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Jefferson City Public Schools, MO

70,740 Population
215.2 square miles 328.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±1.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Cole County: 40.5 ±1.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$41,533 ±$3,115 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Cole County: $42,008 ±$3,185
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$73,787 ±$6,657 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Cole County: $74,266 ±$7,057
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.8% ±3.8% (5,915  ±2,525) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Cole County: 8.6% † 6,336 (±3.5% / ±2,562)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

18.1 minutes ±0.9 (588,265  ±34,913) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Cole County: 17.9 617,630 (±0.7 / ±29,287)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

29,985 ±1,202 Number of households
  • Cole County: 32,270 ±734
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0.1 (66,803  ±3,061) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Cole County: 2.3 73,740 (±0.1 / ±37)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

2.8% ±1.9% (430  ±285) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Cole County: 3.7% † 612 (±1.8% / ±302)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,161 ±1,074 Number of housing units
  • Cole County: 33,786 ±32
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$262,500 ±$15,524 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Cole County: $264,800 ±$16,443
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

16.2% ±3.6% (11,391  ±2,557.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cole County: 15% † 11,547 (±2.9% / ±2,230.8)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

94.9% ±5% (47,100  ±3,230.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cole County: 95% 51,670 (±6% / ±3,313.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
39.8% ±3.4% (19,754  ±1,893.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Cole County: 39.4% 21,426 (±3.5% / ±1,932.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

3.5% ±1.7% (2,496  ±1,236) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Cole County: 3.5% 2,750
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8.5% ±2% (4,790  ±1,122) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cole County: 7.9% † 4,834 (±1.6% / ±1,011)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
4,790 Total veterans ±1,122 4,367 Male ±999 423 Female ±357

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