	14.5%	9.5%
High school graduate	28.1%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hoschton	Jefferson
Drove alone	80.8%	78.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.2%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.2%	12.0%
Other means	0.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hoschton	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	83.4%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	6.1%
20 or more units	2.6%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Hoschton	Jefferson
Poverty rate	13.5%	9.4%
Average household size	2.74	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	37	35
Median year structure built	2006	2003