Jefferson vs Lewisberry

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

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

Lewisberry has the higher population (548 vs 528 in Jefferson). Lewisberry has the higher median household income ($92,188 vs $83,750 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $205,700 in Lewisberry).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
Population	528	548
Median age	53.5 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$92,188
Median home value	$206,800	$205,700
Median gross rent	$1,179	$1,181
Housing units	247	206
Homeownership rate	84.8%	85.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
Population	629 → 528 (-16.1%)	482 → 548 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$57,813 → $83,750 (+44.9%)	$58,068 → $92,188 (+58.8%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $206,800 (+23.2%)	$150,000 → $205,700 (+37.1%)
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,179 (+41.7%)	$808 → $1,181 (+46.2%)

Jefferson

Population

629528

Median household income

$57,813$83,750

Median home value

$167,800$206,800

Median gross rent

$832$1,179

Lewisberry

Population

482548

Median household income

$58,068$92,188

Median home value

$150,000$205,700

Median gross rent

$808$1,181

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
Under 5	3.6%	8.4%
5 to 17	11.9%	13.9%
18 to 24	5.3%	14.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	6.1%	5.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	25.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.2%
75 and over	12.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	6.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
No high school diploma	17.7%	8.4%
High school graduate	39.2%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
Drove alone	72.0%	88.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	2.5%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
1-unit, detached	81.4%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	12.6%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Lewisberry
Poverty rate	6.8%	4.6%
Average household size	2.36	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1954	1962