Jeffersonville vs Octa

A side-by-side comparison of Jeffersonville and Octa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jeffersonville has the higher population (1,252 vs 68 in Octa). Jeffersonville has the higher median household income ($33,636 vs $21,250 in Octa). Jeffersonville has the higher median home value ($109,000 vs $78,600 in Octa).

Population, income & housing

	Jeffersonville	Octa
Population	1,252	68
Median age	33.5 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,636	$21,250
Median home value	$109,000	$78,600
Median gross rent	$696	—
Housing units	605	47
Homeownership rate	39.3%	69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jeffersonville	Octa
Population	1,241 → 1,252 (+0.9%)	51 → 68 (+33.3%)
Median household income	$42,228 → $33,636 (-20.3%)	$31,875 → $21,250 (-33.3%)
Median home value	$82,500 → $109,000 (+32.1%)	$57,500 → $78,600 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$710 → $696 (-2.0%)	$535 → $600 (+12.1%)

Jeffersonville

Population

1,2411,252

Median household income

$42,228$33,636

Median home value

$82,500$109,000

Median gross rent

$710$696

Octa

Population

5168

Median household income

$31,875$21,250

Median home value

$57,500$78,600

Median gross rent

$535$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jeffersonville	Octa
Under 5	10.5%	7.4%
5 to 17	20.0%	33.8%
18 to 24	12.1%	1.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	22.1%
35 to 44	8.6%	4.4%
45 to 54	15.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	10.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	7.4%	5.9%
75 and over	6.0%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jeffersonville	Octa
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jeffersonville	Octa
No high school diploma	8.6%	20.5%
High school graduate	59.1%	69.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jeffersonville	Octa
Drove alone	85.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	7.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jeffersonville	Octa
1-unit, detached	61.2%	57.4%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	42.6%

Poverty & households

	Jeffersonville	Octa
Poverty rate	39.7%	73.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	28	15
Median year structure built	1966	1991