Demographics of Jefferson city, Georgia

Jefferson city, Georgia had 17,185 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,789 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Jefferson city, in four figures

17,185
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,990 ±29.; +28.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,789 people.; 35.6 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $109,828 ±$17,020
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Jefferson city, Georgia's population grew 28.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jefferson city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Jefferson city, Georgia's population grew 28.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jefferson city, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,396	100.0	100.0
2021	14,054	104.9	100.2
2022	15,334	114.5	100.7
2023	15,794	117.9	101.6
2024	16,551	123.6	102.5
2025	17,185	128.3	103.1

Population of Jefferson city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,396	—
2021	14,054	+658
2022	15,334	+1,280
2023	15,794	+460
2024	16,551	+757
2025	17,185	+634

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.6 ±1.5: for men 33.2 ±2.5 and for women 37.7 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jefferson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	731 ±231	4.9% ±1.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,683 ±445	24.6% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,338 ±276	8.9% ±1.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,003 ±473	26.7% ±3.2	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,527 ±445	23.5% ±3.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,708 ±288	11.4% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $109,828 ±$17,020, and income per person $39,888 ±$3,078, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Jefferson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	382 ±166	8.3% ±3.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	572 ±195	12.4% ±4.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	635 ±191	13.8% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	618 ±148	13.4% ±3.1	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	965 ±204	20.9% ±4.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	702 ±198	15.2% ±4.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	738 ±231	16.0% ±4.9	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Jefferson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	841 ±339	5.6% ±2.3	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	30 to 236	0.7% to 5.3%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	199 to 675	2.4% to 8.2%	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	92 to 450	4.1% to 18.9%	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jefferson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jefferson city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,977 ±277	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.7% ±7.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.6% to 11.0%	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.6% ±3.2	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.4% ±4.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$377,300 ±$23,821	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,074 ±$254	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2005 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Jefferson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,530 ±504	10.2% ±3.4	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,217 ±751	74.8% ±5.0	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,459 ±621	9.7% ±4.1	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	153 to 467	1.0% to 3.1%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 200	0% to 1.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	388 ±189	2.6% ±1.3	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Jefferson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	9,033 ±784	60.3% ±5.2	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,652 ±721	31.0% ±4.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	126 to 386	0.8% to 2.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,049 ±349	7.0% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	791 ±312	5.3% ±2.1	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	127 to 389	0.8% to 2.6%	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Jefferson city among the places of Georgia

85th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Jefferson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Monroe city	15,648 ±23
Loganville city	15,527 ±31
Lilburn city	15,390 ±47
Brunswick city	15,307 ±27
Braselton town	15,178 ±39
Jefferson city	14,990 ±29
Riverdale city	14,792 ±24
Dallas city	14,714 ±32
College Park city	14,712 ±780
Moultrie city	14,588 ±27
Covington city	14,584 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Georgia by median household income
No. 7 Places in Georgia by homeownership rate
No. 27 Places in Georgia by median age
No. 28 Places in Georgia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 28 Places in Georgia by median home value
No. 32 Places in Georgia by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026