CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jefferson City

Missouri · 35,494 residents · 36.1 sq mi

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Jefferson City is home to 35,494 people in Missouri. The average commute runs 13 minutes. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $61,300. Renters pay $326 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 9.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,494

−10%vs 2000

vs 39,636 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

36.1 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(2,122)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(2,226)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(2,065)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(2,290)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,754)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(6,218)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(5,645)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(3,453)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.9%(3,173)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(2,829)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(2,044)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(675)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,597

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,628 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,701

−26%vs 2000

vs $21,268 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.7%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$61,300

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $434 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.5%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.6% in 2000

40.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.7%(31,997)

Black14.7%(5,807)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(616)

Asian1.2%(486)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic88.9%(31,553)

Black10.1%(3,584)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(232)

Asian0.3%(123)

Other0.7%(234)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.1%(1,300)

Puerto Rican0.2%(96)

Central American0.2%(82)

Nicaraguan0.1%(45)

South American0.1%(30)

Guatemalan0.1%(23)

Cuban0.1%(22)

Colombian0%(19)

Spaniard0%(16)

Honduran0%(14)

Peruvian0%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(526)

Taiwanese0.4%(183)

Filipino0.3%(129)

Vietnamese0.3%(113)

Thai0.1%(26)

Japanese0.1%(22)

Korean0%(14)

Nepalese0%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(61)

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

German25.3%(10,729)

English11.2%(4,741)

Irish9.3%(3,965)

American7.7%(3,255)

French2%(843)

Scottish1.8%(781)

Italian1.8%(780)

Polish1%(444)

Subsaharan African1%(418)

Dutch0.9%(385)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(347)

West Indian0.7%(306)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.6%(267)

Swedish0.6%(257)

Jamaican0.4%(174)

Swiss0.4%(160)

Welsh0.3%(145)

British0.3%(120)

Hungarian0.2%(75)

Arab0.2%(71)

Romanian0.2%(70)

Haitian0.1%(55)

Czech0.1%(54)

Russian0.1%(51)

Ukrainian0.1%(44)

Nigerian0.1%(43)

Austrian0.1%(41)

Ghanaian0.1%(39)

Iranian0.1%(32)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Croatian0.1%(28)

Palestinian0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(26)

Portuguese0.1%(26)

Barbadian0.1%(23)

French Canadian0%(14)

Moroccan0%(11)

Greek0%(11)

Brazilian0%(9)

Serbian0%(8)

Armenian0%(7)

Syrian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.3 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 10.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.8%(7,574)

Married44.2%(7,999)

Widowed3.6%(643)

Divorced10.4%(1,889)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(5,080)

Married43.7%(7,573)

Widowed10.3%(1,790)

Divorced16.7%(2,901)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.5%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 74.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.4%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.1%(559)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(409)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(747)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(122)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,144 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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