Jefferson City city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 42,644 ( 435 from 2010 )
Land area: 72.1 square miles
Population density: 591.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	30,745	72.10%	6.9%
Black:	7,745	18.16%	7.7%
Indian:	53	0.12%	57.3%
Asian:	1,114	2.61%	44.3%
2+ races:	1,162	2.72%	38.5%
Hispanic:	1,415	3.32%	28.3%

Total non-White:	11,899	27.90%	18.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-2,276	-6.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,841	5.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
43,079
33,021	76.65%
7,188	16.69%
124	0.29%
772	1.79%
839	1.95%
1,103	2.56%
10,058	23.35%

2000
39,521
32,058	81.12%
5,522	13.97%
154	0.39%
569	1.44%
715	1.81%
487	1.23%
7,463	18.88%

1990
35,494
31,388	88.43%
3,565	10.04%
165	0.46%
144	0.41%
n/a
232	0.65%
4,106	11.57%

1980
33,618
29,418	87.51%
3,679	10.94%
67	0.20%
119	0.35%
n/a
287	0.85%
4,200	12.49%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

963	2.4
2,595	6.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

670	1.9
3,357	9.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,970	5.9
-94	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson City city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.5
8,641	20.3%
34,003	79.7%
6,847	16.1%

16,852
2.26

9,451	56.1%
7,033	74.4%
1,411	14.9%
7,401	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
37.5
9,009	20.9%
34,070	79.1%
5,781	13.4%

17,278
2.21

9,969	57.7%
7,184	72.1%
1,392	14.0%
7,309	42.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.6
7,975	20.2%
31,546	79.8%
5,590	14.1%

15,870
2.19

9,226	58.1%
7,110	77.1%
1,086	11.8%
6,644	41.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
7,637	21.5%
27,857	78.5%
5,548	15.6%

14,275
2.26

8,945	62.7%
7,301	81.6%
775	8.7%
5,330	37.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.7
7,757	23.1%
25,861	76.9%
4,409	13.1%

12,500
2.42

8,109	64.9%
6,718	82.8%
643	7.9%
4,391	35.1%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson City city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	977	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	633	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	591	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,125	6.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	551	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	606	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	702	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	504	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	859	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,377	8.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,865	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,426	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,347	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,221	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,319	7.8%
$200,000 or more	749	4.4%

Median Household Income	63,649
Per Capita Income	33,561

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	664	3.9%
Public Assistance	236	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,680	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	18,866	69.4%
Unemployed	521	1.9%
In Armed Forces	37	0.1%

Total Labor Force	19,424	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	7,772	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	6,664	5,576	54.4%
Non-Profit	700	1,217	36.5%
Self-Employed	719	798	47.4%

Local Government	674	535	55.7%
State Government	1,506	1,940	43.7%
Federal Government	187	114	62.1%

Total Private + Self	7,383	6,374	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	3,067	3,806	44.6%
Total	10,450	10,180	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	24.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,582	17.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	4,663	22.6%
Professional, Technical	5,008	24.2%
Service Occupations	3,507	17.0%
All others	3,900	18.9%

White Collar		64.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	3,185	15.4%
Health care and social assistance	2,645	12.8%
Retail trade	2,458	11.9%
Educational services	1,866	9.0%
Finance and insurance	1,553	7.5%
Manufacturing	1,396	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,321	6.4%
Construction	1,312	6.4%
Accommodation and food services	1,238	6.0%
Other services	763	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	713	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	704	3.4%
Information	469	2.3%
Wholesale trade	354	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	296	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	168	0.8%
Utilities	157	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	42	0.2%
Management	16	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	4	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,089	2.55%
Puerto Rican	153	0.36%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	107	0.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	2	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.02%
Nicaraguan	67	0.16%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	29	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	21	0.05%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	21	0.05%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	45	0.11%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	422	0.99%
Filipino	218	0.51%
Taiwanese	206	0.48%
Vietnamese	144	0.34%
Chinese	58	0.14%
Japanese	27	0.06%
Thai	24	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	37,646	94.1%
Spanish	869	2.2%
Other Asian	417	1.0%
Other Indo-European	259	0.6%
Chinese	244	0.6%
Other	197	0.5%
Vietnamese	144	0.4%
German, other Germanic	88	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	66	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,415	26.8%
English	4,221	9.9%
Irish	3,898	9.1%
American	2,740	6.4%
Scottish	1,016	2.4%
French	1,010	2.4%
European	866	2.0%
Polish	534	1.3%
Italian	512	1.2%
African	487	1.1%
Welsh	446	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	412	1.0%
Dutch	386	0.9%
Norwegian	369	0.9%
Swedish	360	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	41,550	97.4%
Not a citizen	1,094	2.6%

Native	40,857	95.8%
Foreign-born	1,787	4.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
739	2.5%	2,009	6.7%	8,613	28.8%	7,992	26.7%	6,457	21.6%	4,086	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	739	2.5%
9-12 Years	2,009	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	8,613	28.8%
Some College	7,992	26.7%
Bach. Degree	6,457	21.6%
Grad Degree	4,086	13.7%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -204	D +1,115	D + 6.7%
D +911
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	10,820	56.2%	Joe Biden (D)	8,030	41.7%	413	2.1%	19,263	-1	9	0.64%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	11,024	57.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,119	37.2%	1,000	5.2%	19,143	1	12	0.68%

2020 President, Jefferson City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

8,030

41.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

10,820

56.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

348

1.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

19,263

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Jefferson City city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,119

37.2%

Donald Trump (R)

11,024

57.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

777

4.1%

Jill Stein (Grn)

167

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

19,143

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson City city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	58%	Mike Parson* (R)	11,364	59.2%	Nicole Galloway (D)	7,351	38.3%	485 [+]	2.5%	19,200	2	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 392 (2.0%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 93 (0.5%);
2018	S1	51%	Josh Hawley (R)	9,362	54.6%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	7,255	42.3%	540 [+]	3.1%	17,157	3	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 227 (1.3%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 222 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 91 (0.5%);
2016	S3	57%	Roy Blunt* (R)	10,047	52.3%	Jason Kander (D)	8,500	44.2%	681 [+]	3.5%	19,228	3	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 417 (2.2%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 173 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 91 (0.5%);
2016	G	58%	Eric Greitens (R)	9,589	49.7%	Chris Koster (D)	9,216	47.8%	475 [+]	2.5%	19,280	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 242 (1.3%); Les Turilli (I) 137 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 96 (0.5%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	19,058
Median Value	$189,200

Occupied	16,852	88.4%
Vacant	2,206	11.6%

Owned	9,982	59.2%
Rented	6,870	40.8%
Median Rent	$740

Single-Family Units	12,243	64.2%
Detached	11,726	61.5%
Attached	517	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,302	17.3%
Mobile Homes	241	1.3%

Jefferson City city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson City city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson City city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson City city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson City city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson City city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jefferson City city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jefferson City city, MO