Jefferson vs Michigantown

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

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

Michigantown has the higher population (470 vs 169 in Jefferson). Michigantown has the higher median household income ($73,214 vs $38,984 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($145,100 vs $125,000 in Michigantown).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Michigantown
Population	169	470
Median age	31.2 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$38,984	$73,214
Median home value	$145,100	$125,000
Median gross rent	—	$963
Housing units	55	197
Homeownership rate	67.3%	67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Michigantown
Population	168 → 169 (+0.6%)	592 → 470 (-20.6%)
Median household income	$36,061 → $38,984 (+8.1%)	$62,784 → $73,214 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$133,000 → $145,100 (+9.1%)	$87,000 → $125,000 (+43.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$796 → $963 (+21.0%)

Jefferson

Population

168169

Median household income

$36,061$38,984

Median home value

$133,000$145,100

Michigantown

Population

592470

Median household income

$62,784$73,214

Median home value

$87,000$125,000

Median gross rent

$796$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Michigantown
Under 5	10.7%	11.7%
5 to 17	37.9%	19.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	19.5%	9.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	11.5%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.4%
75 and over	0.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Michigantown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Michigantown
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	58.6%	56.8%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Michigantown
Drove alone	57.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	28.8%	12.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.5%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Michigantown
1-unit, detached	100.0%	87.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Michigantown
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.7%
Average household size	3.07	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1943	1946