Jefferson, NJ

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Jefferson, New Jersey

Jefferson contains a population of approximately 19,717.

The People and Families of Jefferson

In Jefferson, about 65% of adults are married. Married couples seem to be the rule in Jefferson, at least compared to other towns of its size.

Unlike most towns, the town has proportionately more males than females.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Jefferson had a median family income of $76,974. Jefferson has a large middle class. There just aren't a lot of poor people in the town.

Jefferson Housing

Jefferson has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 88% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. The town sports a large amount of seasonal housing, typically for vacation or part-time use.

Commuting

In Jefferson, 95% of commuters drive to work.

Of Note

High Points

Jefferson strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 18%

Comparative Profile of Jefferson, NJ

Comparing Jefferson to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	19,717	100%
Male	9,775	49.6%
Female	9,942	50.4%
Under 18	5,310	26.9%
18+	14,407	73.1%
65+	1,690	8.6%
Median Age	37.2
Average Family Size	3.17
White	18,955	96.1%
African-American	163	0.8%
Asian	211	1.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	32	0.2%
Other	122	0.6%
Mixed Race	224	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	672	3.4%
Median Family Income (1999)	$76,974
Population In Poverty	468	2.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	21,604
Growth	1,887
Growth %	9.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	23.5%
Irish	16%
German	14.5%
Polish	8.1%
English	8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5%
US/American	3.5%
Dutch	2.9%
Scottish	2.6%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Russian	1.4%
Norwegian	1.3%
Greek	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
French Canadian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.8%
Austrian	0.7%
Swedish	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.6%
British	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Croatian	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
European	0.4%
Yugoslavian	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Canadian	0.2%
South African	0.2%
Danish	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Carpatho Rusyn	0.2%

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