West Jefferson is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,334 people and two associated neighborhoods, West Jefferson is the 375th largest community in North Carolina.West Jefferson is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.21% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, West Jefferson is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Jefferson who work in sales jobs (21.88%), management occupations (14.64%), and office and administrative support (11.56%). 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!) West 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. West Jefferson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Jefferson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Jefferson may be for you. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of West Jefferson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small town, West Jefferson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of West Jefferson rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.49% of adults 25 and older in West Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in West Jefferson in 2022 was $25,260, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,040 for a family of four. However, West Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Jefferson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call West Jefferson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Jefferson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Jefferson include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in West Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
