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Population (year 2000): 39,636. Estimated
population in July 2005: 39,062 (-1.4% change)
Males: 20,329 (51.3%), Females: 19,307 (48.7%)
Cole County
Zip codes:
65101,
65109.
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $39,628 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,700 (year 2000)
Races in Jefferson City:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.7%)
- Black (14.7%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (10.1%),
English (10.0%), United States (9.4%), French (3.6%), Scottish
(2.0%).
Elevation: 702 feet
Land area: 27.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jefferson City
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.8%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jefferson City city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 48.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 13.9%
2.9% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.5% Europe, 0.4% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,780 (+10.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Jefferson City:
- CAPITAL REGION MED CTR - MADISON (P O BOX
1128)
- ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER (100 ST MARY'S MEDICAL
PLAZA)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson City:
- CALLAWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; FULTON,
MO)
- FULTON STATE HOSP (about 25 miles; FULTON, MO)
- BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jefferson City:
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 3 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 17 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 42 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson City:
- ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL (about 23 miles; FULTON, MO;
ID: FTT)
- LINN STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LINN,
MO; ID: 1H3)
- ELDON MODEL AIRPARK (about 31 miles; ELDON, MO; ID:
H79)
Amtrak station:
JEFFERSON CITY (101 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: ticket office,
fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending
machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Jefferson City:
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
2,580; Location: 820 CHESTNUT; Public; Website:
WWW.LINCOLNU.EDU/; Offers Master's degree)
- NICHOLS CAREER CENTER (FT enrollment: 75;
Location: 605 UNION; Public; Website:
www.oseda.missouri.edu/mupartners/JeffersonCity/)
- METRO BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 71;
Location: 1407 SOUTHWEST BLVD; Private, for-profit;
Website: WWW.METROBUSINESSCOLLEGE.EDU)
- MERRELL UNIVERSITY OF BEAUTY ARTS AND SCIENCE
(FT enrollment: 52; Location: 1101R SOUTHWEST BLVD;
Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Jefferson City:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 24 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 24 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 56 miles; ROLLA,
MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 108 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110
miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
Public high schools in Jefferson City:
- JEFFERSON CITY HIGH (Students: 1,801;
Location: 609 UNION; Grades: 10 - 12)
- BLAIR OAKS HIGH (Students: 387; Location:
6124 FALCON LN; Grades: 07 - 12)
- PRENGER FAMILY CTR. (Location: 400 STADIUM
BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NICHOLS CAREER CTR. (Location: 605 UNION;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Jefferson City:
- HELIAS H S (Students: 825; Location: 1305
SWIFTS HWY; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Jefferson City:
- THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE (Students: 1,002;
Location: 1201 FAIRGROUNDS RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LEWIS AND CLARK MIDDLE (Students: 973;
Location: 325 LEWIS AND CLARK DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SIMONSEN NINTH GRADE CTR. (Students: 673;
Location: 501 E MILLER ST; Grades: 09 - 09)
- BELAIR ELEM. (Students: 481; Location: 701
BELAIR; Grades: KG - 05)
- CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM. (Students: 415;
Location: 1105 FAIRGROUNDS RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WEST ELEM. (Students: 398; Location: 100 DIX
RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MOREAU HEIGHTS ELEM. (Students: 383;
Location: 1410 HOUGH PARK; Grades: KG - 05)
- CEDAR HILL ELEM. (Students: 377; Location:
1510 VIETH; Grades: KG - 05)
- EAST ELEM. (Students: 311; Location: 1229 E
MCCARTY; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOUTHWEST ELEM. (Students: 287; Location: 812
ST MARYS BLVD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Jefferson City:
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Students: 558;
Location: 1208 EAST MCCARTY STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PETER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516;
Location: 314 WEST HIGH STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOSEPH CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 434;
Location: 2303 WEST MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 302;
Location: 812 STADIUM BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST STANISLAUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 285;
Location: 6414 RT W; Grades: KG - 9)
- ST FRANCIS XAVIER (Students: 217; Location:
7307 ROUTE M; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MARTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 7206 ST MARTINS AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 88;
Location: 8231 TANNER BRIDGE ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHILDREN'S HOUSE MONTESSORI SC (Students: 25;
Location: 524 SCHUMATE CHAPEL RD.; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Jefferson City:
- MISSOURI RIVER REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $2,240,632; Location: 214 ADAMS; 186,754 books;
13,244 audio materials; 7,094 video materials; 346
serial subscriptions)
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