2024 population: 483,300 ( 10,879 from 2020)
Land area: 7605.1 square miles
Population density: 63.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	400,568	82.88%	0.8%
Black:	35,504	7.35%	2.1%
Indian:	2,038	0.42%	7.7%
Asian:	14,116	2.92%	22.3%
2+ races:	12,970	2.68%	14.8%
Hispanic:	18,104	3.75%	16.2%

Total non-White:	82,732	17.12%	10.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	21,995	11.6
Deaths:	20,945	11.1
Net Migration:	4,921	2.6
Net Immigration:	5,154	2.7

Change in White population:	3,233	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	7,646	1.6

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
472,421
397,335	84.11%
34,771	7.36%
1,893	0.40%
11,538	2.44%
11,299	2.39%
15,585	3.30%
75,086	15.89%

2010
453,457
393,351	86.74%
31,217	6.88%
1,571	0.35%
8,050	1.78%
8,457	1.87%
10,322	2.28%
60,106	13.26%

2000
413,118
367,547	88.97%
27,599	6.68%
1,574	0.38%
5,275	1.28%
5,232	1.27%
5,461	1.32%
45,571	11.03%

1990
358,970
330,514	92.07%
20,456	5.70%
1,324	0.37%
3,966	1.10%
n/a
2,710	0.75%
28,456	7.93%

1980
340,321
316,897	93.12%
17,668	5.19%
656	0.19%
2,045	0.60%
n/a
2,536	0.75%
23,424	6.88%

1970
290,843
273,110	93.90%
15,320	5.27%
177	0.06%
704	0.24%
n/a
1,245	0.43%
17,733	6.10%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
51,048	11.3
36,810	8.1
-2,405	-0.5
6,754	1.5

3,984	0.9
14,980	3.3

Number	Rate
2000's
52,076	12.6
34,016	8.2
9,864	2.4
5,235	1.3

25,804	6.2
14,535	3.5

Number	Rate
1990's
50,815	14.2
34,906	9.7
22,127	6.2
1,887	0.5

37,033	10.3
17,115	4.8

Number	Rate
1980's
50,712	14.9
31,250	9.2
107	0.0
n/a

13,617	4.0
5,032	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
30,980	10.7
n/a

43,787	15.1
5,691	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market 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
37.3
103,671	10.8%
379,629	78.5%
78,950	8.3%

187,629
2.44

115,341	61.5%
89,741	77.8%
10,769	9.3%
72,288	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
35.7
102,556	22.6%
350,901	77.4%
57,840	12.8%

175,773
2.42

111,274	63.3%
85,215	76.6%
11,511	10.3%
64,499	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
34.6
99,300	24.0%
313,818	76.0%
51,207	12.4%

157,842
2.44

104,279	66.1%
84,153	80.7%
9,762	9.4%
53,563	33.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
88,876	24.8%
270,094	75.2%
47,992	13.4%

133,562
2.50

92,157	69.0%
77,863	84.5%
7,126	7.7%
41,405	31.0%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
89,358	26.3%
250,963	73.7%
43,340	12.7%

121,182
2.61

86,606	71.5%
75,861	87.6%
5,024	5.8%
34,576	28.5%

2022 Housing Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,060	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,463	4.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,693	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	8,004	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	8,260	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,517	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,309	4.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,473	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,622	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	14,401	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	19,733	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	26,228	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,269	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,758	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,835	6.3%
$200,000 or more	11,004	5.9%

Median Household Income	64,065
Per Capita Income	33,530

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	81

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,810	4.7%
Public Assistance	3,123	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	16,902	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	212,700	70.0%
Unemployed	8,798	2.9%
In Armed Forces	476	0.2%

Total Labor Force	221,974	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	82,067	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	78,314	64,111	55.0%
Non-Profit	6,550	13,437	32.8%
Self-Employed	13,380	8,105	62.3%

Local Government	6,387	9,154	41.1%
State Government	12,193	16,003	43.2%
Federal Government	2,369	2,492	48.7%

Total Private + Self	91,694	72,216	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27,499	41,086	40.1%
Total	119,193	113,302	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	20.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	36,496	15.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	47,002	20.2%
Professional, Technical	57,093	24.5%
Service Occupations	39,206	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,570	0.7%
All others	53,108	22.8%

White Collar		60.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	34,572	14.8%
Educational services	29,572	12.7%
Retail trade	26,855	11.5%
Manufacturing	21,018	9.0%
Public administration	17,492	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	15,859	6.8%
Construction	15,657	6.7%
Finance and insurance	13,249	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,439	4.5%
Other services	9,882	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	9,463	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,911	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5,125	2.2%
Wholesale trade	4,589	2.0%
Information	3,448	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,319	1.4%
Utilities	3,056	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,862	1.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	290	0.1%
Management	247	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	9,416	1.95%
Puerto Rican	1,094	0.23%
Cuban	379	0.08%
Dominican	93	0.02%

Total Central American	1,383	0.29%
Costa Rican	22	0.00%
Guatemalan	491	0.10%
Honduran	224	0.05%
Nicaraguan	408	0.08%
Panamanian	69	0.01%
Salvadoran	169	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,026	0.21%
Argentinean	26	0.01%
Bolivian	89	0.02%
Chilean	48	0.01%
Colombian	288	0.06%
Ecuadorian	104	0.02%
Paraguayan	18	0.00%
Peruvian	408	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	39	0.01%
Other South American	6	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,140	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	3,362	0.69%
Indian	1,638	0.34%
Korean	1,292	0.27%
Filipino	967	0.20%
Vietnamese	945	0.20%
Cambodian	759	0.16%
Taiwanese	330	0.07%
Japanese	256	0.05%
Thai	135	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	432,106	94.6%
Spanish	7,648	1.7%
German, other Germanic	3,462	0.8%
Chinese	3,019	0.7%
Other Asian	2,098	0.5%
Other Indo-European	1,925	0.4%
Other	1,466	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,059	0.2%
Korean	1,017	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	127,379	26.3%
English	53,603	11.1%
Irish	52,207	10.8%
American	40,730	8.4%
Italian	11,061	2.3%
French	9,591	2.0%
Scottish	9,537	2.0%
European	8,975	1.9%
Dutch	6,103	1.3%
Polish	5,525	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	5,242	1.1%
Swedish	4,739	1.0%
Norwegian	3,468	0.7%
Welsh	3,252	0.7%
British	2,979	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	474,147	97.9%
Not a citizen	9,954	2.1%

Native	467,300	96.5%
Foreign-born	16,801	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,993	3.1%	17,915	5.6%	99,724	31.3%	85,853	26.9%	64,067	20.1%	41,176	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,993	3.1%
9-12 Years	17,915	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	99,724	31.3%
Some College	85,853	26.9%
Bach. Degree	64,067	20.1%
Grad Degree	41,176	12.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	195,974	186,481	9,493	4.8%
1991	199,910	190,057	9,853	4.9%
1992	202,662	192,999	9,663	4.8%
1993	205,981	195,095	10,886	5.3%
1994	210,381	202,476	7,905	3.8%
1995	218,270	210,886	7,384	3.4%
1996	225,343	217,775	7,568	3.4%
1997	236,932	229,280	7,652	3.2%
1998	236,731	229,772	6,959	2.9%
1999	236,637	231,251	5,386	2.3%

2000	232,873	226,165	6,708	2.9%
2001	234,853	225,764	9,089	3.9%
2002	234,801	224,512	10,289	4.4%
2003	236,650	226,042	10,608	4.5%
2004	237,576	226,486	11,090	4.7%
2005	241,541	230,834	10,707	4.4%
2006	242,900	232,878	10,022	4.1%
2007	244,281	233,691	10,590	4.3%
2008	244,704	231,745	12,959	5.3%
2009	244,003	225,207	18,796	7.7%

2010	238,653	219,441	19,212	8.1%
2011	238,592	220,927	17,665	7.4%
2012	238,934	224,577	14,357	6.0%
2013	240,081	226,300	13,781	5.7%
2014	240,358	227,790	12,568	5.2%
2015	240,681	230,080	10,601	4.4%
2016	241,331	231,942	9,389	3.9%
2017	239,319	231,653	7,666	3.2%
2018	238,389	231,900	6,489	2.7%
2019	239,927	233,161	6,766	2.8%

2020	237,955	226,919	11,036	4.6%
2021	239,439	231,991	7,448	3.1%
2022	240,865	235,623	5,242	2.2%
2023	243,039	236,417	6,622	2.7%
2024	245,754	237,707	8,047	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	219,380
Median Value	$194,637

Occupied	187,629	85.5%
Vacant	31,751	14.5%

Owned	126,326	67.3%
Rented	61,303	32.7%
Median Rent	$830

Single-Family Units	158,162	72.1%
Detached	151,116	68.9%
Attached	7,046	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,251	10.6%
Mobile Homes	16,967	7.7%

Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Columbia-Jefferson City, MO Market Area