Jefferson County vs Page County

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

Jefferson County and Page County are counties in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (15,676 vs 15,168 in Page County). Page County has the higher median household income ($57,752 vs $56,824 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($161,200 vs $120,000 in Page County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Page County
Population	15,676	15,168
Median age	43.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,824	$57,752
Median home value	$161,200	$120,000
Median gross rent	$881	$731
Housing units	7,707	6,996
Homeownership rate	65.1%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.6%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Page County
Population	18,148 → 15,676 (-13.6%)	15,268 → 15,168 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$47,708 → $56,824 (+19.1%)	$51,867 → $57,752 (+11.3%)
Median home value	$118,300 → $161,200 (+36.3%)	$94,400 → $120,000 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $881 (+28.6%)	$663 → $731 (+10.3%)

Jefferson County

Population

18,14815,676

Median household income

$47,708$56,824

Median home value

$118,300$161,200

Median gross rent

$685$881

Page County

Population

15,26815,168

Median household income

$51,867$57,752

Median home value

$94,400$120,000

Median gross rent

$663$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Page County
Under 5	4.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	11.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	16.8%	13.4%
75 and over	9.0%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Page County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	90.5%
Black or African American	5.7%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	4.6%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Page County
No high school diploma	4.6%	6.8%
High school graduate	23.6%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.3%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Page County
Drove alone	67.8%	78.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	18.2%	4.4%
Other means	2.9%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Page County
1-unit, detached	69.7%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Page County
Poverty rate	14.6%	13.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	15	19
Median year structure built	1967	1951