Jefferson County, Missouri demographics

Population: 225,913
Median age: 39.9

Median household income: 71,285

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Jefferson County, Missouri.

Population

2021225,913
2020224,777
2019223,951
2018223,302
2017222,639
2016222,453
2015221,577
2014220,558
2013219,636
2012218,628
2011217,531
2010216,262
2009215,386

Jefferson County, MO cities

Arnold city - 20,808

Barnhart CDP - 6,506

Byrnes Mill city - 3,116

Cedar Hill CDP - 1,761

Cedar Hill Lakes village - 350

Crystal City city - 4,743

De Soto city - 6,429

Festus city - 12,609

Herculaneum city - 4,599

High Ridge CDP - 4,201

Hillsboro city - 3,425

Horine CDP - 911

Imperial CDP - 5,119

Kimmswick city - 108

LaBarque Creek CDP - 1,016

Lake Tekakwitha village - 245

Murphy CDP - 8,241

Olympian Village city - 819

Parkdale village - 180

Peaceful Village village - 90

Pevely city - 5,974

Scotsdale town - 151

Census data for Jefferson County, Missouri

Demographic and housing estimates in Jefferson County, Missouri

Total population
Total population225,913
Male112,850
Female113,063
Population by age
Total population225,913
Under 5 years13,101
5 to 9 years14,103
10 to 14 years15,898
15 to 19 years13,978
20 to 24 years11,898
25 to 34 years28,185
35 to 44 years30,504
45 to 54 years30,231
55 to 59 years17,088
60 to 64 years16,530
65 to 74 years22,005
75 to 84 years9,109
85 years and over3,283
Median age (years)39.9
Under 18 years52,419
16 years and over179,695
18 years and over173,494
21 years and over166,521
62 years and over43,819
65 years and over34,397
Population by race
Total population225,913
One race213,564
   White208,421
   Black or African American2,004
   American Indian and Alaska Native304
   Asian1,837
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander36
   Some other race962
Two or more races12,349
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population172,173
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population85,303
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population86,870

Social characteristics in Jefferson County, Missouri

Households by type
Total households85,737
Family households (families)46,324
Married-couple family6,171
Male householder, no wife present, family14,223
Female householder, no husband present, family9,224
Nonfamily households19,019
Average household size24,336
Average family size2.61

Economic characteristics in Jefferson County, Missouri

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households85,737
Less than $10,0002,953
$10,000 to $14,9992,375
$15,000 to $24,9995,329
$25,000 to $34,9996,871
$35,000 to $49,99911,154
$50,000 to $74,99916,282
$75,000 to $99,99913,449
$100,000 to $149,99916,824
$150,000 to $199,9996,457
$200,000 or more4,043
Median household income (dollars)71,285

Housing characteristics in Jefferson County, Missouri

Housing occupancy
Total housing units92,010
Occupied housing units85,737
Vacant housing units6,273
Units in structure
Total housing units92,010
1-unit, detached72,503
1-unit, attached1,286
2 units1,433
3 or 4 units1,891
5 to 9 units2,235
10 to 19 units1,686
20 or more units1,237
Mobile home9,703
Boat, RV, van, etc.36
Year structure built
Total housing units92,010
Built 2014 or later278
Built 2010 to 20136,276
Built 2000 to 200916,203
Built 1990 to 199917,475
Built 1980 to 198912,684
Built 1970 to 197914,934
Built 1960 to 196910,083
Built 1950 to 19598,126
Built 1940 to 19492,928
Built 1939 or earlier3,023
Rooms
Total housing units92,010
1 room330
2 rooms700
3 rooms2,945
4 rooms13,173
5 rooms21,391
6 rooms19,605
7 rooms14,028
8 rooms9,458
9 rooms or more10,380
Median rooms5.9
Bedrooms
Total housing units92,010
No bedroom384
1 bedroom3,531
2 bedrooms20,372
3 bedrooms49,551
4 bedrooms15,659
5 or more bedrooms2,513
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units85,737
Owner-occupied68,538
Renter-occupied17,199
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.66
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.41
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units85,737
Moved in 2017 or later7,195
Moved in 2015 to 201621,394
Moved in 2010 to 201413,923
Moved in 2000 to 200920,020
Moved in 1990 to 199912,290
Moved in 1989 and earlier10,915
Value
Owner-occupied units68,538
Less than $50,0005,193
$50,000 to $99,9996,408
$100,000 to $149,99912,341
$150,000 to $199,99916,746
$200,000 to $299,99916,294
$300,000 to $499,9999,936
$500,000 to $999,9991,403
$1,000,000 or more217
Median (dollars)175,000
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units68,538
Housing units with a mortgage45,135
Housing units without a mortgage23,403
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent15,823
Less than $500960
$500 to $9999,022
$1,000 to $1,4994,447
$1,500 to $1,9991,058
$2,000 to $2,499194
$2,500 to $2,99929
$3,000 or more113
Median (dollars)889
No rent paid1,376

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