Jefferson vs Saybrook-on-the-Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson and Saybrook-on-the-Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson and Saybrook-on-the-Lake 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 996 in Saybrook-on-the-Lake). Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher median household income ($55,179 vs $47,469 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($189,500 vs $160,800 in Saybrook-on-the-Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	3,347	996
Median age	55.2 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$47,469	$55,179
Median home value	$189,500	$160,800
Median gross rent	$958	$995
Housing units	1,771	1,121
Homeownership rate	71.5%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.8%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	3,553 → 3,347 (-5.8%)	1,068 → 996 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$56,800 → $47,469 (-16.4%)	$44,306 → $55,179 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$134,300 → $189,500 (+41.1%)	$124,600 → $160,800 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $958 (+34.2%)	$696 → $995 (+43.0%)

Jefferson

Population

3,5533,347

Median household income

$56,800$47,469

Median home value

$134,300$189,500

Median gross rent

$714$958

Saybrook-on-the-Lake

Population

1,068996

Median household income

$44,306$55,179

Median home value

$124,600$160,800

Median gross rent

$696$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Under 5	0.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	5.2%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.8%
25 to 34	9.0%	2.6%
35 to 44	6.2%	1.7%
45 to 54	9.5%	17.0%
55 to 64	17.8%	18.8%
65 to 74	15.4%	30.8%
75 and over	17.6%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	89.2%	85.5%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
No high school diploma	14.2%	7.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Drove alone	88.2%	76.0%
Carpooled	6.1%	14.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.4%	9.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
1-unit, detached	74.6%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	13.3%	17.5%
20 or more units	1.5%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Poverty rate	12.5%	8.1%
Average household size	1.94	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1970	1968