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.
One of the benefits of Jefferson is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small town, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
