2024 population: 151,523 ( 1,217 from 2020)
Land area: 2247.7 square miles
Population density: 67.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	128,849	85.04%	0.0%
Black:	11,602	7.66%	2.1%
Indian:	612	0.40%	8.9%
Asian:	1,814	1.20%	17.5%
2+ races:	3,350	2.21%	17.5%
Hispanic:	5,296	3.50%	15.4%

Total non-White:	22,674	14.96%	6.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,982	11.6
Deaths:	6,945	11.6
Net Migration:	740	1.2
Net Immigration:	645	1.1

Change in White population:	-59	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,276	0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
150,306
128,908	85.76%
11,851	7.88%
562	0.37%
1,544	1.03%
2,852	1.90%
4,589	3.05%
21,398	14.24%

2010
149,807
131,411	87.72%
11,035	7.37%
501	0.33%
1,326	0.89%
2,243	1.50%
3,172	2.12%
18,396	12.28%

2000
140,052
125,259	89.44%
9,925	7.09%
508	0.36%
912	0.65%
1,547	1.10%
1,804	1.29%
14,793	10.56%

1990
120,704
112,371	93.10%
6,560	5.43%
504	0.42%
442	0.37%
n/a
827	0.69%
8,333	6.90%

1980
112,997
105,627	93.48%
6,016	5.32%
188	0.17%
423	0.37%
n/a
654	0.58%
7,370	6.52%

1970
93,814
88,043	93.85%
5,144	5.48%
50	0.05%
62	0.07%
n/a
436	0.46%
5,771	6.15%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
16,332	10.9
12,041	8.0
-3,775	-2.5
962	0.6

-2,503	-1.7
3,002	2.0

Number	Rate
2000's
17,303	12.4
11,045	7.9
844	0.6
1,169	0.8

6,152	4.4
3,603	2.6

Number	Rate
1990's
16,897	14.0
11,328	9.4
7,837	6.5
317	0.3

12,888	10.7
6,460	5.4

Number	Rate
1980's
17,022	15.1
10,129	9.0
1,156	1.0
n/a

6,744	6.0
963	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
12,141	12.9
n/a

17,584	18.7
1,599	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

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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
39.6
33,201	21.9%
118,322	78.1%
25,695	17.0%

57,043
2.46

37,222	65.3%
29,273	78.6%
3,379	9.1%
19,821	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.9
35,299	23.6%
114,508	76.4%
19,015	12.7%

56,915
2.45

38,081	66.9%
29,625	77.8%
3,755	9.9%
18,834	33.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.4
34,871	24.9%
105,181	75.1%
16,544	11.8%

51,733
2.49

35,750	69.1%
29,159	81.6%
3,189	8.9%
15,983	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
31,228	25.9%
89,476	74.1%
15,740	13.0%

43,504
2.58

31,488	72.4%
27,049	85.9%
2,091	6.6%
12,016	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
31,932	28.3%
81,065	71.7%
13,871	12.3%

38,753
2.72

28,936	74.7%
25,453	88.0%
1,624	5.6%
9,817	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,267	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,644	2.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,147	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,699	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,091	3.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,967	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,270	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,267	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,512	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,350	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,307	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,121	16.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,969	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,629	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,148	7.3%
$200,000 or more	2,655	4.7%

Median Household Income	70,228
Per Capita Income	34,079

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	79

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,157	3.8%
Public Assistance	807	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,214	7.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	65,204	70.5%
Unemployed	2,356	2.5%
In Armed Forces	186	0.2%

Total Labor Force	67,746	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	24,757	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,919	18,558	56.3%
Non-Profit	2,088	4,301	32.7%
Self-Employed	3,969	2,623	60.2%

Local Government	2,196	2,211	49.8%
State Government	4,321	6,452	40.1%
Federal Government	569	464	55.1%

Total Private + Self	27,888	21,181	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,174	13,428	40.6%
Total	37,062	34,609	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	22.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,567	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	16,319	22.7%
Professional, Technical	15,336	21.4%
Service Occupations	10,875	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	305	0.4%
All others	16,644	23.2%

White Collar		61.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	9,467	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	9,428	13.1%
Retail trade	8,634	12.0%
Manufacturing	6,833	9.5%
Educational services	5,885	8.2%
Construction	5,554	7.7%
Finance and insurance	4,104	5.7%
Accommodation and food services	3,521	4.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,478	4.8%
Other services	3,312	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	2,441	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,904	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,459	2.0%
Wholesale trade	1,439	2.0%
Utilities	1,328	1.9%
Information	1,138	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	978	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	642	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	130	0.2%
Management	66	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,011	2.00%
Puerto Rican	501	0.33%
Cuban	26	0.02%
Dominican	36	0.02%

Total Central American	390	0.26%
Costa Rican	8	0.01%
Guatemalan	79	0.05%
Honduran	12	0.01%
Nicaraguan	223	0.15%
Panamanian	8	0.01%
Salvadoran	60	0.04%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	52	0.03%
Argentinean	7	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	21	0.01%
Colombian	19	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	5	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	297	0.20%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	430	0.29%
Filipino	263	0.18%
Taiwanese	206	0.14%
Vietnamese	170	0.11%
Chinese	127	0.08%
Japanese	58	0.04%
Thai	27	0.02%
Korean	18	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	136,639	96.4%
Spanish	2,221	1.6%
German, other Germanic	1,039	0.7%
Other Asian	424	0.3%
Other Indo-European	365	0.3%
Chinese	278	0.2%
Other	250	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	165	0.1%
Vietnamese	159	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	46,920	31.2%
Irish	14,354	9.6%
English	13,755	9.2%
American	13,330	8.9%
French	3,557	2.4%
Italian	2,738	1.8%
Scottish	2,729	1.8%
European	2,639	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	1,846	1.2%
Dutch	1,545	1.0%
Swedish	1,481	1.0%
Polish	1,343	0.9%
Welsh	1,281	0.9%
Norwegian	1,078	0.7%
Swiss	922	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	148,573	98.9%
Not a citizen	1,609	1.1%

Native	147,221	98.0%
Foreign-born	2,961	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,810	2.7%	6,281	6.1%	34,977	33.8%	28,756	27.8%	20,226	19.5%	10,574	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,810	2.7%
9-12 Years	6,281	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,977	33.8%
Some College	28,756	27.8%
Bach. Degree	20,226	19.5%
Grad Degree	10,574	10.2%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	127,080	121,706	5,374	4.2%
1991	130,236	124,298	5,938	4.6%
1992	131,440	125,574	5,866	4.5%
1993	133,470	126,860	6,610	5.0%
1994	136,668	131,882	4,786	3.5%
1995	142,642	138,394	4,248	3.0%
1996	148,612	143,918	4,694	3.2%
1997	156,072	151,368	4,704	3.0%
1998	155,938	151,496	4,442	2.8%
1999	156,496	152,914	3,582	2.3%

2000	153,022	148,694	4,328	2.8%
2001	154,634	148,878	5,756	3.7%
2002	152,602	146,132	6,470	4.2%
2003	155,058	148,366	6,692	4.3%
2004	155,722	148,890	6,832	4.4%
2005	155,702	148,788	6,914	4.4%
2006	155,348	148,918	6,430	4.1%
2007	156,686	150,128	6,558	4.2%
2008	156,986	149,062	7,924	5.0%
2009	157,092	145,916	11,176	7.1%

2010	155,212	143,780	11,432	7.4%
2011	153,728	143,094	10,634	6.9%
2012	151,650	142,922	8,728	5.8%
2013	151,338	142,870	8,468	5.6%
2014	151,536	143,544	7,992	5.3%
2015	150,286	143,748	6,538	4.4%
2016	151,724	146,008	5,716	3.8%
2017	149,398	144,654	4,744	3.2%
2018	147,906	143,970	3,936	2.7%
2019	149,628	145,612	4,016	2.7%

2020	149,926	143,442	6,484	4.3%
2021	148,982	144,564	4,418	3.0%
2022	149,820	146,704	3,116	2.1%
2023	151,368	147,438	3,930	2.6%
2024	153,186	148,424	4,762	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	64,558
Median Value	$189,576

Occupied	57,043	88.4%
Vacant	7,515	11.6%

Owned	41,342	72.5%
Rented	15,701	27.5%
Median Rent	$767

Single-Family Units	48,278	74.8%
Detached	46,953	72.7%
Attached	1,325	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,775	7.4%
Mobile Homes	4,770	7.4%

Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Jefferson City, MO Metro Area