Jefferson vs Roaming Shores

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

Jefferson and Roaming Shores 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 2,024 in Roaming Shores). Roaming Shores has the higher median household income ($98,393 vs $47,469 in Jefferson). Roaming Shores has the higher median home value ($210,900 vs $189,500 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
Population	3,347	2,024
Median age	55.2 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$47,469	$98,393
Median home value	$189,500	$210,900
Median gross rent	$958	—
Housing units	1,771	1,070
Homeownership rate	71.5%	99.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	30.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
Population	3,553 → 3,347 (-5.8%)	1,545 → 2,024 (+31.0%)
Median household income	$56,800 → $47,469 (-16.4%)	$88,462 → $98,393 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$134,300 → $189,500 (+41.1%)	$166,000 → $210,900 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $958 (+34.2%)	$1,270 → $728 (-42.7%)

Jefferson

Population

3,5533,347

Median household income

$56,800$47,469

Median home value

$134,300$189,500

Median gross rent

$714$958

Roaming Shores

Population

1,5452,024

Median household income

$88,462$98,393

Median home value

$166,000$210,900

Median gross rent

$1,270$728

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
Under 5	0.6%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.4%
25 to 34	9.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	6.2%	10.8%
45 to 54	9.5%	22.2%
55 to 64	17.8%	14.2%
65 to 74	15.4%	11.6%
75 and over	17.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
No high school diploma	14.2%	7.0%
High school graduate	41.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
Drove alone	88.2%	88.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	5.6%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
1-unit, detached	74.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Roaming Shores
Poverty rate	12.5%	5.5%
Average household size	1.94	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	22	36
Median year structure built	1970	1994