What is the population of Jefferson city?

Jefferson city has 14,249 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #93 of 675 in Georgia.

What is the median household income in Jefferson city?

Median household income in Jefferson city is $96,761 a year, 23.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jefferson city?

Median gross rent is $906 a month and the median home value is $346,800, so rent absorbs about 11.2% of median household income.

Is Jefferson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jefferson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Jefferson, GA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Jefferson, Georgia (Jefferson, GA — Census place “Jefferson city”) is 14,249 residents, ranking #93 of 675 places in Georgia. Median household income is $96,761, the median home is worth $346,800 and median gross rent runs $906 a month. Looking for the Jefferson Georgia ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Jefferson, GA: 30549.

Population: 14,249Jefferson city residents
Median household income: $96,761Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $346,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $906Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 77.3%Owner-occupied households

Jefferson ZIP codes (Georgia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Jefferson.

The Jefferson GA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

30549

What the numbers mean in Jefferson city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Jefferson city median would spend about 11.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 77.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Jefferson city, GA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Jefferson city is a mid-size town in Georgia, with 14,249 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #93 of 675 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 34.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Jefferson city earn a median of $96,761 a year, 23.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 69% above the $57,300 median for the 378 Georgia cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Jefferson city is valued at $346,800, 14.3% above the national figure and 81% above the $191,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $906 a month, 35.6% below the national figure, or roughly $10,872 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Jefferson city?: Jefferson city has 14,249 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #93 of 675 in Georgia.
What is the median household income in Jefferson city?: Median household income in Jefferson city is $96,761 a year, 23.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Jefferson city?: Median gross rent is $906 a month and the median home value is $346,800, so rent absorbs about 11.2% of median household income.
Is Jefferson city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Jefferson city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Jefferson city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.