JeffersonPA
A town of 239, settled in 1795.
Is Jefferson a good place to live?
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Jefferson. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Jefferson, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jefferson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
239 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Jefferson: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jefferson, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jefferson.
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Jefferson’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Franklin Township (18%), Washington (8%) and Jefferson Township (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
| Jefferson | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jefferson
Jefferson has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Jefferson, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Jefferson is
Jefferson beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Jefferson, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 16%. 15% of adults report frequent mental distress in Jefferson.
| Jefferson | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Jefferson | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.1% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Pennsylvania’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 16% of Jefferson residents are 65 or older. Jefferson has lost 6.3% of its people since 2020, down to 239 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Jefferson | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Jefferson | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Jefferson
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jefferson
About 3 of every 100 Jefferson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Jefferson for work
Where Jefferson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Jefferson
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Jefferson is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 253 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 270 tabulated in 2010. The borough was named after Thomas Jefferson.
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- Established
- 1795
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- ZIP code
- 15344
Questions about Jefferson
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jefferson, PA a good place to live?
Jefferson has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.