Jefferson vs Patrick

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

Jefferson and Patrick 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 341 in Patrick). Jefferson has the higher median household income ($35,227 vs $27,153 in Patrick). Jefferson has the higher median home value ($125,700 vs $51,400 in Patrick).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson	Patrick
Population	753	341
Median age	32.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,227	$27,153
Median home value	$125,700	$51,400
Median gross rent	$295	$768
Housing units	374	155
Homeownership rate	74.1%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	5.6%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	15.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson	Patrick
Population	950 → 753 (-20.7%)	363 → 341 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$40,417 → $35,227 (-12.8%)	$19,844 → $27,153 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$85,900 → $125,700 (+46.3%)	$68,800 → $51,400 (-25.3%)
Median gross rent	$427 → $295 (-30.9%)	$716 → $768 (+7.3%)

Jefferson

Population

950753

Median household income

$40,417$35,227

Median home value

$85,900$125,700

Median gross rent

$427$295

Patrick

Population

363341

Median household income

$19,844$27,153

Median home value

$68,800$51,400

Median gross rent

$716$768

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson	Patrick
Under 5	7.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	13.4%	24.3%
18 to 24	9.7%	3.2%
25 to 34	21.4%	16.1%
35 to 44	4.0%	3.8%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	12.6%
75 and over	8.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson	Patrick
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	61.3%
Black or African American	32.5%	24.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	10.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson	Patrick
No high school diploma	19.0%	33.8%
High school graduate	38.3%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.0%	3.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson	Patrick
Drove alone	80.9%	87.5%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	5.2%
Other means	2.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson	Patrick
1-unit, detached	60.7%	61.3%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	1.3%
5 to 19 units	12.8%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.3%	34.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson	Patrick
Poverty rate	21.6%	33.7%
Average household size	2.29	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1975	1971