Statistics for the Village of West Jefferson

This page is designed to provide some general information and statistics on the Village of West Jefferson. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. The Village of West Jefferson does not guarantee the accuracy of any information on this site. Updates to this page will be done as more information is made available.

General Information on The Village of West Jefferson

West Jefferson is a village in Madison County, in the Columbus metro area.

The community is in the Eastern Standard time zone.

The latitude of West Jefferson is 39.944N. The longitude is -83.268W.

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Population Information

Population: (year 2000) 4,331, Est. population in July 2002: 4,293 (-1.3% change)
Males: 2,114 (48.8%), Females: 2,217 (51.2%)

Under 5 years	295	6.8 %
5 to 9 years	341	7.9 %
10 to 14 years	358	8.3 %
15 to 19 years	291	6.7 %
20 to 24 years	242	5.6 %
25 to 34 years	607	14.0 %
35 to 44 years	669	15.4 %
45 to 54 years	545	12.6 %
55 to 59 years	233	5.4 %
60 to 64 years	170	3.9 %
65 to 74 years	278	6.4 %
75 to 84 years	224	5.2 %
85 years and over	78	1.8 %

Median age (years)	35.4	N/A

18 years and over	3,146	72.6 %
Male	1,496	34.5 %
Female	1,650	38.1 %

21 years and over	3,006	69.4 %

65 years and over	580	13.4 %
Male	222	5.1 %
Female	358	8.3 %

Ancestory and Race Information

Ancestries: German (20.8%), United States (18.2%), English (10.6%), Irish (10.4%), Scottish (2.7%), French (2.0%)

*Race*
One Race	4,307	100 %
White	4,288	99.6 %
Black or African American	1	0.0 %
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7	0.2 %
Asian	6	0.1 %
Asian Indian	0	0.0 %
Chinese	0	0.0 %
Filipino	1	0.0 %
Japanese	1	0.0 %
Korean	1	0.0 %
Vietnamese	2	0.0 %
Other Asian	1	0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0 %
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0 %
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0 %
Samoan	0	0.0 %
Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0 %
Some other race	4	0.1 %
Two or more races	24	0.6 %

Household Information

*Relationship*	*Number*	*PCT*
Total Population	4,331	100.0 %
In households	4,233	97.7 %
Householder	1,631	37.7 %
Spouse	922	21.3 %
Child	1,368	31.6 %
Own child under 18 years	1,081	25.0 %
Other relatives	154	3.6 %
Under 18 years	82	1.9 %
Non-relatives	158	3.6 %
Unmarried partner	79	1.8 %
In group quarters	98	2.3 %
Institutionalized population	98	2.3 %
Non-institutionalized population	0	0.0 %

Households by Type	*Number*	*PCT*
Total Households	1,631	100.0 %
Family households (families)	1,181	72.4 %
With own children under 18 years	598	36.7 %
Married-couple family	922	56.5 %
With own children under 18 years	444	27.2 %
Female householder, no husband present	181	11.1 %
With own children under 18 years	105	6.4 %
Non Family households	450	27.6 %
Householder living alone	368	22.6 %
Householder 65 years and over	156	9.6 %
Households with individuals under 18 years	656	40.2 %
Households with individuals 65 years and over	368	22.6 %
Average Household size	2.6	N/A
Average family size	3.07	N/A

Housing Occupancy	*Number*	*PCT*
Total housing units	1,704	100.0 %
Occupied housing units	1,631	95.7 %
Vacant housing units	73	4.3 %
For seasonal,recreational, or occasional use	4	0.2 %
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.2	N/A
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.5	N/A

Housing Tenure	*Number*	*PCT*
Occupied housing units	1,631	100.0 %
Owner-occupied housing units	1,184	72.6 %
Renter-occupied housing units	447	27.4 %
Average household size of owner-occupied units	2.64	N/A
Average household size of renter-occupied units	2.47	N/A

Income Information

*Median Household Income by age*	*West Jefferson*	OH	US
Median household income	41,949	40,956	41,994
Householder under 25	31,964	21,948	22,679
Householder 25-34	44,750	40,964	41,414
Householder 35-44	52,159	50,282	50,654
Householder 45-54	59,375	56,136	56,300
Householder 55-64	41,250	46,223	47,447
Householder 65-74	29,519	29,792	31,368
Householder 75 and older	15,600	21,551	22,259

Per Capita Income by Race or Ethnicity	*West Jefferson*	OH	US
Per capita income	20,425	21,003	21,587
White	20,745	22,089	23,918
Black or African American	0	14,499	14,437
Native American	33,393	15,109	12,893
Asian	0	24,912	21,823
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander	0	12,919	15,054
Some other race	31,500	11,944	10,813
Two or more races	5,892	11,694	13,405
Hispanic or Latino	10,352	13,544	12,111

Transportation and Commuting Times

	*Number*	*PCT*	*PCT*	*PCT*
Workers 16 and over	1,980

Public Transportation	9	0.5	2.1	4.7

Car, Truck, Van or Motorcycle	1,905	96.2	92.1	88.0

Walk	19	1.0	2.4	2.9

Work at Home	32	1.6	2.8	3.3

*Commuting Time*	*West Jefferson*	OH	US
Average travel time to work (minutes)	24	23	26
Average travel time to work using public transportation	50	39	48
Average travel time to work using other transportation	24	23	24

Statistics on Education

Level of Education For population 25 years and over in West Jefferson

High school or higher: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Jefferson village

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 10.3%
Divorced: 11.6%

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Jefferson

Ohio State University Main Campus (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; Full-time enrollment: 42,666)
Columbus State Community College (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 10,583)
Franklin University (about 19 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,048)
Capital University (about 25 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 3,187)
Devry Institute of Technology (about 25 miles; COLUMBUS, OH; FT enrollment: 2,999)
Otterbein College(about 28 miles; WESTERVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 2,226)
Wittenberg University (about 38 miles; SPRINGFIELD, OH; FT enrollment: 2,197)

Public high school in West Jefferson

West Jefferson High School (Students: 386; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public high school in West Jefferson

Frey Elementary School (Students: 319; Grades: 03 - 05)
Norwood Elementary School (Students: 318; Grades: PK - 02)
West Jefferson Memorial Middle School (Students: 298; Grades: 06 - 08)

Statistics on Crime

Crime in West Jefferson (2002)

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
2 rapes (45.9 per 100,000)
2 robberies (45.9 per 100,000)
1 assault (23.0 per 100,000)
33 burglaries (757.4 per 100,000)
101 larceny counts (2318.1 per 100,000)
12 auto thefts (275.4 per 100,000)

Crime in West Jefferson (2001)

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
31 assaults (714.5 per 100,000)
35 burglaries (806.6 per 100,000)
120 larceny counts (2765.6 per 100,000)
9 auto thefts (207.4 per 100,000)

Weather Statistics

Average Weather in West Jefferson, ohio

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Average temp. (°F)	25.6	29.4	39.3	49.7	60.8	69.6
High temperature (°F)	33.8	38.6	49.9	61.6	72.4	80.8
Low temperature (°F)	17.5	20.0	28.7	37.8	49.0	58.4
Precipitation (in)	2.5	2.2	2.8	3.5	4.1	4.2

	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	73.5	71.1	64.5	52.8	41.5	31.2
High temperature (°F)	84.5	82.4	76.3	64.6	50.8	39.1
Low temperature (°F)	62.3	59.9	52.5	40.8	32.2	23.4
Precipitation (in)	4.0	3.5	2.8	2.5	3.2	2.9

Normal Climate around West Jefferson, ohio

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precipitation	13	11	13	13	13	11	11	9	8	9	11	13
Wind speed (mph)	9.9	9.7	10.2	9.7	8.2	7.3	6.6	6.2	6.5	7.5	9.2	9.5
Morning humidity (%)	78	77	76	76	79	81	84	87	87	83	80	79
Afternoon humidity (%)	68	64	57	53	55	55	56	57	57	55	63	69
Sunshine (%)	36	42	44	51	56	60	60	60	61	56	37	31
Days clear of clouds	4	4	5	5	6	6	7	7	9	10	5	4
Partly cloudy days	6	6	7	8	10	11	13	13	9	8	7	6
Cloudy days	21	18	19	17	15	13	11	11	12	13	19	21
Snowfall (in)	8.8	5.9	4.4	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.2	5.4

Library, Radio, and Television Programs

Library in West Jefferson:

Hurt/Battelle Memorial Library (Operating income: $472,731; 49,395 books; 1,033 audio materials; 4,849 video materials; 104 serial subscriptions)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Jefferson:

WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOSU (820 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

WBNS (1460 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIOHIO, INCORPORATED)
WMNI (920 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.)
WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WCOL (1230 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WDLR (1550 AM; 4 kW; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: THE FIFTEEN FIFTY CORPORATION)
WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Jefferson:

W201AK (88.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY)
WOSU-FM (89.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
WBZX (99.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
WBNS-FM (97.1 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: RADIO OHIO, INC.)
WCOL-FM (92.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSNY (94.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WXMG (98.9 FM; UPPER ARLINGTON, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
WUFM (88.7 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: SPIRIT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WLVQ (96.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WJYD (106.3 FM; LONDON, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
WFJX (105.7 FM; HILLIARD, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNCI (97.9 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCBE (90.5 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: BD.OF EDUC.,CITY SCH.DIST.,COLUMBUS)
WFCB (93.3 FM; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCKX (107.5 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES, LTD)
WWCD (101.1 FM; GROVE CITY, OH; Owner: FUN WITH RADIO, LLC)
WODB (107.9 FM; DELAWARE, OH; Owner: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJZK (104.3 FM; RICHWOOD, OH; Owner: SCANTLAND BROADCASTING LTD)
W272AT (102.3 FM; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Jefferson:

WBNS-TV (Channel 10; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WBNS-TV, INC.)
WSYX (Channel 6; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: WSYX LICENSEE, INC.)
WCMH-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: OUTLET BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTTE (Channel 28; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: COLUMBUS (WTTE-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WINJ-LP (Channel 8; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES)
WWHO (Channel 53; CHILLICOTHE, OH; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
WOSU-TV (Channel 34; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY)
W23BZ (Channel 23; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
WDEM-LP (Channel 17; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: TRIPLETT & ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WCLL-LP (Channel 19; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: JONATHAN W. OWENS)
W43BZ (Channel 43; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

Statistics on the Village of West Jefferson

Average Weather in West Jefferson, ohio

Normal Climate around West Jefferson, ohio