Big Chimney vs Jefferson

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

Big Chimney and Jefferson are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson has the higher population (653 vs 497 in Big Chimney). Big Chimney has the higher median home value ($216,500 vs $76,900 in Jefferson). Since 2019, Big Chimney's population has grown faster (+7.3% vs +3.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
Population	497	653
Median age	54.9 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$72,740	—
Median home value	$216,500	$76,900
Median gross rent	—	$621
Housing units	315	314
Homeownership rate	84.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
Population	463 → 497 (+7.3%)	630 → 653 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$44,896 → $72,740 (+62.0%)	$19,201 → $38,533 (+100.7%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $216,500 (+127.2%)	$131,600 → $76,900 (-41.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$771 → $621 (-19.5%)

Big Chimney

Population

463497

Median household income

$44,896$72,740

Median home value

$95,300$216,500

Jefferson

Population

630653

Median household income

$19,201$38,533

Median home value

$131,600$76,900

Median gross rent

$771$621

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
Under 5	0.0%	20.4%
5 to 17	5.6%	1.7%
18 to 24	10.5%	19.8%
25 to 34	4.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	4.6%	5.4%
45 to 54	25.2%	10.7%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.2%
65 to 74	22.5%	9.0%
75 and over	10.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	76.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	22.7%
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%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
No high school diploma	6.7%	18.4%
High school graduate	58.0%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
Drove alone	74.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.2%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	87.0%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	46.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Big Chimney	Jefferson
Poverty rate	20.9%	57.0%
Average household size	1.93	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1968	1966