It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) West Jefferson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. West Jefferson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in West Jefferson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, West Jefferson may be for you.
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 18.57 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, West Jefferson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
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.
