Jefferson vs Richmondville

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

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

Richmondville has the higher population (1,001 vs 150 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($70,781 vs $46,571 in Richmondville). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($168,500 vs $155,100 in Richmondville).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Richmondville
Population	150	1,001
Median age	35.7 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,781	$46,571
Median home value	$168,500	$155,100
Median gross rent	—	$835
Housing units	123	448
Homeownership rate	87.3%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Richmondville
Population	109 → 150 (+37.6%)	841 → 1,001 (+19.0%)
Median household income	$28,889 → $70,781 (+145.0%)	$58,375 → $46,571 (-20.2%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $168,500 (+25.9%)	$117,200 → $155,100 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$711 → $835 (+17.4%)

Jefferson

Population

109150

Median household income

$28,889$70,781

Median home value

$133,800$168,500

Richmondville

Population

8411,001

Median household income

$58,375$46,571

Median home value

$117,200$155,100

Median gross rent

$711$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Richmondville
Under 5	12.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	26.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	16.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	24.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	4.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	2.7%	11.7%
75 and over	4.0%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Richmondville
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	93.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	4.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Richmondville
No high school diploma	12.8%	6.6%
High school graduate	39.4%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Richmondville
Drove alone	54.7%	68.9%
Carpooled	4.0%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.3%	13.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Richmondville
1-unit, detached	84.6%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	25.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	8.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Richmondville
Poverty rate	10.0%	14.3%
Average household size	2.38	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	38	28
Median year structure built	1949	1970