Jefferson, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

80,640

4.68% 1-year growth

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

38.1

0.528% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

8.28%

1.78% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$85,012

3.6% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$312,700

11.4% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

38,703

4.87% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Jefferson, GA had a population of 80.6k people with a median age of 38.1 and a median household income of $85,012. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Jefferson, GA grew from 77,033 to 80,640, a 4.68% increase and its median household income grew from $82,056 to $85,012, a 3.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson, GA are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (7.69%), Two+ (Hispanic) (4.19%), Other (Hispanic) (2.89%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.66%).

None of the households in Jefferson, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.7% of the residents in Jefferson, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Jefferson, GA was $312,700, and the homeownership rate was 79.8%.

Most people in Jefferson, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Jefferson, GA was 2 cars per household.

Jefferson, GA borders Athens-Clarke County, GA, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, and Gainesville, GA.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

Jefferson, GA is home to a population of 80.6k people, from which 97.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.08% of Jefferson, GA residents were born outside of the country (4.9k people).

In 2023, there were 10 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (62.2k people) in Jefferson, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.2k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 3.38k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2023 Citizenship

97.5%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.7% of Jefferson, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Jefferson, GA was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jefferson, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
62.2k ± 254
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.2k ± 320
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.38k ± 664

9.91%

Hispanic Population

7.99k people

9.91% of the people in Jefferson, GA are hispanic (7.99k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jefferson, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
222,301 ± 11,455 people
India
103,637 ± 7,865 people
Jamaica
49,864 ± 5,470 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 222,301 Georgia residents, followed by India with 103,637 and Jamaica with 49,864.

Foreign-Born Population

6.08%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.9k people

5.23%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

4.03k people

As of 2023, 6.08% of Jefferson, GA residents (4.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jefferson, GA was 5.23%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jefferson, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,229 ± 211
Gulf War (2001-)
1,184 ± 269
Gulf War (1990s)
554 ± 184

Jefferson, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.04 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jefferson, GA employs 38.7k people. The largest industries in Jefferson, GA are Retail Trade (5,479 people), Manufacturing (4,456 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,295 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($74,583), Utilities ($73,646), and Wholesale Trade ($65,875).

Males in Georgia have an average income that is 1.35 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,988. The income inequality in Georgia (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

38.7k

2023 Value

± 1,606

4.87%

1 Year growth

± 5.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jefferson, GA grew at a rate of 4.87%, from 36.9k employees to 38.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson, GA, are Management Occupations (4,318 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,175 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,023 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

38.7k

2023 Value

± 1,606

4.87%

1 Year growth

± 5.65%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Jefferson, GA grew at a rate of 4.87%, from 36.9k employees to 38.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson, GA, are Retail Trade (5,479 people), Manufacturing (4,456 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (4,295 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson, GA, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$55,254

Median earning men ± $3,433

$40,032

Median earning women ± $1,791

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,375), Wholesale Trade ($74,732), and Public Administration ($69,639).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,000), Public Administration ($53,875), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

179
Construction
120
Retail Trade
106
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$555k
Manufacturing
$336k
Transportation and Warehousing
$168k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.08% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.03% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (2.33M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.56M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jefferson, GA was $312,700 in 2023, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $280,600 to $312,700, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Jefferson, GA is 79.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Jefferson, GA have an average commute time of 32.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jefferson, GA is $85,012. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Jefferson, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $138,000, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $115,925 and $108,986.

Housing

Property

$312,700

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,406

$21,524

Median Property Taxes

±$1,011

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jefferson, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jefferson, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.8%

Homeownership

2023

68.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 79.8% of the housing units in Jefferson, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jefferson, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jefferson, GA was Forsyth County, GA with a value of $138,000, followed by Oconee County, GA and Fayette County, GA, with respective values of $115,925 and $108,986.

The following map shows all of the counties in Jefferson, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,012

Median Household Income

± $4,632

27k

Number of Households

± 1,271

In 2023, the median household income of the 27k households in Jefferson, GA grew to $85,012 from the previous year's value of $82,056.

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jefferson, GA is from Georgia.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2022, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.224% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78%)
Worked At Home (11.1%)
Carpooled (8.3%)

In 2023, 78% of workers in Jefferson, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.1%) and those who carpooled to work (8.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson, GA have a longer commute time (32.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.26% of the workforce in Jefferson, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jefferson, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jefferson, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.28% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson, GA (6.61k out of 79.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

88.1% of the population of Jefferson, GA has health coverage, with 52.3% on employee plans, 11.2% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1491 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1492 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1882 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 596 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,491 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,491 patients per year. This represents a 0.067% decrease from the previous year (1,492 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Georgia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.7% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.9% were men and 50.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

11.9%

Uninsured

52.3%

Employer Coverage

11.2%

Medicaid

11.3%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.15%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jefferson, GA grew by 0.953% from 11.7% to 11.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jefferson, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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