Missouri · Census place 37000
Jefferson City city, MO
Quick answer
Jefferson City city has 42,565 residents, ranking #16 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $67,205, the median home is worth $208,000 and median gross rent runs $766 a month.
- Population
- 42,565Jefferson City city residents
- Median household income
- $67,205Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $208,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $766Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jefferson City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jefferson City city median would spend about 13.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.5% of residents and 58.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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