Jefferson County vs Venango County

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

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

Venango County has the higher population (50,096 vs 44,099 in Jefferson County). Venango County has the higher median household income ($61,626 vs $56,898 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($126,700 vs $114,500 in Venango County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Venango County
Population	44,099	50,096
Median age	43.7 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$56,898	$61,626
Median home value	$126,700	$114,500
Median gross rent	$746	$774
Housing units	22,053	26,203
Homeownership rate	74.2%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	19.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Venango County
Population	43,846 → 44,099 (+0.6%)	51,818 → 50,096 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$47,603 → $56,898 (+19.5%)	$49,945 → $61,626 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$103,900 → $126,700 (+21.9%)	$89,400 → $114,500 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $746 (+11.5%)	$622 → $774 (+24.4%)

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

Venango County

Population

51,81850,096

Median household income

$49,945$61,626

Median home value

$89,400$114,500

Median gross rent

$622$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Venango County
Under 5	5.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.0%	14.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	15.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	14.6%
75 and over	9.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Venango County
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	94.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Venango County
No high school diploma	8.6%	8.5%
High school graduate	51.6%	46.4%
Some college or associate's	22.3%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.8%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Venango County
Drove alone	81.1%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	9.9%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	3.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	8.5%
Other means	1.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Venango County
1-unit, detached	77.7%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	8.3%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Venango County
Poverty rate	15.3%	12.8%
Average household size	2.38	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1962	1959