Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 253,878 residents across 17 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $60,026, 24% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $169,500, and 20% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

253,878residentsACS 2020–2024

$60,026median household incomeTexas: $78K

$169,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Jefferson County in TexasZIP codes in Jefferson County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas 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 17 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
77613	692	$73K	$190K	83%	22%	96%	33 min
77619	16,976	$74K	$164K	78%	15%	93%	22 min
77622	1,818	$101K	$208K	94%	16%	93%	24 min
77627	22,357	$78K	$209K	74%	25%	92%	20 min
77629	435	$63K	$176K	85%	22%	82%	35 min
77640	17,167	$51K	$110K	67%	15%	90%	23 min
77642	38,358	$43K	$105K	53%	12%	88%	27 min
77651	13,664	$82K	$253K	70%	26%	91%	20 min
77655	330	$74K	$147K	100%	13%	83%	12 min
77701	12,381	$49K	$84K	54%	7%	84%	24 min
77702	3,121	$62K	$137K	64%	29%	83%	22 min
77703	11,004	$32K	$88K	44%	11%	86%	26 min
77705	38,259	$55K	$136K	59%	9%	89%	23 min
77706	30,393	$73K	$245K	58%	44%	93%	19 min
77707	18,323	$70K	$174K	68%	23%	91%	22 min
77708	12,065	$57K	$159K	55%	18%	92%	24 min
77713	15,541	$91K	$227K	67%	30%	96%	28 min

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

People.

253,878 residents in 94,807 households, next to the Texas figure.

25%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

29%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

109,884 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,500 (±$4,123).

63%

of households own their home

71%

of homes are detached single-family houses

17%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

14%

of housing units are vacant

$1,117

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201911%

2000–200913%

1990–19999%

1980–198911%

1970–197917%

1960–196920%

1950–195910%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier3%

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 ±$1,694.

$60,026

median household income

19.5%

of people live below the poverty line

6.3%

unemployment rate

20%

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.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

94%

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.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Jefferson County, Texas, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.