| | People QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Missouri |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 6,010,688 |
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Population, 2010 | 218,733 | 5,988,927 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 10.4% | 7.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 198,099 | 5,595,211 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.1% | 23.8% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.2% | 14.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.2% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 96.5% | 82.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 11.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.3% | 2.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.6% | 3.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 95.4% | 81.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.4% | 83.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.8% | 3.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.5% | 5.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 85.5% | 86.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 16.1% | 25.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 18,258 | 511,253 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 30.2 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 87,626 | 2,712,729 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 83.9% | 70.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.2% | 19.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $154,700 | $137,700 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 80,083 | 2,349,955 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.68 | 2.45 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $24,586 | $24,724 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $56,756 | $46,262 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 9.5% | 14.0% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Jefferson County | Missouri |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 4,069 | 150,8921 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 40,732 | 2,358,7061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 14.2% | -1.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 12,324 | 375,075 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 15,398 | 501,064 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.6% | 26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,538,071 | 110,907,604 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 782,821 | 81,032,913 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,709,786 | 76,575,216 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,919 | $12,957 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 203,297 | 11,070,634 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 636 | 9,699 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,044,970 | 67,372,6131 |
