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West Jefferson village, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
West Jefferson village is a Census village of 4,392 people across 10.00 square miles of land, in Madison County. Median household income is $64,136, 77.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.4 m.
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West Jefferson
What West Jefferson is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area10 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land439
- County holding the largest share of its areaMadison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Jefferson
How many people live in West Jefferson
- Population4,392
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 18763
- Share under 1817.4 percent
- Population 65 and over929
- Share 65 and over21.2 percent
- Households1,656
- Family households1,117
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Jefferson
Income and work in West Jefferson
- Median household income$64,136
- Per capita income$33,027
- Civilian labor force2,303
- Employed2,255
- Unemployed48 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over3,233
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Jefferson
Housing in West Jefferson
- Housing units1,718
- Occupied units1,656
- Vacant units62 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate3.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Owner occupied1,284
- Renter occupied372 plus or minus 117
- Ownership rate77.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$192,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$969
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units1,426
- Share single family83.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more292 plus or minus 121
- Share in buildings of two or more17.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Jefferson
How West Jefferson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,000
- Commuting under 15 minutes452 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more901 plus or minus 258
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.1 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Drove alone81.6 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Jefferson
SBA loans in West Jefferson (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$3,378,500
- Average approval$259,885
- Median approval$72,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$825,000
- Largest approval$1,300,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval3.6
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more15.4 percent
- Share to franchises7.7 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Jefferson
SBA loans in West Jefferson (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$207,000
- Average approval$207,000
- Median approval$207,000
- Largest approval$207,000
- Jobs supported14
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Jefferson
Flood risk in West Jefferson
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number390638
- Currently effective map date11/16/23
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Madison County, not West Jefferson
Madison County context, not West Jefferson figures
These are Madison County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Jefferson measurements.
- Establishments in Madison County723
- Employment at those establishments, Madison County18,238
- Covered employment, Madison County23,600
- Average annual pay, Madison County$54,168
- Average weekly wage, Madison County$1,042
- Housing units permitted, Madison County519
- Of those, single family, Madison County397
- County product, 2024, Madison County$2,973,661,000
- County product change over the prior year, Madison County5.6 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Madison County$62,140
Every figure in this section is published for Madison County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Jefferson. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Jefferson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Jefferson, Ohio?
4,392, in 1,656 households. West Jefferson village covers 10.00 square miles of land, which is 439 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Jefferson in?
Madison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Jefferson?
$64,136. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $192,100. Median gross rent is $969 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Jefferson businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totalling $3.4 m, across 4 lenders, median approval $72,600, plus 1 504 approvals worth $207,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Jefferson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Jefferson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Jefferson. only 4 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is West Jefferson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West Jefferson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 390638, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page West Jefferson figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Madison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Jefferson.
Is zoning published for West Jefferson?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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