Jefferson vs Wind Ridge

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (280 vs 232 in Wind Ridge). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $56,875 in Wind Ridge). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($142,200 vs $122,300 in Wind Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
Population	280	232
Median age	36.2 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$56,875
Median home value	$142,200	$122,300
Median gross rent	$909	$463
Housing units	168	109
Homeownership rate	83.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	19.0%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
Population	281 → 280 (-0.4%)	211 → 232 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$65,469 → $71,250 (+8.8%)	$38,500 → $56,875 (+47.7%)
Median home value	$109,400 → $142,200 (+30.0%)	$135,800 → $122,300 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $909 (+19.0%)	$656 → $463 (-29.4%)

Jefferson

Population

281280

Median household income

$65,469$71,250

Median home value

$109,400$142,200

Median gross rent

$764$909

Wind Ridge

Population

211232

Median household income

$38,500$56,875

Median home value

$135,800$122,300

Median gross rent

$656$463

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
Under 5	4.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.5%	17.7%
18 to 24	4.3%	3.4%
25 to 34	22.5%	8.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	19.0%
45 to 54	5.7%	16.4%
55 to 64	19.3%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	6.0%
75 and over	3.6%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	98.7%
Black or African American	2.1%	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	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
No high school diploma	7.7%	10.8%
High school graduate	45.9%	58.7%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
Drove alone	87.1%	92.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	7.8%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
1-unit, detached	77.4%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.0%	17.4%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Wind Ridge
Poverty rate	22.1%	5.6%
Average household size	1.90	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	25	41
Median year structure built	1948	1959