Jefferson vs Mount Angel

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

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

Mount Angel has the higher population (3,405 vs 3,316 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($90,391 vs $62,500 in Mount Angel). Mount Angel has the higher median home value ($403,000 vs $333,000 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
Population	3,316	3,405
Median age	32.3 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$90,391	$62,500
Median home value	$333,000	$403,000
Median gross rent	$1,232	$1,171
Housing units	1,040	1,169
Homeownership rate	84.6%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.9%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	12.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
Population	3,301 → 3,316 (+0.5%)	3,542 → 3,405 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$61,935 → $90,391 (+45.9%)	$44,485 → $62,500 (+40.5%)
Median home value	$194,100 → $333,000 (+71.6%)	$264,700 → $403,000 (+52.2%)
Median gross rent	$867 → $1,232 (+42.1%)	$801 → $1,171 (+46.2%)

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

Mount Angel

Population

3,5423,405

Median household income

$44,485$62,500

Median home value

$264,700$403,000

Median gross rent

$801$1,171

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	24.0%	19.9%
18 to 24	10.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.8%
35 to 44	17.1%	15.8%
45 to 54	7.7%	7.0%
55 to 64	11.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	6.3%	7.1%
75 and over	3.7%	12.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	51.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	45.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
No high school diploma	12.2%	20.8%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	43.4%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
Drove alone	80.2%	73.8%
Carpooled	5.3%	21.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	2.4%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
1-unit, detached	78.4%	55.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	13.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	13.4%
Mobile home & other	16.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Mount Angel
Poverty rate	8.6%	13.3%
Average household size	3.37	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1986	1993