Jefferson vs Orwell

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (3,347 vs 1,854 in Orwell). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($47,469 vs $43,670 in Orwell). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $127,000 in Orwell).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Orwell
Population	3,347	1,854
Median age	55.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,469	$43,670
Median home value	$189,500	$127,000
Median gross rent	$958	$750
Housing units	1,771	879
Homeownership rate	71.5%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	10.0%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Orwell
Population	3,553 → 3,347 (-5.8%)	1,563 → 1,854 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$56,800 → $47,469 (-16.4%)	$42,667 → $43,670 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$134,300 → $189,500 (+41.1%)	$106,900 → $127,000 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $958 (+34.2%)	$639 → $750 (+17.4%)

Jefferson

Population

3,5533,347

Median household income

$56,800$47,469

Median home value

$134,300$189,500

Median gross rent

$714$958

Orwell

Population

1,5631,854

Median household income

$42,667$43,670

Median home value

$106,900$127,000

Median gross rent

$639$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Orwell
Under 5	0.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	9.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	6.2%	15.0%
45 to 54	9.5%	13.1%
55 to 64	17.8%	9.4%
65 to 74	15.4%	6.3%
75 and over	17.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Orwell
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Orwell
No high school diploma	14.2%	12.9%
High school graduate	41.1%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Orwell
Drove alone	88.2%	80.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	4.9%
Other means	1.3%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Orwell
1-unit, detached	74.6%	38.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	9.4%
20 or more units	1.5%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	20.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Orwell
Poverty rate	12.5%	27.2%
Average household size	1.94	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1970	1974