Jefferson Heights vs Round Top

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

Jefferson Heights and Round Top 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 693 in Round Top). Round Top has the higher median household income ($100,167 vs $77,813 in Jefferson Heights). Round Top has the higher median home value ($306,000 vs $231,700 in Jefferson Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
Population	1,193	693
Median age	50.0 yrs	52.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,813	$100,167
Median home value	$231,700	$306,000
Median gross rent	$1,403	—
Housing units	429	428
Homeownership rate	67.9%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	39.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
Population	1,084 → 1,193 (+10.1%)	565 → 693 (+22.7%)
Median household income	$37,366 → $77,813 (+108.2%)	$81,125 → $100,167 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$164,600 → $231,700 (+40.8%)	$178,200 → $306,000 (+71.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,082 → $1,403 (+29.7%)	—

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

Round Top

Population

565693

Median household income

$81,125$100,167

Median home value

$178,200$306,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
Under 5	9.3%	1.7%
5 to 17	14.2%	10.7%
18 to 24	2.0%	1.0%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	18.1%	17.5%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.6%
75 and over	21.1%	18.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
White (non-Hispanic)	68.8%	96.0%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	18.2%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
No high school diploma	15.1%	5.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	11.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
Drove alone	84.6%	69.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	5.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	13.4%
Other means	0.0%	7.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
1-unit, detached	65.3%	89.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	5.6%
20 or more units	11.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson Heights	Round Top
Poverty rate	12.3%	8.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1962	1982