West Jefferson is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 4,248 people and two constituent neighborhoods, West Jefferson is the 335th largest community in Ohio.

West Jefferson is a blue-collar town, with 37.9% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, West Jefferson is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Jefferson who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.78%), sales jobs (9.10%), and management occupations (4.77%).

West Jefferson is very much a car-oriented village. This is because the population of West Jefferson isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.79% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small village, West Jefferson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

West Jefferson Information and Demographics

The citizens of West Jefferson have a very low rate of college education: just 8.68% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in West Jefferson in 2000 was $20,425, which is upper middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,700 for a family of four.

The people who call West Jefferson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in West Jefferson is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in West Jefferson include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in West Jefferson is English.