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Jefferson, IA
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Jefferson is a very small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 4,173 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jefferson is the 115th largest community in Iowa.

Also of interest is that Jefferson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Jefferson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Jefferson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small city, Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Jefferson citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.83% of adults in Jefferson have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jefferson in 2018 was $33,826, which is middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,304 for a family of four. However, Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jefferson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jefferson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.


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