Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Jefferson is worth considering.
Being a small city, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Jefferson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Jefferson, 23.59% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $27,669, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,676 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jefferson is an extremely 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include English, Irish, German, French, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
