East Bank vs Jefferson

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

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

East Bank has the higher population (776 vs 653 in Jefferson). East Bank has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $76,900 in Jefferson). Since 2019, Jefferson's population has grown faster (+3.7% vs -12.9%).

Population, income & housing

	East Bank	Jefferson
Population	776	653
Median age	40.8 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,917	—
Median home value	$87,600	$76,900
Median gross rent	$907	$621
Housing units	375	314
Homeownership rate	68.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Bank	Jefferson
Population	891 → 776 (-12.9%)	630 → 653 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $70,917 (+54.5%)	$19,201 → $38,533 (+100.7%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $87,600 (-7.5%)	$131,600 → $76,900 (-41.6%)
Median gross rent	$717 → $907 (+26.5%)	$771 → $621 (-19.5%)

East Bank

Population

891776

Median household income

$45,909$70,917

Median home value

$94,700$87,600

Median gross rent

$717$907

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)

	East Bank	Jefferson
Under 5	5.0%	20.4%
5 to 17	9.4%	1.7%
18 to 24	5.8%	19.8%
25 to 34	25.8%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	5.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.0%
75 and over	8.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Bank	Jefferson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.6%	76.4%
Black or African American	0.6%	22.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	15.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.8%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Bank	Jefferson
No high school diploma	11.8%	18.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	46.7%	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	1.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Bank	Jefferson
Drove alone	48.2%	77.9%
Carpooled	6.7%	17.7%
Public transit	42.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Bank	Jefferson
1-unit, detached	72.8%	40.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	11.7%	46.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	East Bank	Jefferson
Poverty rate	15.2%	57.0%
Average household size	2.57	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	38	18
Median year structure built	1964	1966