Jefferson County vs Perry County

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

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

Perry County has the higher population (45,988 vs 44,099 in Jefferson County). Perry County has the higher median household income ($78,824 vs $56,898 in Jefferson County). Perry County has the higher median home value ($222,800 vs $126,700 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Perry County
Population	44,099	45,988
Median age	43.7 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,898	$78,824
Median home value	$126,700	$222,800
Median gross rent	$746	$838
Housing units	22,053	20,010
Homeownership rate	74.2%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Perry County
Population	43,846 → 44,099 (+0.6%)	46,053 → 45,988 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$47,603 → $56,898 (+19.5%)	$63,718 → $78,824 (+23.7%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $126,700 (+21.9%)	$169,300 → $222,800 (+31.6%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $746 (+11.5%)	$792 → $838 (+5.8%)

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

Perry County

Population

46,05345,988

Median household income

$63,718$78,824

Median home value

$169,300$222,800

Median gross rent

$792$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Perry County
Under 5	5.5%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.5%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.4%
75 and over	9.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Perry County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Perry County
No high school diploma	8.6%	10.1%
High school graduate	51.6%	46.3%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Perry County
Drove alone	81.1%	75.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	8.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	3.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	5.1%	13.0%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Perry County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	9.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Perry County
Poverty rate	15.3%	8.0%
Average household size	2.38	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1962	1977