Jefferson, NY Housing Market & City Data

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1,331
Population Estimate
$164,585
Median Home Value
91.9%
Employment Rate
23.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$259
Median Listing Price$450,000
Median Days on Market106
Active Listings24
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)31
Avg Listing Price$588,817
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY5%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.01
Family Dual Income54.9
Median Household Income$53,162
Median Individual Income$28,603
Home Ownership88.3%
Home Value$164,585
Median Rent$683
Rent Burden20.5%
Poverty7.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.2%
  • Highschool Education35.3%
  • Some College29.6%
  • Bachelors Degree14.6%
  • Graduate Degree9.3%
  • Total College or Above23.9%
  • Stem Degree36.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male52.1%
  • Female47.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.8%
  • Divorced13.5%
  • Never Married27.7%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJefferson
State IDNY
Population1,331

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1820.6%
19–298.3%
30–3911.1%
40–4911.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5918.6%
60–6915.2%
70–7911.0%
80+3.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation58.5%
Unemployment Rate8.1%
Disabled18.6%

ETHNICITY

White99.5%
Black0.0%
Asian0.0%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.0%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic1.4%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured5.1%
Veteran8.9%

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