The town 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.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.57 minutes getting to work every day.
West Jefferson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of West Jefferson rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.57% of adults 25 and older in West Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in West Jefferson in 2022 was $23,043, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,172 for a family of four. However, West Jefferson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
West Jefferson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 English, Irish, German, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in West Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Greek.
