Jefferson vs Mount Croghan

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

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

Jefferson has the higher population (753 vs 138 in Mount Croghan). Mount Croghan has the higher median household income ($65,833 vs $35,227 in Jefferson). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($125,700 vs $106,300 in Mount Croghan).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
Population	753	138
Median age	32.7 yrs	48.7 yrs
Median household income	$35,227	$65,833
Median home value	$125,700	$106,300
Median gross rent	$295	—
Housing units	374	66
Homeownership rate	74.1%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
Population	950 → 753 (-20.7%)	118 → 138 (+16.9%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $35,227 (-12.8%)	$38,750 → $65,833 (+69.9%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $125,700 (+46.3%)	$76,400 → $106,300 (+39.1%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $295 (-30.9%)	—

Jefferson

Population

950753

Median household income

$40,417$35,227

Median home value

$85,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$427$295

Mount Croghan

Population

118138

Median household income

$38,750$65,833

Median home value

$76,400$106,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
Under 5	7.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	13.4%	18.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	2.9%
25 to 34	21.4%	7.2%
35 to 44	4.0%	11.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	13.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	8.7%
65 to 74	10.4%	21.7%
75 and over	8.9%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	71.0%
Black or African American	32.5%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	7.2%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
No high school diploma	19.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
Drove alone	80.9%	85.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	6.4%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
1-unit, detached	60.7%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Mount Croghan
Poverty rate	21.6%	6.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1975	1953