Population: 586. Estimated population in 2021: 590 (+0.7% change)
Males: 298 (50.9%), Females: 288 (49.1%)
Union County
Zip code: 57038
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $47,625
Median house value: $74,300
Races in Jefferson:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (33.6%), Irish (15.7%), French (10.9%), United States (9.2%), Norwegian (6.1%), English (5.8%).
Elevation: 1119 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Jefferson
- High school or higher: 89.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jefferson city
- Never married: 15.5%
- Now married: 67.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 10.2%
2.0% Foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +59 (+11.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson:
- SIOUXLAND SURGERY CENTER LP (about 8 miles; DAKOTA DUNES, SD)
- ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-SIOUX CITY (about 14 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jefferson:
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 19 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 61 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 68 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson:
- GRAHAM FIELD (about 8 miles; NORTH SIOUX CITY, SD; Abbreviation: 7K7)
- MARTIN FIELD (about 13 miles; SO SIOUX CITY, NE; Abbreviation: 7K8)
- AKRON MUNI (about 15 miles; AKRON, IA; Abbreviation: Y40)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jefferson:
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 31 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 95 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
Private primary/middle school in Jefferson:
- ST PETER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 71; Location: P O BOX 98; Grades: PK – 8)