The village 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, West Jefferson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes West Jefferson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small village, West Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in West Jefferson with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.56% of adults in West Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in West Jefferson in 2022 was $31,577, which is middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,308 for a family of four. However, West Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call West Jefferson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Jefferson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in West Jefferson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in West Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Slavic languages.
