Jefferson vs Nicholson

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

Jefferson and Nicholson 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 1,899 in Nicholson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($96,761 vs $44,956 in Nicholson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($346,800 vs $178,900 in Nicholson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Nicholson
Population	14,249	1,899
Median age	34.8 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,761	$44,956
Median home value	$346,800	$178,900
Median gross rent	$906	$1,048
Housing units	4,723	748
Homeownership rate	77.3%	68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	16.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Nicholson
Population	11,114 → 14,249 (+28.2%)	1,798 → 1,899 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$58,451 → $96,761 (+65.5%)	$50,665 → $44,956 (-11.3%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $346,800 (+72.3%)	$84,300 → $178,900 (+112.2%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $906 (+24.3%)	$898 → $1,048 (+16.7%)

Jefferson

Population

11,11414,249

Median household income

$58,451$96,761

Median home value

$201,300$346,800

Median gross rent

$729$906

Nicholson

Population

1,7981,899

Median household income

$50,665$44,956

Median home value

$84,300$178,900

Median gross rent

$898$1,048

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Nicholson
Under 5	6.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	23.7%	23.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	3.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	16.7%
35 to 44	16.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	8.4%
75 and over	5.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Nicholson
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	80.5%
Black or African American	14.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	9.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Nicholson
No high school diploma	9.5%	24.6%
High school graduate	29.2%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Nicholson
Drove alone	78.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	2.4%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Nicholson
1-unit, detached	84.2%	48.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	48.9%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Nicholson
Poverty rate	9.4%	11.4%
Average household size	3.29	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	35	30
Median year structure built	2003	1998