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Jefferson City, MO

Jefferson City, MO
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Jefferson City, MO

Jefferson City, MO
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gross metro product
$7.5B
population
151.5K
median household income
$53,557
median home price
$158,000
cost of living
13% below nat'l avg
college attainment
25.8%
unemployment
2.8%
major industries
Government, Publishing, Health care
job growth
-1% (year: 2018)
As of October 2019
population
43.0K
median home price
$157,000
cost of living
84
As of August 2020
Jefferson City, named for President Thomas Jefferson, is located at the western edge of the Missouri Rhineland, one of the major wine-producing regions of the Midwest. The cityscape is dominated by the domed Capitol, rising from a bluff overlooking the Missouri River to the north. Popular cultural sites in the city include the Missouri Governor's Mansion, the Lohman Building, considered one of the oldest buildings in the city, the Graham Cave State Park, the Missouri State Museum, Jefferson Landing Historic Site and the
Museum of Missouri Military History.
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On forbes lists
#107
In Cost of Doing Business
#164
In Job Growth
#87
In Education
By The Numbers
EmploymentHousingEducationQuality of Life
Job Growth
-1% (year: 2018)
Projected Annual Job Growth
0.2%
Unemployment
2.8%
Median Household Income
$53,557
Household Income Growth
2%
High-Tech Employment
1.5%
  • Data is for the metro area
  • Sources: Moody's Analytics; Sperling's BestPlaces; U.S. Census.
  • Numbers as of October 2019


  • a - Value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a typical mortgage on a median-priced single-family home. An index above 100 signifies that the family has surplus income.
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