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Jefferson, GA

14,990 Population
23 square miles 651.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 38.1 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Georgia: 37.6 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,888 ±$3,078 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: $37,040 ±$1,116
  • a little less than the amount in Georgia: $40,924 ±$189
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$109,828 ±$17,020 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: $89,544 ±$3,436
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Georgia: $77,353 ±$407
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

5.6% ±2.3% (841  ±339) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 7.3% † 6,132 (±1.1% / ±954)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 13.4% 1,430,012 (±0.2% / ±19,111)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

33.9 minutes ±3.3 (224,855  ±26,669) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 31.3 1,128,925 (±1.1 / ±55,874)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 28.3 122,472,520 (±0.1 / ±758,338)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,612 ±256 Number of households
  • the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 28,402 ±389
  • Georgia: 4,074,366 ±9,635
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.2 ±0.2 (14,957  ±29) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 3 84,108 (±0 / ±16)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,690,640
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±4% (172  ±133) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 6.5% † 1,297 (±1.5% / ±298)
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,514 (±0.1% / ±3,547)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,977 ±277 Number of housing units
  • the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 30,745 ±53
  • Georgia: 4,541,835 ±1,384
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$377,300 ±$23,821 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: $345,000 ±$9,126
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Georgia: $303,300 ±$1,171
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.7% ±3.5% (1,450  ±518.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 13% † 10,842 (±1.9% / ±1,593.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Georgia: 13% 1,406,528 (±0.2% / ±17,564.4)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.8% ±7.6% (8,385  ±771.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 88.7% 50,640 (±2.8% / ±1,624)
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 89.2% 6,568,251 (±0.3% / ±23,992)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
34.9% ±4.5% (3,227  ±432.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 27.8% 15,891 (±1.6% / ±921.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 35% 2,571,913 (±0.2% / ±14,805.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7% ±2.3% (1,049  ±349) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 7.3% 6,155
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Georgia: 11.2% 1,222,778
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±1.9% (600  ±201) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jefferson, GA Micro Area: 6.3% † 3,969 (±0.7% / ±442)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Georgia: 7.2% 601,304 (±0.1% / ±7,700)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
600 Total veterans ±201 566 Male ±190 34 Female ±34

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