Jefferson City Population and Demographics

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Jefferson City City, Missouri Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Jefferson City Population: 39636 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 20329 51.29% Female 19307 48.71%       Under 5 years 2314 5.84% 5 to 9 years 2210 5.58% 10 to 14 years 2295 5.79% 15 to 19 years 2705 6.82% 20 to 24 years 3133 7.9% 25 to 34 years 6202 15.65% 35 to 44 years 6518 16.44% 45 to 54 years 5613 14.16% 55 to 59 years 1766 4.46% 60 to 64 years 1337 3.37% 65 to 74 years 2646 6.68% 75 to 84 years 2023 5.1% 85 years and over 874 2.21%       Median age (years) 36.5       18 years and over 31358 79.11% Male 16177 40.81% Female 15181 38.3% 21 years and over 29454 74.31% 62 years and over 6292 15.87% 65 years and over 5543 13.98% Male 2043 5.15% Female 3500 8.83%       Race     One race 39035 98.48% White 32303 81.5% Black or African American 5828 14.7% American Indian and Alaska Native 150 0.38% Asian 488 1.23% Asian indian 237 0.6% Chinese 84 0.21% Filipino 47 0.12% Japanese 23 0.06% Korean 24 0.06% Vietnamese 24 0.06% Other Asian 49 0.12% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 20 0.05% Native Hawaiian 4 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 7 0.02% Samoan 7 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 2 0.01% Some other race 246 0.62% Two or more races 601 1.52%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 39636 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 616 1.55% Mexican 360 0.91% Puerto Rican 23 0.06% Cuban 33 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 200 0.5% Not Hispanic or Latino 39020 98.45% White alone 31997 80.73%       Relationship     Total Population 39636 100.00% In households 34902 88.06% Householder 15794 39.85% Spouse 7014 17.7% Child 9399 23.71% Own child under 18 years 7696 19.42% Other relatives 1038 2.62% Under 18 years 371 0.94% Nonrelatives 1657 4.18% Unmarried partner 693 1.75% In group quarters 4734 11.94% Institutionalized population 3993 10.07% Non-Institutionalized population 741 1.87%       Households by Type     Total Households 15794 100.0 % Family households (families) 9203 58.27% With own children under 18 years 4413 27.94% Married-couple family 7014 44.41% With own children under 18 years 3010 19.06% Female householder, no husband present 1701 10.77% With own children under 18 years 1127 7.14% Non Family households 6591 41.73% Householder living alone 5708 36.14% Householder 65 years and over 1885 11.93%       Households with individuals under 18 years 4676 29.61% Households with individuals 65 years and over 3756 23.78%       Average Household size 2.21 Average family size 2.9       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 16987 100.00% Occupied housing units 15794 92.98% Vacant housing units 1193 7.02% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 128 0.75% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 15794 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 9257 58.61% Renter-occupied housing units. 6537 41.39%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.43 Average household size of renter-occupied units 1.9

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