Emmitsburg vs Jefferson

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (2,891 vs 2,855 in Emmitsburg). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($145,664 vs $78,986 in Emmitsburg). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($479,400 vs $300,900 in Emmitsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
Population	2,855	2,891
Median age	39.7 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$78,986	$145,664
Median home value	$300,900	$479,400
Median gross rent	$777	$1,347
Housing units	1,119	1,032
Homeownership rate	73.2%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.2%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	0.7%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
Population	3,098 → 2,855 (-7.8%)	2,235 → 2,891 (+29.4%)
Median household income	$70,917 → $78,986 (+11.4%)	$113,491 → $145,664 (+28.3%)
Median home value	$246,800 → $300,900 (+21.9%)	$328,700 → $479,400 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$847 → $777 (-8.3%)	$1,136 → $1,347 (+18.6%)

Emmitsburg

Population

3,0982,855

Median household income

$70,917$78,986

Median home value

$246,800$300,900

Median gross rent

$847$777

Jefferson

Population

2,2352,891

Median household income

$113,491$145,664

Median home value

$328,700$479,400

Median gross rent

$1,136$1,347

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
Under 5	5.9%	5.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	17.5%
18 to 24	13.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.4%	11.7%
35 to 44	7.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	19.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	7.4%
75 and over	13.4%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	81.2%
Black or African American	5.9%	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
No high school diploma	12.0%	1.9%
High school graduate	32.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
Drove alone	71.5%	68.5%
Carpooled	10.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.4%	1.7%
Walked	2.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	22.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	74.9%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	7.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	6.7%	10.4%
20 or more units	8.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emmitsburg	Jefferson
Poverty rate	11.6%	4.1%
Average household size	2.49	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1991	1992