It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Jefferson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Jefferson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jefferson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jefferson may be for you.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.06 minutes getting to work every day.
Jefferson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Jefferson is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.65% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $20,703, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,812 for a family of four.
Jefferson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jefferson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jefferson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
