About Jefferson

Jefferson is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 700 people and just one neighborhood, Jefferson is the 226th largest community in South Carolina.

Jefferson is a blue-collar town, with 37.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Jefferson is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Jefferson who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.24%), sales jobs (10.76%), and teaching (7.64%).

Being a small town, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Jefferson Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Jefferson rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.02% of adults 25 and older in Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Jefferson in 2000 was $12,924, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $51,696 for a family of four.

Jefferson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jefferson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jefferson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English.