It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Jefferson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Jefferson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Jefferson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Jefferson may be for you.
The citizens of Jefferson are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.74% of adults in Jefferson having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jefferson in 2022 was $38,198, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $152,792 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
