Cairo vs Jefferson Heights

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

Cairo and Jefferson Heights are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cairo has the higher population (1,565 vs 1,193 in Jefferson Heights). Jefferson Heights has the higher median household income ($77,813 vs $54,479 in Cairo). Jefferson Heights has the higher median home value ($231,700 vs $197,000 in Cairo).

Population, income & housing

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
Population	1,565	1,193
Median age	38.1 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,479	$77,813
Median home value	$197,000	$231,700
Median gross rent	$1,327	$1,403
Housing units	787	429
Homeownership rate	47.4%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
Population	955 → 1,565 (+63.9%)	1,084 → 1,193 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$24,855 → $54,479 (+119.2%)	$37,366 → $77,813 (+108.2%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $197,000 (+51.0%)	$164,600 → $231,700 (+40.8%)
Median gross rent	$862 → $1,327 (+53.9%)	$1,082 → $1,403 (+29.7%)

Cairo

Population

9551,565

Median household income

$24,855$54,479

Median home value

$130,500$197,000

Median gross rent

$862$1,327

Jefferson Heights

Population

1,0841,193

Median household income

$37,366$77,813

Median home value

$164,600$231,700

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,403

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
Under 5	0.0%	9.3%
5 to 17	21.2%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.7%	2.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	21.2%	4.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.5%
55 to 64	4.7%	18.1%
65 to 74	8.7%	5.4%
75 and over	9.3%	21.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	87.0%	68.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
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%	1.9%
Two or more races	0.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.5%	18.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
No high school diploma	1.7%	15.1%
High school graduate	37.5%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.2%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
Drove alone	69.1%	84.6%
Carpooled	13.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.9%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
1-unit, detached	74.6%	65.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.8%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	1.6%
20 or more units	7.9%	11.2%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Cairo	Jefferson Heights
Poverty rate	8.9%	12.3%
Average household size	2.39	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1966	1962