It is a fairly quiet town 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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Jefferson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.06 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Jefferson, just 12.65% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Jefferson in 2018 was $20,703, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,812 for a family of four.
Jefferson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, and European.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
