Jefferson vs Sharon Springs

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

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

Sharon Springs has the higher population (635 vs 150 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($70,781 vs $50,865 in Sharon Springs). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($168,500 vs $117,000 in Sharon Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
Population	150	635
Median age	35.7 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,781	$50,865
Median home value	$168,500	$117,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,165
Housing units	123	290
Homeownership rate	87.3%	54.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
Population	109 → 150 (+37.6%)	563 → 635 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$28,889 → $70,781 (+145.0%)	$44,643 → $50,865 (+13.9%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $168,500 (+25.9%)	$98,300 → $117,000 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$746 → $1,165 (+56.2%)

Jefferson

Population

109150

Median household income

$28,889$70,781

Median home value

$133,800$168,500

Sharon Springs

Population

563635

Median household income

$44,643$50,865

Median home value

$98,300$117,000

Median gross rent

$746$1,165

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
Under 5	12.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	24.7%
18 to 24	7.3%	5.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	10.9%
35 to 44	16.7%	14.6%
45 to 54	24.0%	3.8%
55 to 64	4.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	2.7%	11.3%
75 and over	4.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	51.3%	90.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.7%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
No high school diploma	12.8%	8.7%
High school graduate	39.4%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
Drove alone	54.7%	79.7%
Carpooled	4.0%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.3%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
1-unit, detached	84.6%	65.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	19.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Sharon Springs
Poverty rate	10.0%	27.7%
Average household size	2.38	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	38	33
Median year structure built	1949	1938