| Official Name: | West Jefferson, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.86 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 410 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 417 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 223.83 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6497°N -87.0711°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Area Code: | 205 & 659 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-81336 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0128785 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Population Density Km2: | 86.41 |
West Jefferson is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in October 1964.[2] At the 2010 census the population was 338, down from 344 in 2000.
West Jefferson is located at (33.649773, -87.071222).[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 383 | 91.85% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3 | 0.72% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.24% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.24% | |
| Other/Mixed | 17 | 4.08% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.88% |
As of the census of 2000, there were 344 people, 138 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 480.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 143 housing units at an average density of 199.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 99.71% White, and 0.29% from two or more races.
There were 138 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $47,813, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,256. About 1.8% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.