Jefferson vs Paton

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (4,164 vs 210 in Paton). Paton has the higher median household income ($62,292 vs $54,286 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $70,000 in Paton).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Paton
Population	4,164	210
Median age	51.5 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$62,292
Median home value	$126,900	$70,000
Median gross rent	$745	$500
Housing units	2,286	95
Homeownership rate	70.4%	85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Paton
Population	4,137 → 4,164 (+0.7%)	178 → 210 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$46,008 → $54,286 (+18.0%)	$64,500 → $62,292 (-3.4%)
Median home value	$94,100 → $126,900 (+34.9%)	$62,500 → $70,000 (+12.0%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $745 (+15.0%)	$394 → $500 (+26.9%)

Jefferson

Population

4,1374,164

Median household income

$46,008$54,286

Median home value

$94,100$126,900

Median gross rent

$648$745

Paton

Population

178210

Median household income

$64,500$62,292

Median home value

$62,500$70,000

Median gross rent

$394$500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Paton
Under 5	4.6%	11.0%
5 to 17	12.6%	10.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.0%	19.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	6.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.9%
75 and over	16.1%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Paton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	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	3.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Paton
No high school diploma	8.6%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.7%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Paton
Drove alone	73.1%	92.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	1.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	0.8%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Paton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Paton
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.2%
Average household size	1.92	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1958	1951