Jefferson vs Pendergrass

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

Jefferson and Pendergrass 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 2,261 in Pendergrass). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($96,761 vs $82,692 in Pendergrass). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($346,800 vs $283,900 in Pendergrass).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
Population	14,249	2,261
Median age	34.8 yrs	31.3 yrs
Median household income	$96,761	$82,692
Median home value	$346,800	$283,900
Median gross rent	$906	$1,125
Housing units	4,723	686
Homeownership rate	77.3%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.9%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
Population	11,114 → 14,249 (+28.2%)	624 → 2,261 (+262.3%)
Median household income	$58,451 → $96,761 (+65.5%)	$73,068 → $82,692 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$201,300 → $346,800 (+72.3%)	$193,100 → $283,900 (+47.0%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $906 (+24.3%)	$875 → $1,125 (+28.6%)

Jefferson

Population

11,11414,249

Median household income

$58,451$96,761

Median home value

$201,300$346,800

Median gross rent

$729$906

Pendergrass

Population

6242,261

Median household income

$73,068$82,692

Median home value

$193,100$283,900

Median gross rent

$875$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
Under 5	6.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	23.7%	29.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	5.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	22.3%
35 to 44	16.1%	12.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.5%	9.6%
65 to 74	6.4%	2.2%
75 and over	5.2%	1.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
White (non-Hispanic)	72.6%	55.9%
Black or African American	14.4%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.8%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.3%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
No high school diploma	9.5%	16.3%
High school graduate	29.2%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
Drove alone	78.7%	80.1%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	4.2%
Other means	1.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
1-unit, detached	84.2%	88.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Pendergrass
Poverty rate	9.4%	7.6%
Average household size	3.29	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	35	33
Median year structure built	2003	2012