Jefferson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,648 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jefferson is the 333rd largest community in North Carolina.When you are in Jefferson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.26% of Jefferson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Jefferson is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jefferson who work in management occupations (12.27%), office and administrative support (11.54%), and sales jobs (10.68%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small town, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Jefferson with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.90% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $22,347, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,388 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
