West Jefferson is a city of 4,392 people in Ohio. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. The median age is 44.5, about 6 years above the US median. 0% of locals were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $192,100, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,136, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about West Jefferson
What changed most since 2000
Median home value (2024 dollars)$163,220 → $192,100(+18%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age35.4 → 44.5(+9.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree8.7% → 11.9%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.7%(55)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.3%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 294 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
West Jefferson, decade by decade
West Jefferson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
4,331
$76,417
$163,220
8.7%
3.3
2010
4,222
$74,925
$179,246
11.9%
7.5
2020
4,137
$70,017
$159,262
14.6%
16.2
2024
4,392
$64,136
$192,100
11.9%
14.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
