2022 population: 229,336 ( 10,603 from 2010 , 2,764 from 2020)
Land area: 656.4 square miles
Population density: 349.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	214,208	93.40%	2.6%
Black:	2,884	1.26%	62.4%
Indian:	597	0.26%	1.8%
Asian:	2,102	0.92%	44.9%
2+ races:	4,015	1.75%	52.8%
Hispanic:	5,530	2.41%	62.3%

Total non-White:	15,128	6.60%	51.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,403	11.9
Deaths:	5,706	12.6
Net Migration:	2,873	6.3
Net Immigration:	86	0.2

Change in White population:	5,466	2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,137	2.3

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
218,733
208,742	95.43%
1,776	0.81%
608	0.28%
1,451	0.66%
2,628	1.20%
3,408	1.56%
9,991	4.57%

2000
198,099
191,753	96.80%
1,340	0.68%
543	0.27%
718	0.36%
1,664	0.84%
2,002	1.01%
6,346	3.20%

1990
171,380
168,145	98.11%
1,164	0.68%
546	0.32%
525	0.31%
n/a
1,000	0.58%
3,235	1.89%

1980
146,183
143,634	98.26%
1,029	0.70%
350	0.24%
320	0.22%
n/a
817	0.56%
2,549	1.74%

1970
105,248
103,455	98.30%
811	0.77%
116	0.11%
47	0.04%
n/a
760	0.72%
1,793	1.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
26,291	13.3
14,884	7.5
10,137	5.1
687	0.3

16,989	8.6
3,645	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
26,766	15.6
13,516	7.9
15,063	8.8
305	0.2

23,608	13.8
3,111	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
27,167	18.6
9,841	6.7
8,801	6.0
n/a

24,511	16.8
686	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
25,364	24.1
n/a

40,179	38.2
756	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson County, 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
39.9
51,693	22.5%
177,643	77.5%
35,641	15.5%

86,455
2.60

60,853	70.4%
46,616	76.6%
4,812	7.9%
25,602	29.6%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
54,988	25.1%
163,745	74.9%
24,394	11.2%

81,700
2.65

60,031	73.5%
46,193	76.9%
5,114	8.5%
21,669	26.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.9
55,241	27.9%
142,858	72.1%
18,148	9.2%

71,567
2.74

54,889	76.7%
44,122	80.4%
4,598	8.4%
16,678	23.3%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
50,984	29.7%
120,396	70.3%
14,242	8.3%

59,137
2.87

47,541	80.4%
40,485	85.2%
3,288	6.9%
11,596	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
48,559	33.2%
97,624	66.8%
10,652	7.3%

47,124
3.08

39,898	84.7%
35,978	90.2%
2,005	5.0%
7,226	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,701	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,406	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,092	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,017	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,759	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,576	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,115	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,650	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,696	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,048	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	8,856	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,411	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10,505	12.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	7,847	9.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,427	8.6%
$200,000 or more	5,349	6.2%

Median Household Income	77,217
Per Capita Income	36,184

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	104
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,257	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,263	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,561	8.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107,876	75.8%
Unemployed	4,211	3.0%
In Armed Forces	296	0.2%

Total Labor Force	112,383	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	30,019	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,711	37,847	55.8%
Non-Profit	3,152	7,546	29.5%
Self-Employed	4,728	2,865	62.3%

Local Government	2,683	3,856	41.0%
State Government	939	1,620	36.7%
Federal Government	1,364	800	63.0%

Total Private + Self	52,439	40,712	56.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,138	13,822	37.1%
Total	60,577	54,534	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	9.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	17,037	14.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	25,651	22.2%
Professional, Technical	23,072	20.0%
Service Occupations	17,329	15.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	177	0.2%
All others	32,233	28.0%

White Collar		57.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	16,220	14.1%
Manufacturing	14,149	12.3%
Retail trade	13,815	12.0%
Construction	11,880	10.3%
Educational services	8,117	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	7,231	6.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	6,689	5.8%
Finance and insurance	6,647	5.8%
Other services	6,011	5.2%
Transportation and warehousing	5,082	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,697	4.1%
Public administration	3,819	3.3%
Wholesale trade	3,383	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,867	1.6%
Information	1,846	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,706	1.5%
Utilities	1,192	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	488	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	254	0.2%
Management	229	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,082	1.36%
Puerto Rican	460	0.20%
Cuban	41	0.02%
Dominican	35	0.02%

Total Central American	391	0.17%
Costa Rican	91	0.04%
Guatemalan	5	0.00%
Honduran	10	0.00%
Nicaraguan	285	0.13%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	285	0.13%
Argentinean	12	0.01%
Bolivian	8	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	103	0.05%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	145	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	17	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	737	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	430	0.19%
Filipino	393	0.17%
Indian	289	0.13%
Korean	276	0.12%
Bangladeshi	133	0.06%
Thai	123	0.05%
Vietnamese	77	0.03%
Cambodian	44	0.02%
Laotian	26	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	206,870	96.6%
Spanish	2,694	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,894	0.9%
German, other Germanic	614	0.3%
Other Indo-European	480	0.2%
Other Asian	306	0.1%
Tagalog	297	0.1%
Chinese	284	0.1%
Other	216	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	68,972	30.4%
Irish	34,613	15.2%
English	22,017	9.7%
American	13,483	5.9%
Italian	11,832	5.2%
French	10,505	4.6%
Polish	4,301	1.9%
European	3,965	1.7%
Scottish	3,502	1.5%
Dutch	2,599	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	2,072	0.9%
Swedish	1,435	0.6%
Yugoslavian	1,315	0.6%
Czech	1,311	0.6%
Hungarian	1,207	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	225,545	99.4%
Not a citizen	1,439	0.6%

Native	221,917	97.8%
Foreign-born	5,067	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,298	2.1%	10,617	6.7%	50,800	32.2%	57,191	36.2%	24,161	15.3%	11,764	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,298	2.1%
9-12 Years	10,617	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	50,800	32.2%
Some College	57,191	36.2%
Bach. Degree	24,161	15.3%
Grad Degree	11,764	7.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	92,345	85,150	7,195	7.8%	5.9%
1991	93,395	85,680	7,715	8.3%	6.6%
1992	92,749	86,264	6,485	7.0%	6.2%
1993	93,777	88,038	5,739	6.1%	6.2%
1994	96,124	91,248	4,876	5.1%	5.2%
1995	100,169	95,265	4,904	4.9%	4.8%
1996	102,861	98,306	4,555	4.4%	4.7%
1997	102,983	98,762	4,221	4.1%	4.4%
1998	105,033	100,837	4,196	4.0%	4.0%
1999	105,700	102,450	3,250	3.1%	3.2%

2000	110,571	107,054	3,517	3.2%	3.4%
2001	111,800	106,899	4,901	4.4%	4.5%
2002	112,987	107,171	5,816	5.1%	5.3%
2003	113,207	107,121	6,086	5.4%	5.7%
2004	114,381	107,728	6,653	5.8%	5.9%
2005	115,903	109,591	6,312	5.4%	5.4%
2006	117,089	111,348	5,741	4.9%	4.9%
2007	116,953	110,915	6,038	5.2%	5.1%
2008	117,756	109,627	8,129	6.9%	6.2%
2009	117,697	105,552	12,145	10.3%	9.0%

2010	117,009	104,981	12,028	10.3%	9.5%
2011	116,363	105,956	10,407	8.9%	8.6%
2012	114,493	106,005	8,488	7.4%	7.2%
2013	114,506	106,651	7,855	6.9%	6.8%
2014	115,933	108,688	7,245	6.2%	6.2%
2015	116,938	111,148	5,790	5.0%	5.1%
2016	117,502	112,461	5,041	4.3%	4.5%
2017	116,325	112,154	4,171	3.6%	3.8%
2018	116,703	113,055	3,648	3.1%	3.2%
2019	118,862	115,205	3,657	3.1%	3.3%

2020	116,774	109,655	7,119	6.1%	6.1%
2021	117,211	112,771	4,440	3.8%	4.1%
2022	118,310	115,524	2,786	2.4%	2.5%
2023	119,291	115,930	3,361	2.8%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	92,590
Median Value	$202,500

Occupied	86,455	93.4%
Vacant	6,135	6.6%

Owned	69,779	80.7%
Rented	16,676	19.3%
Median Rent	$957

Single-Family Units	74,490	80.5%
Detached	72,932	78.8%
Attached	1,558	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,210	5.6%
Mobile Homes	9,292	10.0%

Jefferson County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson County, MO