West Jefferson, NC Demographic Data

West Jefferson, NC Summary

West Jefferson is located in Ashe County in North Carolina
  • Population: 1,391
  • Area: 2.09 sq. miles
    • Land Area: 2.08 sq. miles
    • Water Area: 0.00 sq. miles
  • Population Density: 667.14 people per sq. mile
  • Elevation: 3,113.52 ft
  • Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
  • Daylight Savings: Yes

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West Jefferson, NC Gender Breakdown

Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
777
53%
50.8
Male
696
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,473
 
323,128,000

West Jefferson, NC Age Breakdown

Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
131
8.9% 
6.1
5 to 9 Years
65
4.4% 
6.3
10 to 14 Years
38
2.6% 
6.4
15 to 19 Years
129
8.8% 
6.7
20 to 24 Years
46
3.1% 
6.9
25 to 34 Years
253
17.2% 
13.7
35 to 44 Years
143
9.7% 
12.6
45 to 54 Years
230
15.6% 
13.2
55 to 59 Years
76
5.2% 
6.7
60 to 64 Years
69
4.7% 
6.1
65 to 74 Years
172
11.7% 
8.9
75 to 84 Years
84
5.7% 
4.4
85 Years and Over
37
2.5% 
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,161
78.8%
77.2
Female
613
52.8%
51.3
Male
548
47.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,098
74.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
338
22.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
293
19.9%
15.2
Female
150
51.2%
55.8
Male
143
48.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0

West Jefferson, NC Race Breakdown

Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,457
98.9% 
96.8
White
1,343
91.2% 
72.6
Black or African American
59
4.0% 
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
2
0.1% 
0.8
Asian
0
0.0% 
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0% 
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0% 
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0% 
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0% 
0.2
Korean
0
0.0% 
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0% 
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0% 
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0% 
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0% 
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0% 
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0% 
0.1
Some Other Race
53
3.6% 
5.1
Two or More Races
16
1.1% 
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
84
5.7% 
17.8
Mexican
84
5.7% 
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0% 
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0% 
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0% 
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,389
94.3% 
82.2

West Jefferson, NC Educational Attainment

Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
80
7.5% 
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
168
15.8% 
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
254
23.9% 
27.2
Some college, no degree
231
21.7% 
20.6
Associate's Degree
110
10.3% 
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
139
13.1% 
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
82
7.7% 
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
248
23.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
816
76.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
221
20.8%
31.2

West Jefferson, NC Marital Status

Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
358
28.9%
33.7%
Now Married
558
45.0%
47.5
Divorced
172
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
34
2.7%
2.0
Widowed
117
9.4
5.8%

West Jefferson, NC Language Spoken at Home

Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,264
94.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
78
5.8%
21.6%
Spanish
78
5.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%

West Jefferson, NC Household Income

Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
126
18.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
84
12.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
136
19.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
52
7.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
48
7.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
111
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
77
11.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
30
4.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
19
2.8%
5.8
$200,000 or more
3
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
24,531
 
57,617
Per capita income
20,022
 
31,128

West Jefferson, NC Employment Breakdown

Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
6.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
70
12.0%
9.8
Construction
62
10.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
125
21.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
16
2.7%
6.6
Information
22
3.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
50
8.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
32
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
37
6.3%
11.4
Public administration
6
1.0%
4.6
Retail trade
103
17.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
22
3.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
3
0.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
103
17.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
163
27.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
82
14.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
87
14.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
149
25.5%
18.1%

West Jefferson, NC Commute Statistics

Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
563
 
 
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
471
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
60
10.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
6
1.1%
2.7
Other means
16
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
10
1.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.7
 
26.6

West Jefferson, NC Vehicles per Household

Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
149
21.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
220
32.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
192
28.0%
37.1
3 or more
125
18.2%
21.0

West Jefferson, NC Housing Occupancy

Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
 
 
Occupied Housing Units
686
85.0%
87.6
Owner Occupied
287
41.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
399
58.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
121
15.0%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5

West Jefferson, NC Rooms per Residence

Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
807
1 room
46
5.7%
2.4
2 rooms
49
6.1%
2.7
3 rooms
48
5.9%
9.1
4 rooms
223
27.6%
16.5
5 rooms
171
21.2%
19.8
6 rooms
88
10.9%
17.8
7 rooms
101
12.5%
12.0
8 rooms
35
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
46
5.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
 
0.0

West Jefferson, NC Structure Type Statistics

Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
807
 
 
1-unit, detached
487
60.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
27
3.3%
5.9
2-units
56
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
4.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
87
10.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
29
3.6%
4.4
20 or more units
51
6.3%
9.0
Mobile home
34
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1

West Jefferson, NC Housing Age Statistics

Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
34
4.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
98
12.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
130
16.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
99
12.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
110
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
144
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
78
9.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
112
13.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
2
0.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%

West Jefferson, NC Household Heating

Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
20
2.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
53
7.7%
4.7
Electricity
460
67.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
135
19.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
11
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
4
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.4%
1.1

West Jefferson, NC Mortgage Statistics

Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
172
 
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
3
1.7%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
4
2.3%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
11
6.4%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
55
32.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
99
57.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
92
53.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
4.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
12.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
6
3.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
45
26.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%

West Jefferson, NC Rent Statistics

Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
364 
 
41,631,300 
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
20
5.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
132
36.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
212
58.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
35
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
554
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
26
7.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
55
15.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
6.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
12.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
35
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
167
47.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
47
0.0%
0.0%

West Jefferson, NC Property Value

Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
287
 
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
20
7.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
39
13.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
75
26.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
80
27.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
61
21.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
12
4.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
156,400
 
205,000