Living in Jefferson City Public Schools Area

Explore Jefferson City Public Schools with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
29,130
households
67,890
Total Population
$154,600
Average House Value
$675
Average Housing Rent
$57,509
Average Household Income
90.92%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
18
Schools
9,164
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
14 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
35%
Percent Proficient - Math
43%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 29,130 households are located in Jefferson City Public Schools area. Among them, 8,522 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.97 people. The total number of children in the region is 19,453 and 17,420 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
2% (1,380) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (3,267) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Jefferson City Public Schools, Missouri
Household29,130
Population67,890
Household with Child (age 18 and under)8,522
(29%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)19,453
Total Students17,420
Pre-Kindergarten1,060
Kindergarten886
Grade 1-87,642
Grade 9-123,516
College/Graduate School4,316
Veterans56,546
Non-citizen1,380
Non-English Home Language3,267
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

58,036 residents are over the age of 16 and 36,523 people are in labor force. Among them, 36,461 people are in civilian labor force and 62 are in armed labor force. 35,108 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Jefferson City Public Schools area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $72,220 for the 29,130 households in Jefferson City Public Schools area, Missouri. The average income of a single worker is $34,242. 62,539 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.92%.

Housing

There are 32,159 housing units in Jefferson City Public Schools area, Missouri with 29,130 units (90.58%) occupied. 18,579 houses (63.78%) are occupied by owner and 10,551 houses (36.22%) are rented. The average housing value is $154,600 and the average rental cost is $675. 839 houses (2.61%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 4,940 houses (15.36%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 72,883 people lives in Jefferson City Public Schools area, Missouri with 36,645 male and 36,238 female. The males to female ratio is 50.28 to 49.72. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.