Jefferson

Population: 1,852
Median household income: $35,938
Median home value: $186,300

Jefferson, a community in Ashe County, North Carolina, has 1,852 residents. At $35,938, its median household income sits below Ashe County's $50,827.

From 2019 to 2023, Jefferson's population grew 28.5% from 1,441 to 1,852, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $154,400 to $186,300.

55.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,852
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $35,938
Median home value: $186,300
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 925
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4411,852

Median household income

$30,994$35,938

Median home value

$154,400$186,300

Median gross rent

$550$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,441	$30,994	$154,400	$550
2020	1,609	$30,764	$160,900	$565
2021	1,630	$31,290	$157,400	$606
2022	1,872	$37,232	$174,400	$642
2023	1,852	$35,938	$186,300	$688

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	78	4.2%
5 to 17	231	12.5%
18 to 24	100	5.4%
25 to 34	288	15.6%
35 to 44	123	6.6%
45 to 54	211	11.4%
55 to 64	220	11.9%
65 to 74	275	14.8%
75 and over	326	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,637	88.4%
Black or African American	29	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.1%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's40.3%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	204	14.1%
High school graduate	522	36.2%
Some college or associate's	581	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	69	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	67	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	526	78.3%
Carpooled	75	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	9.4%
Other means	7	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	382	62.7%
15 to 29 min	73	12.0%
30 to 44 min	103	16.9%
45 to 59 min	49	8.0%
60+ min	2	0.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 25.7% (411 of 1,597)

	Count	Share
Family households	406	50.3%
Nonfamily households	401	49.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	807	87.2%
Vacant	118	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	405	50.2%
Renter-occupied	402	49.8%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units20.2%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	514	55.6%
1-unit, attached	13	1.4%
2 to 4 units	64	6.9%
5 to 19 units	111	12.0%
20 or more units	187	20.2%
Mobile home & other	36	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3734440
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4206, -81.4683