Jefferson

Population: 528
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $206,800

Jefferson is a community in York County, Pennsylvania, home to 528 residents. Its median household income of $83,750 runs in line with the York County figure of $82,238.

From 2019 to 2023, Jefferson's population declined 16.1% from 629 to 528, while its median home value rose 23.2% from $167,800 to $206,800.

81.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1954.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 528
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $83,750
Median home value: $206,800
Median gross rent: $1,179
Housing units: 247
Homeownership rate: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

629528

Median household income

$57,813$83,750

Median home value

$167,800$206,800

Median gross rent

$832$1,179

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	629	$57,813	$167,800	$832
2020	606	$65,227	$167,700	$956
2021	530	$67,222	$169,100	$1,170
2022	578	$77,083	$208,200	$1,183
2023	528	$83,750	$206,800	$1,179

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6425.0%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	3.6%
5 to 17	63	11.9%
18 to 24	28	5.3%
25 to 34	65	12.3%
35 to 44	32	6.1%
45 to 54	60	11.4%
55 to 64	132	25.0%
65 to 74	64	12.1%
75 and over	65	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	528	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.7%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	74	17.7%
High school graduate	164	39.2%
Some college or associate's	117	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	45	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	175	72.0%
Carpooled	25	10.3%
Public transit	3	1.2%
Walked	12	4.9%
Bicycle	2	0.8%
Worked from home	25	10.3%
Other means	1	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	50	22.9%
15 to 29 min	83	38.1%
30 to 44 min	42	19.3%
45 to 59 min	17	7.8%
60+ min	26	11.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 6.8% (36 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	158	70.5%
Nonfamily households	66	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	224	90.7%
Vacant	23	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	190	84.8%
Renter-occupied	34	15.2%

1-unit, detached81.4%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units2.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	81.4%
1-unit, attached	11	4.5%
2 to 4 units	28	11.3%
5 to 19 units	7	2.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4237944
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8123, -76.8430