West Jefferson ZIP Codes — Madison County, OH

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,184	17.3%
18 and over	5,653	82.7%
65 and over	1,423	20.8%
Median age	47.2 years

Group	Count	%
White	6,529	94.7%
Two or more races	281	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	56	0.8%
Black or African American	13	0.2%
Asian	7	0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	4.4%
$10k–$15k	1.4%
$15k–$25k	7.8%
$25k–$35k	5.6%
$35k–$50k	11.3%
$50k–$75k	19.5%
$75k–$100k	16.1%
$100k–$150k	22.0%
$150k–$200k	8.1%
$200k+	3.8%
Median income	$72,480

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$176,400
Median rent / month	$888
Owner occupied	81.0%
Renter occupied	19.0%
Vacant	4.8%
Single-family detached	84.0%
Large apartment buildings	0.3%
Mobile homes	6.0%
Median rooms	5.8
Avg household size (owned)	2.60

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	4.9%
2000–2009	4.9%
1990–1999	9.7%
1980–1989	9.8%
1970–1979	19.9%
1960–1969	20.2%
1950–1959	14.6%
1940–1949	5.0%
1939 or earlier	11.1%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.2%
1 bedroom	3.8%
2 bedrooms	22.9%
3 bedrooms	54.8%
4 bedrooms	14.6%
5+ bedrooms	3.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	3.4%
1 vehicle	20.6%
2 vehicles	38.6%
3 or more	37.4%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	62.5%
Electricity	21.6%
Propane / LP gas	11.5%
Fuel oil	2.4%
Wood	1.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,479	55.5%
Cohabiting couple	178	6.7%
Male householder, no spouse	435	16.3%
Female householder, no spouse	573	21.5%
Households with children under 18	683	25.6%
Households with seniors (65+)	920	34.5%
Average household size	2.53

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	25.8%	28.7%
Married	54.9%	47.1%
Separated	0.8%	1.5%
Widowed	2.3%	10.3%
Divorced	16.2%	12.4%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	91.4%
Bachelor's or higher	17.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	41	3.4%
Kindergarten	82	6.7%
Elementary school	440	36.1%
High school	432	35.4%
College / grad school	225	18.4%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	27.1%
Service	18.6%
Sales & office	17.9%
Natural resources & construction	9.2%
Production & transportation	27.3%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	81.8%
Government	12.4%
Self-employed	5.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	80.9%
Carpool	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.0%
Other means	0.8%
Avg commute (minutes)	26.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	38.7%
Retirement income	32.3%
Supplemental Security	5.6%
Cash public assistance	2.6%
Food stamps / SNAP	8.7%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	33.7%
High cholesterol	32.7%
Heart disease	7.0%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	9.9%
Arthritis	29.2%
Kidney disease	2.8%
Pulmonary disease	8.7%
Cancer	7.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	17.0%
No physical activity	26.3%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	35.2%
Fair or poor health	14.5%
Poor mental health	16.2%
Poor physical health	10.6%
No health insurance	12.0%
Visited doctor (checkup)	75.4%
Visited dentist	62.1%
Cholesterol screening	88.8%
Teeth loss	14.4%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	411	7.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	12.4%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	11.9%
65 and over	24.7%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	72.5%
Public insurance	36.9%
Uninsured under 19	4.1%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	6,542	95.7%
Spanish	114	1.7%
Other Indo-European	8	0.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander	106	1.6%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	6,729	98.4%
Born in same state	6,679	97.7%
Born in different state	5,632	82.4%
Foreign born	50	0.7%
Naturalized citizen	108	1.6%
Not a US citizen	12	11.1%