Jefferson City vs White Pine

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson City and White Pine: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson City and White Pine are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson City has the higher population (8,472 vs 2,557 in White Pine). White Pine has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $53,819 in Jefferson City). Jefferson City has the higher median home value ($205,000 vs $196,600 in White Pine).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson City	White Pine
Population	8,472	2,557
Median age	31.4 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$53,819	$55,000
Median home value	$205,000	$196,600
Median gross rent	$832	$747
Housing units	3,543	1,244
Homeownership rate	41.0%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson City	White Pine
Population	8,237 → 8,472 (+2.9%)	2,139 → 2,557 (+19.5%)
Median household income	$38,693 → $53,819 (+39.1%)	$37,744 → $55,000 (+45.7%)
Median home value	$127,400 → $205,000 (+60.9%)	$122,000 → $196,600 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $832 (+26.6%)	$559 → $747 (+33.6%)

Jefferson City

Population

8,2378,472

Median household income

$38,693$53,819

Median home value

$127,400$205,000

Median gross rent

$657$832

White Pine

Population

2,1392,557

Median household income

$37,744$55,000

Median home value

$122,000$196,600

Median gross rent

$559$747

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson City	White Pine
Under 5	2.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	19.7%	6.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	8.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	16.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.5%	9.8%
75 and over	7.7%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson City	White Pine
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	85.9%
Black or African American	3.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.8%	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson City	White Pine
No high school diploma	13.0%	18.6%
High school graduate	38.5%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson City	White Pine
Drove alone	90.2%	80.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	15.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson City	White Pine
1-unit, detached	53.3%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	27.8%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	13.7%	8.9%
20 or more units	1.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson City	White Pine
Poverty rate	21.1%	12.3%
Average household size	2.29	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1978	1983