Jefferson vs Saginaw

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

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

Saginaw has the higher population (584 vs 528 in Jefferson). Saginaw has the higher median household income ($97,612 vs $83,750 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($206,800 vs $189,800 in Saginaw).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Saginaw
Population	528	584
Median age	53.5 yrs	44.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,750	$97,612
Median home value	$206,800	$189,800
Median gross rent	$1,179	—
Housing units	247	219
Homeownership rate	84.8%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Saginaw
Population	629 → 528 (-16.1%)	—
Median household income	$57,813 → $83,750 (+44.9%)	—
Median home value	$167,800 → $206,800 (+23.2%)	—
Median gross rent	$832 → $1,179 (+41.7%)	—

Jefferson

Population

629528

Median household income

$57,813$83,750

Median home value

$167,800$206,800

Median gross rent

$832$1,179

Saginaw

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Saginaw
Under 5	3.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.9%	20.4%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	7.7%
35 to 44	6.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	11.4%	22.1%
55 to 64	25.0%	18.0%
65 to 74	12.1%	8.0%
75 and over	12.3%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Saginaw
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	13.4%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Saginaw
No high school diploma	17.7%	16.3%
High school graduate	39.2%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	13.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Saginaw
Drove alone	72.0%	94.1%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.9%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Saginaw
1-unit, detached	81.4%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	4.5%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	11.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Saginaw
Poverty rate	6.8%	2.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1954	1953