Jefferson vs Myersville

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

Jefferson and Myersville 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 2,464 in Myersville). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($145,664 vs $144,840 in Myersville). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($479,400 vs $457,900 in Myersville).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Myersville
Population	2,891	2,464
Median age	41.2 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$145,664	$144,840
Median home value	$479,400	$457,900
Median gross rent	$1,347	$1,741
Housing units	1,032	665
Homeownership rate	81.0%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Myersville
Population	2,235 → 2,891 (+29.4%)	1,924 → 2,464 (+28.1%)
Median household income	$113,491 → $145,664 (+28.3%)	$123,371 → $144,840 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$328,700 → $479,400 (+45.8%)	$339,400 → $457,900 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,136 → $1,347 (+18.6%)	$1,172 → $1,741 (+48.5%)

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

Myersville

Population

1,9242,464

Median household income

$123,371$144,840

Median home value

$339,400$457,900

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Myersville
Under 5	5.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	32.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.7%	6.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	18.5%
45 to 54	13.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	19.5%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	3.4%
75 and over	5.6%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Myersville
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	84.9%
Black or African American	6.7%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Myersville
No high school diploma	1.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	26.9%	18.2%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	26.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Myersville
Drove alone	68.5%	67.5%
Carpooled	3.7%	6.0%
Public transit	1.7%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.0%	24.9%
Other means	2.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Myersville
1-unit, detached	78.9%	91.9%
1-unit, attached	7.5%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Myersville
Poverty rate	4.1%	2.5%
Average household size	2.83	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1992	1994