Jefferson vs Pageland

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

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

Pageland has the higher population (2,476 vs 753 in Jefferson). Pageland has the higher median household income ($40,236 vs $35,227 in Jefferson). Pageland has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $125,700 in Jefferson).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Pageland
Population	753	2,476
Median age	32.7 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,227	$40,236
Median home value	$125,700	$168,300
Median gross rent	$295	$691
Housing units	374	1,137
Homeownership rate	74.1%	59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Pageland
Population	950 → 753 (-20.7%)	2,661 → 2,476 (-7.0%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $35,227 (-12.8%)	$38,212 → $40,236 (+5.3%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $125,700 (+46.3%)	$104,800 → $168,300 (+60.6%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $295 (-30.9%)	$747 → $691 (-7.5%)

Jefferson

Population

950753

Median household income

$40,417$35,227

Median home value

$85,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$427$295

Pageland

Population

2,6612,476

Median household income

$38,212$40,236

Median home value

$104,800$168,300

Median gross rent

$747$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Pageland
Under 5	7.2%	10.7%
5 to 17	13.4%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	7.3%
25 to 34	21.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	4.0%	13.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	19.8%
55 to 64	15.5%	9.2%
65 to 74	10.4%	6.3%
75 and over	8.9%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Pageland
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	42.2%
Black or African American	32.5%	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Pageland
No high school diploma	19.0%	19.9%
High school graduate	38.3%	46.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Pageland
Drove alone	80.9%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.4%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	12.3%
Worked from home	2.6%	0.8%
Other means	2.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Pageland
1-unit, detached	60.7%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	18.6%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Pageland
Poverty rate	21.6%	22.0%
Average household size	2.29	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1975	1976