Gervais vs Jefferson

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (3,316 vs 2,588 in Gervais). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($90,391 vs $86,250 in Gervais). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($333,000 vs $330,400 in Gervais).

Population, income & housing

	Gervais	Jefferson
Population	2,588	3,316
Median age	34.3 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$90,391
Median home value	$330,400	$333,000
Median gross rent	$1,688	$1,232
Housing units	732	1,040
Homeownership rate	94.3%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gervais	Jefferson
Population	2,713 → 2,588 (-4.6%)	3,301 → 3,316 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$74,191 → $86,250 (+16.3%)	$61,935 → $90,391 (+45.9%)
Median home value	$205,900 → $330,400 (+60.5%)	$194,100 → $333,000 (+71.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,256 → $1,688 (+34.4%)	$867 → $1,232 (+42.1%)

Gervais

Population

2,7132,588

Median household income

$74,191$86,250

Median home value

$205,900$330,400

Median gross rent

$1,256$1,688

Jefferson

Population

3,3013,316

Median household income

$61,935$90,391

Median home value

$194,100$333,000

Median gross rent

$867$1,232

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gervais	Jefferson
Under 5	4.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	23.0%	24.0%
18 to 24	11.7%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.6%	17.1%
45 to 54	15.4%	7.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	6.3%
75 and over	2.2%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gervais	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	24.5%	73.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	1.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	72.5%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gervais	Jefferson
No high school diploma	23.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	45.0%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	20.6%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gervais	Jefferson
Drove alone	73.4%	80.2%
Carpooled	17.2%	5.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	12.3%
Other means	5.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gervais	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	82.9%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.7%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Gervais	Jefferson
Poverty rate	7.3%	8.6%
Average household size	3.52	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1997	1986