City safety & data profile

Jefferson CityMO

Jefferson City, MO is a 43K-resident city in Cole County with a median household income of $66,371.

Cole County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Jefferson City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Jefferson City has a population larger than 75% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $218,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

43K
Population (place)
Top 25%
By size
$66,371
Median income (place)
$218,700
Median home (place)
12%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Jefferson City

Jefferson City posts a median household income higher than 31% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Jefferson City area.

Bottom 32%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Jefferson City

Where Jefferson City income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$66,371 Bottom 31% higher than 31% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Jefferson City $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MO

Population among 83 MO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Kansas City is the largest MO city on this list; Town and Country leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MO

Median household income among the same 83-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Town and Country posts the highest place-level median income in MO; Kansas City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Jefferson City, MO beyond the headline numbers

Jefferson City sits inside Cole County, Missouri, at roughly 38.58°N, -92.17°W. Population 42,595, $66,371 median household income. Median home value $218,700, median rent $802. Poverty rate 12%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Jefferson City, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Jefferson City, MO stands at 12%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Jefferson City costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 10.4% of Jefferson City workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 17.5% in Jefferson City, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Jefferson City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
42,595
Jefferson City · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$66,371
-26% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$218,700
-47% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Cole County): Jefferson City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
77K+1%
Median Income
$74,876+39%
Median Home Value
$229,600+61%
Poverty Rate
9%-32%
Unemployment
2.9%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for Jefferson City, MO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$802/mo
Poverty Rate
12% -3% vs avg
Unemployment 3.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 38.7%
Work From Home 10.4%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 72.3%
African American 16.1%
Asian 2.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.1%
Obesity
37.1%
High Blood Pressure
36.8%
Physical Inactivity
27.8%
Binge Drinking
17.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.8%
Current Smoking
14.3%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.2%
Diabetes
11%
Current Asthma
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 62.2%
Annual Checkup 78.7%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.2%
Stroke
3.3%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
SSM HEALTH ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY
JEFFERSON CITY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Jefferson City?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Jefferson City right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MO-JEFFERSON-CITY · Jefferson City

Jefferson City: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Jefferson City; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Missouri state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Jefferson City, MO? ▼
Jefferson City, MO has a population of 42,595 people, located in Cole County, Missouri.
What is the median household income in Jefferson City? ▼
The median household income in Jefferson City, MO is $66,371 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12%.
What is the median home value in Jefferson City? ▼
The median home value in Jefferson City, MO is $218,700. Median rent is $802/month.
What are the top health concerns in Jefferson City? ▼
The top health indicators in Jefferson City include Short Sleep Duration (37.1%), Obesity (37.1%), High Blood Pressure (36.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Jefferson City? ▼
Jefferson City has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Jefferson City? ▼
The median age in Jefferson City, MO is 38.9 years. 38.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Jefferson City, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MO (12% here).

Austin, TX 12% Middletown, CT 12% Sierra Vista, AZ 12% Waipahu, HI 12%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MO ($66,371 here).

Clearwater, FL $66,381 Foley, AL $66,336 Glassmanor, MD $66,327 Arizona City, AZ $66,420

Compare Jefferson City with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Fulton, MO 13K Columbia, MO 129K Mexico, MO 12K Rolla, MO 20K Fort Leonard Wood, MO 15K Moberly, MO 14K Lebanon, MO 15K Sedalia, MO 22K
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Using Jefferson City's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Jefferson City area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Jefferson City against Missouri peers on any ranking lens. Explore Missouri

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Cole County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.