Jefferson vs Scranton

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

Jefferson and Scranton 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 434 in Scranton). Scranton has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $54,286 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $58,600 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Scranton
Population	4,164	434
Median age	51.5 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$54,286	$60,000
Median home value	$126,900	$58,600
Median gross rent	$745	$880
Housing units	2,286	235
Homeownership rate	70.4%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.7%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Scranton
Population	4,137 → 4,164 (+0.7%)	558 → 434 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$46,008 → $54,286 (+18.0%)	$46,875 → $60,000 (+28.0%)
Median home value	$94,100 → $126,900 (+34.9%)	$44,700 → $58,600 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$648 → $745 (+15.0%)	$623 → $880 (+41.3%)

Jefferson

Population

4,1374,164

Median household income

$46,008$54,286

Median home value

$94,100$126,900

Median gross rent

$648$745

Scranton

Population

558434

Median household income

$46,875$60,000

Median home value

$44,700$58,600

Median gross rent

$623$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Scranton
Under 5	4.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	12.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	3.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.1%
35 to 44	11.0%	9.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	19.6%
55 to 64	16.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	14.2%	20.7%
75 and over	16.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	91.2%
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%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Scranton
No high school diploma	8.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	29.7%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Scranton
Drove alone	73.1%	85.3%
Carpooled	14.4%	8.2%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	1.3%
Other means	0.9%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Scranton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	92.8%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Scranton
Poverty rate	8.4%	14.7%
Average household size	1.92	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1958	1938