Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 43,864 residents across 18 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $58,686, 25% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $139,700, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

43,864residentsACS 2020–2024

$58,686median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$139,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

82%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Jefferson County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Jefferson County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Jefferson County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 18 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
15711	322	$47K	$104K	85%	16%	76%	22 min
15715	505	$61K	$108K	70%	9%	83%	30 min
15730	142	$67K	$168K	87%	38%	51%	42 min
15764	178	$66K	$153K	89%	17%	86%	30 min
15767	13,918	$51K	$136K	71%	19%	78%	28 min
15770	188	$43K	$123K	94%	8%	72%	42 min
15778	367	$73K	$71K	97%	4%	82%	31 min
15780	120	$90K	$81K	92%	5%	94%	31 min
15824	5,115	$65K	$156K	78%	17%	79%	20 min
15825	9,426	$64K	$159K	74%	21%	89%	22 min
15829	1,233	$64K	$141K	82%	24%	82%	23 min
15840	1,928	$57K	$123K	69%	24%	86%	18 min
15851	7,059	$63K	$119K	78%	14%	82%	27 min
15860	1,160	$66K	$149K	84%	17%	85%	30 min
15863	159	$-666667K	$80K	100%	3%	96%	29 min
15864	1,789	$66K	$141K	79%	17%	85%	31 min
15865	923	$45K	$94K	65%	23%	82%	24 min
16240	1,327	$58K	$142K	80%	14%	84%	35 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

43,864 residents in 18,344 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

21%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

22%

aged 65 and over

31%

of households are people living alone

50%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

22,085 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $139,700 (±$6,702).

75%

of households own their home

78%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$750

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20193%

2000–20097%

1990–19997%

1980–198910%

1970–197915%

1960–19699%

1950–195910%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier32%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,154.

$58,686

median household income

14.1%

of people live below the poverty line

4.2%

unemployment rate

18%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

13%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

89%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

82%

of households have a broadband subscription

13%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates