Mount Sterling vs West Jefferson

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Sterling and West Jefferson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Jefferson has the higher population (4,250 vs 1,740 in Mount Sterling). Mount Sterling has the higher median household income ($64,844 vs $64,321 in West Jefferson). West Jefferson has the higher median home value ($180,000 vs $159,100 in Mount Sterling).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
Population	1,740	4,250
Median age	40.4 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$64,844	$64,321
Median home value	$159,100	$180,000
Median gross rent	$882	$964
Housing units	824	1,646
Homeownership rate	65.2%	74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
Population	2,030 → 1,740 (-14.3%)	4,364 → 4,250 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$44,591 → $64,844 (+45.4%)	$61,489 → $64,321 (+4.6%)
Median home value	$116,300 → $159,100 (+36.8%)	$131,000 → $180,000 (+37.4%)
Median gross rent	$741 → $882 (+19.0%)	$865 → $964 (+11.4%)

Mount Sterling

Population

2,0301,740

Median household income

$44,591$64,844

Median home value

$116,300$159,100

Median gross rent

$741$882

West Jefferson

Population

4,3644,250

Median household income

$61,489$64,321

Median home value

$131,000$180,000

Median gross rent

$865$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
Under 5	1.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	4.3%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	19.4%
35 to 44	13.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	14.5%	10.1%
75 and over	6.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.1%
High school graduate	47.5%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
Drove alone	84.3%	81.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	11.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
1-unit, detached	71.6%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.2%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mount Sterling	West Jefferson
Poverty rate	13.2%	10.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1964	1967