Jefferson County vs Mifflin County

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

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

Mifflin County has the higher population (46,074 vs 44,099 in Jefferson County). Mifflin County has the higher median household income ($61,415 vs $56,898 in Jefferson County). Mifflin County has the higher median home value ($142,900 vs $126,700 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
Population	44,099	46,074
Median age	43.7 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,898	$61,415
Median home value	$126,700	$142,900
Median gross rent	$746	$792
Housing units	22,053	21,425
Homeownership rate	74.2%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
Population	43,846 → 44,099 (+0.6%)	46,276 → 46,074 (-0.4%)
Median household income	$47,603 → $56,898 (+19.5%)	$50,219 → $61,415 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $126,700 (+21.9%)	$117,900 → $142,900 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $746 (+11.5%)	$682 → $792 (+16.1%)

Jefferson County

Population

43,84644,099

Median household income

$47,603$56,898

Median home value

$103,900$126,700

Median gross rent

$669$746

Mifflin County

Population

46,27646,074

Median household income

$50,219$61,415

Median home value

$117,900$142,900

Median gross rent

$682$792

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
Under 5	5.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	16.0%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.1%
75 and over	9.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	93.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
No high school diploma	8.6%	15.6%
High school graduate	51.6%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
Drove alone	81.1%	79.6%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.4%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	5.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	8.4%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Mifflin County
Poverty rate	15.3%	16.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1962	1960