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Jefferson, IA

4,164 Population
6 square miles 692.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51.5 ±9.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Greene County: 44.8 ±0.3
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.1

Economics

$38,198 ±$4,852 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Greene County: $36,237 ±$2,779
  • a little less than the amount in Iowa: $39,728 ±$248
$54,286 ±$8,118 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Greene County: $59,159 ±$3,959
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $73,147 ±$438

8.4% ±4% (342  ±163) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Greene County: 10.4% † 897 (±2.7% / ±230)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11% 340,362 (±0.2% / ±6,363)

23.6 minutes ±4.5 (41,140  ±9,153) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Greene County: 23.8 93,985 (±2.3 / ±10,797)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,378,176 (±0.1 / ±224,391)

Families

2,108 ±119 Number of households
  • Greene County: 3,928 ±111
  • Iowa: 1,303,763 ±3,538
1.9 ±0.1 (4,040  ±27) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Greene County: 2.2 8,598 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,097,679

1.4% ±2.1% (10  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Greene County: 4.3% † 68 (±1.7% / ±26)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Iowa: 5.6% 40,151 (±0.2% / ±1,434)

Housing

2,286 ±92 Number of housing units
  • Greene County: 4,316 ±25
  • Iowa: 1,427,175 ±397

$126,900 ±$40,596 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Greene County: $140,500 † ±$24,791
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Iowa: $195,900 ±$929

14.4% ±4.4% (596  ±181.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Greene County: 13% † 1,119 (±2.7% / ±234.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 13.2% 418,598 (±0.2% / ±6,426.2)

Social

91.4% ±8.9% (2,810  ±297.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Greene County: 93% 5,796 (±5.5% / ±346.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.2% 1,995,357 (±0.4% / ±9,537.1)
21.7% ±4.6% (668  ±145.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Greene County: 19.8% † 1,234 (±2.8% / ±174)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 30.9% 660,619 (±0.3% / ±6,087.5)

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

2.1% ±0.9% (88  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Greene County: 1.9% 162
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 182,594

8.4% ±3.4% (289  ±118) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Greene County: 9.2% † 631 (±2.7% / ±186)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.8% 166,552 (±0.1% / ±2,040)
289 Total veterans ±118 258 Male ±113 31 Female ±33

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