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Jefferson County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jefferson County is a largely residential, owner-occupied county of 231,888 people situated within commuting range of a larger metro, with 82.2% homeownership, a median home value of $218,800, and median gross rent of $972/month pointing to low housing costs relative to a median household income of $82,851. The workforce of roughly 66.4% labor force participation skews toward practical credentials—91.5% hold a high school diploma but only 23.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $45,001 and an unemployment rate of 3.6%. Population grew 2.2% over five years, the poverty rate is a relatively contained 8.6%, and a mean commute of 30.6 minutes reflects the county's orientation as a bedroom community feeding into adjacent employment centers.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

231,888

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$82,851

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Jefferson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone204,876 (89.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race12,392 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,101 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone2,358 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,315 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,018 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,958
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,429
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic560
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)472
  5. 5.Other Indo-European365

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,928

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,186

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,869

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance26,026
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)14,478
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)13,650
  4. 4.Construction (Group)12,762
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services12,009

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations42,682
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations25,624
  3. 3.Service Occupations16,851
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations16,302
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations15,740

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Construction (LQ 1.48×)11,959
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.23×)14,299
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)3,265
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.07×)13,617
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.07×)8,339

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$218,800

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$972/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99912,920 (17.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99912,356 (17.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9999,282 (12.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9996,702 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9996,536 (9.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9996,263 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

66.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,001

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

30.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone92,126 (79.5%)
  • Worked At Home13,351 (11.5%)
  • Carpooled8,351 (7.2%)
  • Walked744 (0.6%)
  • Other737 (0.6%)
  • Motorcycle338 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.