Jefferson is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 15,286 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Jefferson is the 89th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Jefferson, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Jefferson, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Jefferson’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Jefferson does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $95,850.00. Jefferson real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Jefferson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Jefferson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Jefferson is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jefferson who work in management occupations (15.22%), office and administrative support (10.99%), and sales jobs (8.75%). Also of interest is that Jefferson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.69% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Jefferson is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Jefferson a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Jefferson has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Jefferson’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Jefferson, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Jefferson citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.85% of adults in Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $38,867, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,468 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jefferson is a very ethnically-diverse city. 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 Irish, English, German, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
