Jefferson City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 42,552 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Jefferson City is the 16th largest community in Missouri.
Also of interest is that Jefferson City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Jefferson City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.06 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Jefferson City is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.86% of adults in Jefferson City have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Jefferson City in 2022 was $36,051, which is wealthy relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,204 for a family of four. However, Jefferson City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jefferson City is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jefferson City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jefferson City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jefferson City include German, English, Irish, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Jefferson City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.