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Jefferson City, MO

42,488 Population
36.1 square miles 1,178.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$37,220 ±$1,586 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $36,772 ±$1,165
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,371 ±$4,731 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $74,030 ±$1,500
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12% ±1.7% (4,613  ±640) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 9.9% 13,955 (±0.8% / ±1,169)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.5 minutes ±1 (287,655  ±21,193) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 21.2 1,374,065 (±0.6 / ±46,980)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

17,529 ±377 Number of households
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 58,587 ±612
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (38,428  ±98) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 2.4 141,322 (±0 / ±176)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5% ±2.3% (480  ±218) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 5.4% † 1,730 (±1.1% / ±344)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

19,354 ±322 Number of housing units
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 64,854 ±92
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$218,700 ±$6,600 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $217,500 ±$5,263
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.8% ±2.1% (5,774  ±878.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 11.5% 17,137 (±1.1% / ±1,597.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±3.4% (27,418  ±1,102.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 92.1% 95,429 (±1.8% / ±1,900.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
38.7% ±2.2% (11,435  ±672.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 31.1% 32,236 (±1.1% / ±1,117.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4% ±0.8% (1,698  ±317) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 2.1% 3,119
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±0.9% (2,144  ±318) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 7.5% 8,805 (±0.5% / ±624)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,144 Total veterans ±318 1,972 Male ±299 172 Female ±90

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