Jefferson City.
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14 tracts·28K people·$219K median·777/mi²
White 71 · Black 16 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 40 · Living alone 40 · Other 20
Public admin 34 · Professional 18 · Health 17 · Retail 13 · Leisure 8 · Manufacturing 8 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 21 · Service 16 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 74 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jefferson City is $218,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Jefferson City has 42,488 residents across 8 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.9; the population is 71.4% White, 15.9% Black, 4.9% Multiracial, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 38.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM. (62%), BELAIR ELEM. (53%) and WEST ELEM. (51%) lead the elementary schools; THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE (52%) and LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE (41%) lead the middle schools; JEFFERSON CITY HIGH (53%) and CAPITAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL (50%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $802/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jefferson City is $66,371 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jefferson City, median rent is $802/month and the median home value is $218,700 (Census ACS).
Jefferson City reported 3.2 violent crimes and 20.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 68 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jefferson City are heat wave (97), ice storm (96) and tornado (93), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jefferson City, 2.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).