Jefferson County vs Tioga County

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

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (44,099 vs 41,078 in Tioga County). Tioga County has the higher median household income ($62,932 vs $56,898 in Jefferson County). Tioga County has the higher median home value ($176,000 vs $126,700 in Jefferson County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
Population	44,099	41,078
Median age	43.7 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,898	$62,932
Median home value	$126,700	$176,000
Median gross rent	$746	$850
Housing units	22,053	21,542
Homeownership rate	74.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
Population	43,846 → 44,099 (+0.6%)	40,944 → 41,078 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$47,603 → $56,898 (+19.5%)	$51,324 → $62,932 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $126,700 (+21.9%)	$142,100 → $176,000 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $746 (+11.5%)	$728 → $850 (+16.8%)

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

Tioga County

Population

40,94441,078

Median household income

$51,324$62,932

Median home value

$142,100$176,000

Median gross rent

$728$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
Under 5	5.5%	5.0%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	15.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	13.2%
75 and over	9.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	95.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	51.6%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
Drove alone	81.1%	79.4%
Carpooled	7.9%	7.1%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Tioga County
Poverty rate	15.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1962	1971