Jefferson City, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 40,771 (Urban population: 40,749, Rural population: 22 (all nonfarm))

Jefferson City, Missouri Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 17,004 (15,815 occupied: 9,294 owner occupied, 6,521 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	41%
State:	30%

Housing density: 624 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $143,730.

Median contract rent in 2007: $407 (lower quartile is $345, upper quartile is $481)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $359

Median gross rent in Jefferson City, MO in 2007: $525

Housing units in Jefferson City with a mortgage: 5,478 (476 second mortgage, 647 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,140

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,171 (it was $97,700 in 2000)

Jefferson City:	$127,171
Missouri:	$138,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,147 - $184,938

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,805

In family households: 27,044 (6,987 male householders, 2,239 female householders)
7,142 spouses, 9,186 children (8,337 natural, 229 adopted, 620 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 285 brothers or sisters, 118 parents, 239 other relatives, 589 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,761 (2,768 male householders (2,265 living alone)), 3,876 female householders (3,464 living alone)), 1,117 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,716 (3,999 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,389 2-persons, 2,175 3-persons, 1,732 4-persons, 649 5-persons, 266 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,729 1-person, 780 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

5,426 married couples with children.
2,270 single-parent households (415 men, 1,855 women).

94.2% of residents of Jefferson City speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,159 (2.9%)
(32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.8
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson City, Missouri:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 32 4 rooms: 391 5 rooms: 1,304 6 rooms: 2,326 7 rooms: 2,020 8 rooms: 1,433 9 or more rooms: 1,781

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson City, Missouri:
	1 room: 134 2 rooms: 461 3 rooms: 1,198 4 rooms: 2,180 5 rooms: 1,423 6 rooms: 630 7 rooms: 275 8 rooms: 148 9 or more rooms: 72

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 379
1995 to 1998: 1,049
1990 to 1994: 1,002
1980 to 1989: 2,521
1970 to 1979: 2,922
1960 to 1969: 2,763
1950 to 1959: 2,330
1940 to 1949: 1,506
1939 or earlier: 2,532

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Jefferson City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 1,133 3 bedrooms: 5,219 4 bedrooms: 2,343 5 or more bedrooms: 545

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson City:
	no bedroom: 158 1 bedroom: 1,800 2 bedrooms: 3,259 3 bedrooms: 1,097 4 bedrooms: 171 5 or more bedrooms: 36

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 312 1 vehicle: 2,654 2 vehicles: 4,597 3 vehicles: 1,288 4 vehicles: 373 5 or more vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,221 1 vehicle: 3,619 2 vehicles: 1,416 3 vehicles: 197 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 41

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Jefferson City, MO:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 40
$40,000 to $49,999: 132
$50,000 to $59,999: 244
$60,000 to $69,999: 307
$70,000 to $79,999: 394
$80,000 to $89,999: 576
$90,000 to $99,999: 739
$100,000 to $124,999: 2010
$125,000 to $149,999: 1350
$150,000 to $174,999: 1017
$175,000 to $199,999: 791
$200,000 to $249,999: 861
$250,000 to $299,999: 337
$300,000 to $399,999: 387
$400,000 to $499,999: 115
$500,000 to $749,999: 56
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Jefferson City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Jefferson City:

Less than $100: 118 people
$100 to $149: 230
$150 to $199: 268
$200 to $249: 315
$250 to $299: 521
$300 to $349: 773
$350 to $399: 857
$400 to $449: 1,071
$450 to $499: 729
$500 to $549: 545
$550 to $599: 342
$600 to $649: 169
$650 to $699: 219
$700 to $749: 145
$750 to $799: 57
$800 to $899: 62
$900 to $999: 23
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 27
No cash rent: 217

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 535 1990 to 1994: 144 1985 to 1989: 89 1980 to 1984: 93 1975 to 1979: 62 1970 to 1974: 54 1970 to 1974: 51 1965 to 1969: 131

Jefferson City, MO Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 431 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 965
5 to 9 minutes: 4035
10 to 14 minutes: 6103
15 to 19 minutes: 3890
20 to 24 minutes: 1361
25 to 29 minutes: 258
30 to 34 minutes: 662
35 to 39 minutes: 166
40 to 44 minutes: 194
45 to 59 minutes: 435
60 to 89 minutes: 229
90 or more minutes: 131

Jefferson City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,169 (80%)
Carpooled: 2,454 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 248 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 24 (0%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 29 (0%)
Bicycle: 15 (0%)
Walked: 413 (2%)
Other means: 59 (0%)
Worked at home: 431 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1488
$10,000 to $14,999: 1034
$15,000 to $19,999: 1168
$20,000 to $24,999: 1161
$25,000 to $29,999: 1209
$30,000 to $34,999: 980
$35,000 to $39,999: 955
$40,000 to $44,999: 1001
$45,000 to $49,999: 672
$50,000 to $59,999: 1513
$60,000 to $74,999: 1699
$75,000 to $99,999: 1725
$100,000 to $124,999: 596
$125,000 to $149,999: 243
$150,000 to $199,999: 142
$200,000 or more: 284

First ancestries reported:

German: 10564

Other groups: 6238

United States or American: 3714

English: 2551

Irish: 2147

French (except Basque): 684

Subsaharan African:: 523

Italian: 473

African: 444

Scottish: 437

Scotch-Irish: 372

European: 362

Dutch: 312

Norwegian: 286

Polish: 238

Swedish: 235

Welsh: 204

Swiss: 153

British: 105

Arab:: 93

Moroccan: 93

French Canadian: 78

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 70

Danish: 60

Scandinavian: 59

Nigerian: 55

Iranian: 53

Russian: 48

Canadian: 37

Slovak: 34

Czechoslovakian: 32

Lithuanian: 31

Ukrainian: 30

Jamaican: 30

Greek: 28

Finnish: 26

Bahamian: 26

Hungarian: 25

Croatian: 24

Czech: 23

Romanian: 16

Sierra Leonean: 12

Ethiopian: 12

Northern European: 10

Serbian: 10

Slavic: 9

Latvian: 9

West Indian: 8

Eastern European: 7

Guyanese: 7

Yugoslavian: 7

Pennsylvania German: 6

Portuguese: 6

Slovene: 6

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

India (20%)
Mexico (8%)
Africa, n.e.c. (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Canada (6%)
Germany (5%)
Korea (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 28345
Northeast: 866
Midwest: 4387
South: 3003
West: 1475

49% of Jefferson City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 69% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 120
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 117
7th and 8th grade: 449
9th grade: 286
10th grade: 474
11th grade: 431
12th grade, no diploma: 356
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,513
Less than 1 year of college: 854
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,385
Associate degree: 614
Bachelor's degree: 2,772
Master's degree: 1,027
Professional school degree: 391
Doctorate degree: 172

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 72
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 613
9th grade: 226
10th grade: 333
11th grade: 250
12th grade, no diploma: 236
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,955
Less than 1 year of college: 1,036
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,694
Associate degree: 716
Bachelor's degree: 2,657
Master's degree: 1,043
Professional school degree: 218
Doctorate degree: 80

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 23.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 37.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 17.7%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,389
Black householders: $25,465
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $52,130
Asian householders: $77,885
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,563
Some other race householders: $38,256
Two or more races householders: $35,422
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,568

Jefferson City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Jefferson City household income for Black householders

Jefferson City marital status for males

Jefferson City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,993
Black or African American householders: $106,995
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $140,578
Asian householders: $181,059
Some other race householders: $74,845
Two or more races householders: $101,528
Hispanic or Latino householders: $122,876

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,364
One, attached: 418
Two: 1,458
3 or 4: 1,716
5 to 9: 1,223
10 to 19: 811
20 to 49: 514
50 or more: 386
Mobile homes: 114

Median worth of mobile homes: $4,645

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Jefferson City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (61%) Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 914

Here:	26.9%
Missouri:	13.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 683

Here:	32.0%
Missouri:	11.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 332

Here:	13.4%
Missouri:	24.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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