Jefferson City, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2937000, place: Jefferson City city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 32,261 (100%)
In labor force: 20,042 (62.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,957 (61.86%)
----Employed: 18,981 (58.84%)
----Unemployed: 976 (3.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 85 (0.26%)
Not in labor force: 12,219 (37.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,650 (48.51%)
In labor force: 10,205 (31.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,205 (31.63%)
----Employed: 9,679 (30%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,730 (8.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,938 (6.01%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,860 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,169 (80.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,454 (13.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 319 (1.69%)
Walked: 413 (2.19%)
Other means: 74 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 431 (2.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 18,981 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,521 (39.62%)
Service occupations: 2,517 (13.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,804 (30.58%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 59 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,171 (6.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,909 (10.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 97 (0.51%)
Construction: 923 (4.86%)
Manufacturing: 1,351 (7.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 456 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 1,864 (9.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 598 (3.15%)
Information: 492 (2.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,174 (6.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,389 (7.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,681 (19.39%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,196 (6.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,010 (5.32%)
Public administration: 4,750 (25.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,565 (60.93%)
Government workers: 6,533 (34.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 833 (4.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 15,870 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,488 (9.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,034 (6.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,329 (14.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,189 (13.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,628 (16.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,212 (20.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,725 (10.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 839 (5.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 142 (0.89%)
$200,000 or more: 284 (1.79%)
Median household income: $39,628

With earnings: 12,897 (81.27%)
--Mean earnings: $48,544
With Social Security income: 4,203 (26.48%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,749
With Supplemental Security Income: 439 (2.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,334
With public assistance income: 495 (3.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,872
With retirement income: 2,875 (18.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,622

Families: 9,226 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 416 (4.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 346 (3.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 877 (9.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 996 (10.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,612 (17.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,462 (26.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,431 (15.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 733 (7.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 109 (1.18%)
$200,000 or more: 244 (2.64%)
Median family income: $52,627

Per capita income: $21,268

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,050
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,521

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 670 (7.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 543 (5.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 344 (3.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 357 (3.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 313 (3.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 205 (2.22%)
Individuals: 4,000 (43.36%)
--18 years and over: 2,614 (28.33%)
----65 years and over: 363 (3.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,334 (14.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 809 (8.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,679 (18.2%)

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