Jefferson Heights vs Palenville

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

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

Jefferson Heights has the higher population (1,193 vs 990 in Palenville). Palenville has the higher median home value ($233,700 vs $231,700 in Jefferson Heights). Since 2019, Jefferson Heights's population has grown faster (+10.1% vs -15.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
Population	1,193	990
Median age	50.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,813	—
Median home value	$231,700	$233,700
Median gross rent	$1,403	$1,002
Housing units	429	607
Homeownership rate	67.9%	69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	26.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
Population	1,084 → 1,193 (+10.1%)	1,175 → 990 (-15.7%)
Median household income	$37,366 → $77,813 (+108.2%)	—
Median home value	$164,600 → $231,700 (+40.8%)	$195,100 → $233,700 (+19.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,082 → $1,403 (+29.7%)	$697 → $1,002 (+43.8%)

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

Palenville

Population

1,175990

Median home value

$195,100$233,700

Median gross rent

$697$1,002

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
Under 5	9.3%	1.5%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	2.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	11.5%
35 to 44	4.9%	19.5%
45 to 54	10.5%	11.0%
55 to 64	18.1%	6.9%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.7%
75 and over	21.1%	23.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	96.1%
Black or African American	5.6%	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	1.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
No high school diploma	15.1%	1.4%
High school graduate	31.4%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	16.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
Drove alone	84.6%	72.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	7.6%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	9.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
1-unit, detached	65.3%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	9.6%
20 or more units	11.2%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson Heights	Palenville
Poverty rate	12.3%	14.5%
Average household size	2.72	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1962	1942