Jefferson vs Lansing

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

Jefferson and Lansing are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson has the higher population (1,852 vs 222 in Lansing). Lansing has the higher median household income ($49,083 vs $35,938 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $155,500 in Lansing).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Lansing
Population	1,852	222
Median age	50.1 yrs	48.1 yrs
Median household income	$35,938	$49,083
Median home value	$186,300	$155,500
Median gross rent	$688	$961
Housing units	925	130
Homeownership rate	50.2%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Lansing
Population	1,441 → 1,852 (+28.5%)	202 → 222 (+9.9%)
Median household income	$30,994 → $35,938 (+16.0%)	$28,125 → $49,083 (+74.5%)
Median home value	$154,400 → $186,300 (+20.7%)	$75,000 → $155,500 (+107.3%)
Median gross rent	$550 → $688 (+25.1%)	$631 → $961 (+52.3%)

Jefferson

Population

1,4411,852

Median household income

$30,994$35,938

Median home value

$154,400$186,300

Median gross rent

$550$688

Lansing

Population

202222

Median household income

$28,125$49,083

Median home value

$75,000$155,500

Median gross rent

$631$961

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Lansing
Under 5	4.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	15.6%	4.5%
35 to 44	6.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	18.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.0%
65 to 74	14.8%	14.0%
75 and over	17.6%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Lansing
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	94.6%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Lansing
No high school diploma	14.1%	24.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	37.5%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Lansing
Drove alone	78.3%	63.8%
Carpooled	11.2%	29.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Lansing
1-unit, detached	55.6%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	12.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Lansing
Poverty rate	25.7%	5.4%
Average household size	2.01	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	16	33
Median year structure built	1975	1946