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Jefferson City, MO

42,565 Population
36.1 square miles 1,180.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,051 ±$1,798 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $35,545 ±$1,099
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$67,205 ±$3,512 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $72,425 ±$1,770
  • about the same as the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

12.5% ±2.1% (4,794  ±787) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 10.1% † 14,233 (±1% / ±1,426)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

15.6 minutes ±1.1 (294,625  ±23,809) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 21.5 1,403,120 (±0.5 / ±42,731)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

17,158 ±421 Number of households
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 57,896 ±654
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.2 ±0.1 (38,181  ±75) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 2.4 140,638 (±0 / ±208)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

6.2% ±2.5% (569  ±235) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 5.8% † 1,866 (±1.1% / ±351)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

19,051 ±362 Number of housing units
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 64,648 ±191
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$208,000 ±$8,019 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $203,900 ±$4,995
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

13.9% ±2.1% (5,817  ±879.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 11.8% 17,577 (±1.1% / ±1,675.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

92% ±3.7% (27,579  ±1,194.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 91.9% 95,189 (±1.9% / ±1,978.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
36.9% ±2.3% (11,052  ±713.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 30.7% 31,830 (±1.1% / ±1,179.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

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

4.5% ±0.9% (1,896  ±389) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 2.1% 3,104
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

7.2% ±1.1% (2,448  ±358) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 7.9% 9,201 (±0.5% / ±619)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
2,448 Total veterans ±358 2,200 Male ±322 248 Female ±101

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