Jefferson

Population: 3,347
Median household income: $47,469
Median home value: $189,500

Jefferson is a community in Ashtabula County, Ohio, home to 3,347 residents. The median household income of $47,469 is below the Ashtabula County median ($55,507).

Between 2019 and 2023, Jefferson's population declined 5.8% from 3,553 to 3,347, while its median home value rose 41.1% from $134,300 to $189,500.

The median gross rent is $958. 14.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,347
Median age: 55.2 yrs
Median household income: $47,469
Median home value: $189,500
Median gross rent: $958
Housing units: 1,771
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5533,347

Median household income

$56,800$47,469

Median home value

$134,300$189,500

Median gross rent

$714$958

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,553	$56,800	$134,300	$714
2020	3,359	$38,701	$151,800	$682
2021	3,350	$42,104	$161,400	$800
2022	3,319	$45,547	$175,400	$856
2023	3,347	$47,469	$189,500	$958

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

Age distribution

Under 50.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6417.8%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over17.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	0.6%
5 to 17	521	15.6%
18 to 24	277	8.3%
25 to 34	301	9.0%
35 to 44	209	6.2%
45 to 54	318	9.5%
55 to 64	597	17.8%
65 to 74	514	15.4%
75 and over	590	17.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,986	89.2%
Black or African American	25	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	1.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	33	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	269	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate41.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	358	14.2%
High school graduate	1,040	41.1%
Some college or associate's	756	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	307	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	68	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,410	88.2%
Carpooled	97	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	2.4%
Other means	20	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	537	34.4%
15 to 29 min	688	44.1%
30 to 44 min	66	4.2%
45 to 59 min	179	11.5%
60+ min	89	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 12.5% (402 of 3,204)

	Count	Share
Family households	688	42.2%
Nonfamily households	944	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,632	92.2%
Vacant	139	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,167	71.5%
Renter-occupied	465	28.5%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,322	74.6%
1-unit, attached	14	0.8%
2 to 4 units	106	6.0%
5 to 19 units	235	13.3%
20 or more units	26	1.5%
Mobile home & other	68	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3938500
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.49 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7384, -80.7688