Jefferson

Population: 2,111
Median household income: $40,865
Median home value: $143,800

Jefferson, a community in Marion County, Texas, has 2,111 residents. At $40,865, its median household income sits below Marion County's $47,447.

From 2019 to 2023, Jefferson's population declined 16.0% from 2,512 to 2,111, while its median home value rose 13.0% from $127,300 to $143,800.

26.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 52.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,111
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $40,865
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 1,176
Homeownership rate: 52.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5122,111

Median household income

$39,514$40,865

Median home value

$127,300$143,800

Median gross rent

$738$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,512	$39,514	$127,300	$738
2020	2,531	$40,306	$125,300	$725
2021	2,242	$43,247	$120,200	$770
2022	2,077	$47,524	$128,800	$828
2023	2,111	$40,865	$143,800	$721

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7416.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	6.0%
5 to 17	338	16.0%
18 to 24	176	8.3%
25 to 34	241	11.4%
35 to 44	281	13.3%
45 to 54	162	7.7%
55 to 64	235	11.1%
65 to 74	346	16.4%
75 and over	205	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,104	52.3%
Black or African American	862	40.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	37	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	60	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	48	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	124	8.4%
High school graduate	536	36.5%
Some college or associate's	418	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	345	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	47	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled15.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means5.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	681	76.0%
Carpooled	136	15.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	24	2.7%
Other means	48	5.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	36.1%
15 to 29 min	269	30.8%
30 to 44 min	139	15.9%
45 to 59 min	112	12.8%
60+ min	37	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 23.2% (465 of 2,002)

	Count	Share
Family households	514	53.5%
Nonfamily households	446	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	960	81.6%
Vacant	216	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	499	52.0%
Renter-occupied	461	48.0%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other17.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	728	61.9%
1-unit, attached	14	1.2%
2 to 4 units	199	16.9%
5 to 19 units	27	2.3%
20 or more units	4	0.3%
Mobile home & other	204	17.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4837528
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.45 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.7635, -94.3508

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