Language Spoken At Home in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,231 | 100% |
English only | 6,249 | 86.4% |
Language other than English | 982 | 13.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 439 | 6.1% |
Spanish | 817 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 381 | 5.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 134 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 39 | 0.5% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 6 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 25 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,953 | 100% |
American | 442 | 5.6% |
Arab | 12 | 0.2% |
Czech | 30 | 0.4% |
Danish | 34 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 104 | 1.3% |
English | 471 | 5.9% |
French (except Basque) | 235 | 3.0% |
French Canadian | 10 | 0.1% |
German | 4,111 | 51.7% |
Greek | 21 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 48 | 0.6% |
Irish | 513 | 6.5% |
Italian | 98 | 1.2% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 555 | 7.0% |
Polish | 341 | 4.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 67 | 0.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 18 | 0.2% |
Scottish | 53 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 8 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 7 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 64 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 57 | 0.7% |
Ukrainian | 26 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 40 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 3,119 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,852 | 59.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 948 | 30.4% |
Married-couple family | 1,314 | 42.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 567 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 253 | 8.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 193 | 6.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 285 | 9.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 188 | 6.0% |
Nonfamily households | 1,267 | 40.6% |
Householder living alone | 1,083 | 34.7% |
65 years and over | 508 | 16.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 1,033 | 33.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 891 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 7,511 | 100% |
Householder | 3,119 | 41.5% |
Spouse | 1,330 | 17.7% |
Child | 2,129 | 28.3% |
Other relatives | 414 | 5.5% |
Nonrelatives | 519 | 6.9% |
Unmarried partner | 166 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 3,046 | 100% |
Never married | 1,166 | 38.3% |
Now married, except separated | 1,478 | 48.5% |
Separated | 32 | 1.1% |
Widowed | 95 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 275 | 9.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 3,217 | 100% |
Never married | 742 | 23.1% |
Now married, except separated | 1,379 | 42.9% |
Separated | 43 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 542 | 16.8% |
Divorced | 511 | 15.9% |
Fertility in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 170 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 75 | 44.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 231 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 191 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 25 | 13.1% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 25 | 13.1% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 25 | 100% |
Who are female | 25 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0.0% |
School Enrollment in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,688 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 186 | 11.0% |
Kindergarten | 78 | 4.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 724 | 42.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 306 | 18.1% |
College or graduate school | 394 | 23.3% |
Educational Attainment in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 5,400 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 216 | 4.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 404 | 7.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,310 | 42.8% |
Some college, no degree | 1,029 | 19.1% |
Associate's degree | 447 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 775 | 14.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 219 | 4.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.4% |
Veteran Status in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 6,018 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 551 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 7,664 | 100% |
With a disability | 886 | 11.6% |
Under 18 years | 1,902 | 100% |
With a disability | 53 | 2.8% |
18 to 64 years | 4,429 | 100% |
With a disability | 431 | 9.7% |
65 years and over | 1,333 | 100% |
With a disability | 402 | 30.2% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 7,780 | 100% |
Same house | 6,660 | 85.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,088 | 14.0% |
Same county | 757 | 9.7% |
Different county | 331 | 4.3% |
Same state | 111 | 1.4% |
Different state | 220 | 2.8% |
Abroad | 32 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 7,953 | 100% |
Native | 7,309 | 91.9% |
Born in United States | 7,290 | 91.7% |
State of residence | 6,253 | 78.6% |
Different state | 1,037 | 13.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 19 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 644 | 8.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 644 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 102 | 15.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 542 | 84.2% |
Year of Entry in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 663 | 100% |
Native | 19 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 19 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 644 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 644 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Jefferson City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 644 | 100% |
Europe | 73 | 11.3% |
Asia | 38 | 5.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 533 | 82.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |