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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson is $42,315, which is higher than the state average of $36,670 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson median household income is $101,818. On average Jefferson residents spend 37.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #111

Jefferson, MD	42,315 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	53,558 USD
Maryland	40,501 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	76,389 USD
Maryland	45,763 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	47,444 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #87

Jefferson, MD	101,818 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	103,741 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Jefferson, MD	10.82%
Maryland	40.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jefferson, MD median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Maryland and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jefferson, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	38.18%	$8,478, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.72%	$13,411, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.91%	$871, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.82%	$25,440, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	122,115 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, MD	126,533 USD
Maryland	112,955 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$99,722, see rank	$82,638	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
25 to 44	$100,000, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$139,514, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$40,179, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,789, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	836, 46.73%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	628, 75.12%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	628, 75.12%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	628, 100.00%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	208, 24.88%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	953, 53.27%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	646, 67.79%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	646, 67.79%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	589, 91.18%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 8.82%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	307, 32.21%, see rank	35.17%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,171, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	831, 70.96%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	183, 15.63%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	53, 4.53%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	8, 0.68%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	96, 8.20%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson, MD	37.0 minutes
Maryland	32.8 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,217	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	628, 51.60%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	361, 57.48%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	126, 20.06%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	113, 17.99%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 1.75%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 1.59%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	589, 48.40%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	307, 52.12%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	57, 9.68%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	173, 29.37%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 8.83%, see rank	3.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jefferson, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,217, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 1.64%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	50, 4.11%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46, 3.78%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 1.31%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	58, 4.77%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 2.38%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	50, 4.11%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	120, 9.86%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	136, 11.18%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	353, 29.01%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	91, 7.48%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	184, 15.12%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	64, 5.26%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jefferson, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	80	3.70%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.