# Jefferson County, Missouri demographics

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Jefferson County, Missouri (county FIPS 29099) has a median household income of $82,851 (±$2,327) and a total population of 229,458 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 25 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 229,458 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 40.3 years | ±0.3 years | B01002 |
| Households | 88,309 | ±678 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $82,851 | ±$2,327 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $237,200 | ±$3,773 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $979 | ±$20 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 82.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 17.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 24.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 3.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 29099 |
| Land area | 656.26 sq mi |
| Water area | 7.82 sq mi |
| Population density | 350 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [63020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63020) | 21.3% | 93.5% | Yes |
| [63028](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63028) | 15.9% | 83.1% | Yes |
| [63050](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63050) | 14% | 100% | Yes |
| [63023](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63023) | 9.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63051](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63051) | 6.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [63052](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63052) | 5% | 100% | Yes |
| [63016](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63016) | 4.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [63012](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63012) | 3.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [63010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63010) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63049](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63049) | 3.1% | 80.4% | Yes |
| [63025](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63025) | 2.7% | 42.5% |  |
| [63069](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63069) | 2.5% | 23.7% |  |
| [63070](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63070) | 2.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [63026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63026) | 1.9% | 50.5% | Yes |
| [63015](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63015) | 0.9% | 35.5% |  |
| [63627](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63627) | 0.6% | 5.8% |  |
| [63048](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63048) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [63019](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63019) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [63628](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63628) | 0.4% | 2% |  |
| [63087](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63087) | 0.2% | 8.8% |  |
| [63072](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63072) | 0.2% | 3.1% |  |
| [63030](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63030) | 0.1% | 6.2% |  |
| [63041](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63041) | 0% | 2.5% |  |
| [63047](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63047) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [63053](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/63053) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:099&in=state:29
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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