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Population (year 2000): 7,760. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,931 (+2.2% change)
Males: 3,660 (47.2%), Females: 4,100 (52.8%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
37760
Median resident age: 28.3 years
Median household income: $25,911 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,200 (year 2000)
Races in Jefferson City:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.7%)
- Black (6.3%)
- Hispanic (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (17.1%), English
(12.1%), Irish (9.4%), German (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%),
Italian (2.5%).
Elevation: 1205 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jefferson City
- High school or higher: 66.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.5%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jefferson City city
- Never married: 30.7%
- Now married: 47.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 10.9%
2.8% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,562 (+25.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Jefferson City:
- JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (110 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jefferson City:
- LAKEWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN)
- MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOC (about 15 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN)
- FORT SANDERS SEVIER MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
SEVIERVILLE, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jefferson City:
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 41 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 79 miles;
BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 81 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jefferson City:
- MOORE-MURRELL (about 9 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; ID:
MOR)
- GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 19 miles;
SEVIERVILLE, TN; ID: GKT)
- NEW TAZEWELL MUNICIPAL (about 20 miles; TAZEWELL,
TN; ID: 3A2)
College/University in Jefferson City:
- CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
2,073; Location: 1646 S RUSSELL AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.cn.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Jefferson City:
- WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 35 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
- PELLISSIPPI STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
35 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,196)
- WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 73
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 74 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
Public primary/middle schools in Jefferson City:
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 764;
Location: 321 W BROADWAY BL; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 688;
Location: 361 W BROADWAY BL; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Jefferson City:
- JEFFERSON CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $65,890; Location: 1427 RUSSELL AVE; 19,704
books; 277 audio materials; 351 video materials; 52
serial subscriptions)
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