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Jefferson town, Schoharie County, NY

1,226 Population
43.3 square miles 28.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.9 ±5.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Schoharie County: 45.8 ±0.3
  • about 1.4 times the figure in New York: 39.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,933 ±$4,730 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Schoharie County: $38,809 ±$1,353
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $50,712 ±$237
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$67,083 ±$8,861 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Schoharie County: $70,133 ±$3,990
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New York: $85,974 ±$402
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

11.5% ±5.3% (141  ±69) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Schoharie County: 11.7% † 3,368 (±1.7% / ±492)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New York: 14% 2,711,742 (±0.2% / ±29,111)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

31.6 minutes ±4.6 (11,960  ±3,639) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Schoharie County: 30.6 357,815 (±1.1 / ±19,132)
  • a little less than the figure in New York: 32.6 258,262,370 (±0.1 / ±834,810)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

601 ±107 Number of households
  • Schoharie County: 12,861 ±253
  • New York: 7,722,646 ±12,717
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.5 (1,226  ±205) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Schoharie County: 2.2 28,736 (±0 / ±38)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New York: 2.5 19,227,424
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

13.4% ±11.1% (24  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Schoharie County: 5.1% † 312 (±1.9% / ±117)
  • more than double the rate in New York: 4.9% 228,276 (±0.1% / ±4,383)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

969 ±115 Number of housing units
  • Schoharie County: 16,562 ±58
  • New York: 8,585,241 ±652
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$186,900 ±$41,706 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Schoharie County: $192,500 ±$8,532
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New York: $423,800 ±$1,627
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.4% ±5.9% (89  ±73.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Schoharie County: 10.8% † 3,219 (±1.5% / ±437.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 9.9% 1,939,072 (±0.1% / ±17,964.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.7% ±20.9% (933  ±139.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Schoharie County: 91.8% 19,926 (±3.4% / ±738.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in New York: 88% 12,332,714 (±0.2% / ±30,517.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
29% ±5.3% (295  ±74) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Schoharie County: 26.2% 5,684 (±1.9% / ±420.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New York: 40.2% 5,638,631 (±0.1% / ±20,283)
  • about 80 percent of 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

2.9% ±1.5% (36  ±19) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Schoharie County: 3.1% 931
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New York: 22.8% 4,526,014
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±2.1% (47  ±24) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Schoharie County: 7.4% † 1,837 (±0.8% / ±208)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New York: 3.7% 581,776 (±0% / ±5,645)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
47 Total veterans ±24 47 Male ±24 N/A Female ±14

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