What is the population of Jefferson County, New York?

The population of Jefferson County, New York is 109,768, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Jefferson County, New York?

The median household income in Jefferson County, New York is $65,777, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Jefferson County, New York is $140,602, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Jefferson County, New York is 5.2%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education D

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Population	109,768	19,009,591	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	59.2	348.5	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.19%	0.06%	0.57%
Median age	31.1	38.5	37.1
Households	46,698	7,641,851	128,459,983

Year	Jefferson County

Group	Share

Jefferson County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$65,777	$85,191	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.05%	4.93%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%	5.2%

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$140,602	$436,407	$242,182
Median rent	$1,213	$1,576	$1,342
Homeownership rate	54.1%	54.2%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM , followed by 05:30 AM – 05:59 AM .

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	17.0	29.0	22.5
Work from home	7.4%	13.4%	13.4%

Jefferson County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	36.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.51	2.54

Jefferson County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Jefferson County	New York Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.7	80.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.2%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	18.1%	17.4%	19.0%