Moving to Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Population: 631. Estimated population in July 2024: 653 (+3.5% change)
Males: 324 (51.3%), Females: 307 (48.7%)
Zip code: 15344
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $43,542
Median house value: $101,700
Population by Race
Races in Jefferson:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
Ancestries: German (50.2%), United States (12.0%), Irish (10.5%), English (4.4%), Dutch (2.9%), Italian (2.2%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jefferson
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 1.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jefferson borough
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 65.8%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson:
- HANOVER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HANOVER, PA)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSP YORK (about 12 miles; YORK, PA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 13 miles; YORK, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jefferson:
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 26 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
- LANCASTER (about 44 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 47 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Abbreviation: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson:
- YORK (about 8 miles; YORK, PA; Abbreviation: THV)
- HANOVER (about 13 miles; HANOVER, PA; Abbreviation: 6W6)
- SHOESTRING AVIATION AIRFIELD (about 15 miles; STEWARTSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: 0P2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jefferson:
- WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE (about 21 miles; WESTMINSTER, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,245)
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 22 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- GETTYSBURG COLLEGE (about 27 miles; GETTYSBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,216)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 28 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- TOWSON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; TOWSON, MD; Full-time enrollment: 13,971)
Schools
Public high school in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON-MORGAN MS/HS (Students: 461; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Jefferson:
- JEFFERSON-MORGAN EL SCH (Students: 481; Grades: KG – 06)