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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of West Jefferson spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.88 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
The citizens of West Jefferson are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.49% of adults in West Jefferson have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in West Jefferson in 2022 was $25,260, 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 $101,040 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, German, Irish, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in West Jefferson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
