Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

At a Glance

Population	44,492
County Seat	Jefferson County Courthouse
State FIPS	42
County FIPS	065
Num Towns	11
Census-Designated Places	1
Total Town Population	17,824
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	44,326
Median Age	43.7
Veterans	2,994
Housing Units	22,065
Uninsured	1,182
Net Migration (recent)	-202
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	1,117
Total Employees	13,379
Avg Annual Pay	$49,283
Median Household Income	$56,607
Poverty Rate	14.1%
Unemployment Rate	5.4%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$57,930
Federal Spending FY2024	$313,739,612
Federal Spending Per Capita	$7,052

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$121,100
Median Rent	$743
FMR Studio	$623
FMR 1BR	$715
FMR 2BR	$909
FMR 3BR	$1,119
FMR 4BR	$1,251

Health & Safety

Hospitals	22
EMS Stations	33
Fire Stations	33
Police Stations	33
Adult Smoking	22.1%
Adult Obesity	38.1%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	34.3
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	17.77
Electric Customers	5534580
Towns with Broadband Data	11
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	11

Community

Churches	50
Libraries	11
Historic Places (NRHP)	15
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	72
SNAP Stores	48
Bank Branches	17

Agriculture

Total Farms	108
Land in Farms (acres)	74,735
Avg Farm Size (acres)	692.0
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (14)

Type	Title	Date
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-30
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING	2013-10-01
EM	HURRICANE SANDY	2012-10-29
EM	HURRICANE KATRINA	2005-09-10
DR	TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION FRANCES	2004-09-19
DR	SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES	1996-07-26
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	1996-01-21
EM	SEVERE SNOWFALL & WINTER STORM	1993-03-16

Detailed Topics

Communities in Jefferson County

Punxsutawney — pop 5,769
Brookville — pop 3,995
Reynoldsville — pop 2,549
Brockway — pop 2,276
Sykesville — pop 1,115
Big Run — pop 647
Summerville — pop 504
Crenshaw — pop 423
Corsica — pop 319
Timblin — pop 147
Worthville — pop 80

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.