Jefferson, TX Housing Market & City Data

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1,915
Population Estimate
$126,807
Median Home Value
95.6%
Employment Rate
17.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$165
Median Listing Price$332,450
Median Days on Market98
Active Listings63
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)72
Avg Listing Price$387,787
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-3%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.02
Family Dual Income36.9
Median Household Income$39,514
Median Individual Income$25,582
Home Ownership53.0%
Home Value$126,807
Median Rent$738
Rent Burden28.3%
Poverty21.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.6%
  • Highschool Education43.4%
  • Some College26.4%
  • Bachelors Degree13.8%
  • Graduate Degree3.8%
  • Total College or Above17.6%
  • Stem Degree36.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male44.7%
  • Female55.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married49.4%
  • Divorced11.5%
  • Never Married27.7%
  • Widowed11.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityJefferson
State IDTX
Population1,915

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.1%
19–2912.0%
30–399.9%
40–4915.2%
Age Group% of Population
50–599.9%
60–6913.5%
70–798.7%
80+5.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.4%
Unemployment Rate4.4%
Disabled17.8%

ETHNICITY

White47.3%
Black43.4%
Asian1.3%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other6.1%
Multiple2.1%

OTHER

Hispanic7.5%
Limited English5.9%
Health Uninsured10.7%
Veteran8.3%

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