Housing density: 2,023 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $1,038,941.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,851 (lower quartile is $1,612, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,294
Median gross rent in Jefferson, VA in 2022: $1,966
Housing units in Jefferson with a mortgage: 4,328 (527 second mortgage, 521 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,309
In family households: 919,361 (205,996 male householders, 70,281 female householders)
224,696 spouses, 318,042 children (302,931 natural, 7,225 adopted, 7,886 stepchildren), 11,926 grandchildren, 14,866 brothers or sisters, 14,053 parents, foster children, 21,126 other relatives, 29,595 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 153,075 (52,827 male householders (37,723 living alone)), 62,523 female householders (51,327 living alone)), 37,725 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,290 (3,077 institutionalized population)
196,584 married couples with children.
33,736 single-parent households (7,009 men, 26,727 women).
53.8% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
21.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
16.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 15,248 (47.5%)
(59.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Jefferson, Virginia
2,8521995 to March 2000
2,1951990 to 1994
1,9471985 to 1989
1,3881980 to 1984
9781975 to 1979
4701970 to 1974
2131965 to 1969
335Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 13,407 (46.2%)
German: 2,991 (10.3%)
Irish: 2,567 (8.8%)
English: 2,431 (8.4%)
United States: 1,292 (4.4%)
Italian: 1,044 (3.6%)
Scottish: 648 (2.2%)
Polish: 622 (2.1%)
French: 576 (2.0%)
Arab: 451 (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 385 (1.3%)
Russian: 337 (1.2%)
Dutch: 272 (0.9%)
Swedish: 246 (0.8%)
Norwegian: 233 (0.8%)
Welsh: 216 (0.7%)
French Canadian: 182 (0.6%)
Subsaharan African: 182 (0.6%)
Hungarian: 163 (0.6%)
Greek: 155 (0.5%)
Ukrainian: 116 (0.4%)
Portuguese: 99 (0.3%)
Czech: 96 (0.3%)
West Indian: 84 (0.3%)
Danish: 82 (0.3%)
Slovak: 62 (0.2%)
Swiss: 52 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 44 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
El Salvador
Jefferson:
20.2% (2,097)
Virginia:
9.6% (54,704)
Vietnam
Jefferson:
18.9% (1,963)
Virginia:
5.4% (30,730)
Bolivia
Jefferson:
7.6% (791)
Virginia:
2.7% (15,599)
India
Jefferson:
5.8% (606)
Virginia:
5.4% (30,611)
Philippines
Jefferson:
4.2% (433)
Virginia:
6.4% (36,325)
Peru
Jefferson:
4.0% (416)
Virginia:
2.4% (13,776)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Jefferson:
2.9% (301)
Virginia:
2.8% (15,819)
Nicaragua
Jefferson:
2.8% (291)
Virginia:
0.8% (4,461)
Pakistan
Jefferson:
2.5% (257)
Virginia:
2.4% (13,489)
Mexico
Jefferson:
2.5% (255)
Virginia:
5.7% (32,598)
Guatemala
Jefferson:
2.3% (239)
Virginia:
2.1% (11,799)
Cambodia
Jefferson:
2.1% (222)
Virginia:
0.7% (4,089)
Korea
Jefferson:
1.9% (192)
Virginia:
6.5% (37,036)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,982
Other state: 10,504
Northeast: 3,179
Midwest: 1,708
South: 4,866
West: 751
58% of Jefferson residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Virginia.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 236
Nursery to 4th grade: 157
5th and 6th grade: 259
7th and 8th grade: 231
9th grade: 218
10th grade: 135
11th grade: 144
12th grade, no diploma: 397
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,703
Less than 1 year of college: 466
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,133
Associate degree: 468
Bachelor's degree: 2,213
Master's degree: 1,211
Professional school degree: 382
Doctorate degree: 172
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 143
Nursery to 4th grade: 142
5th and 6th grade: 446
7th and 8th grade: 249
9th grade: 165
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 141
12th grade, no diploma: 373
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,098
Less than 1 year of college: 496
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,085
Associate degree: 491
Bachelor's degree: 2,260
Master's degree: 1,135
Professional school degree: 282
Doctorate degree: 135
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 6,102
One, attached: 1,119
Two: 73
3 or 4: 163
5 to 9: 1,055
10 to 19: 1,194
20 to 49: 157
50 or more: 340
Mobile homes: 26
Median worth of mobile homes: $730,683
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%