Jefferson City metropolitan area

The Jefferson City metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, and Osage – in central Missouri anchored by the city of Jefferson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 150,316.^[2] The Jefferson City MSA consists of four counties, and borders the Columbia metropolitan area to the north.

Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Area Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO CSA
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jefferson City and Missouri State Capitol
Motto:  Jefferson City
Columbia Combined Statistical Area
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Largest city	Columbia, Missouri
Other cities	List Jefferson City, Missouri Moberly, Missouri Mexico, Missouri Boonville, Missouri
Counties	List In CSA: Boone County, Missouri Audrain County, Missouri Randolph County, Missouri Cooper County, Missouri Howard County, Missouri Cole County, Missouri Callaway County, Missouri Moniteau County, Missouri Osage County, Missouri
Population  (2022)[1]
• MSA	214,630 (216th)
• CSA	414,036 (102nd)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	573, 660

Counties

• Cole
• Callaway
• Moniteau
• Osage

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	120,704		—
2000	140,052		16.0%
2010	149,807		7.0%
2020	150,316		0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

Communities

Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

• Jefferson City (Principal city) Pop: 43,079

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

• Fulton Pop: 12,790
• California Pop: 4,278
• Tipton Pop: 3,262
• Holts Summit Pop: 3,247
• Belle (partial) Pop: 1,545
• Wardsville Pop: 1,506
• Linn Pop: 1,459
• St. Martins Pop: 1,140

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Auxvasse Pop: 983
• Taos Pop: 878
• Russellville Pop: 807
• New Bloomfield Pop: 669
• Bland (partial) Pop: 539
• Freeburg Pop: 437
• Westphalia Pop: 389
• Chamois Pop: 386
• Jamestown Pop: 386
• Lake Mykee Town Pop: 350
• Clarksburg Pop: 334
• Centertown Pop: 278
• St. Thomas Pop: 263
• Meta Pop: 229
• Lohman Pop: 163
• Argyle (partial) Pop: 162
• Kingdom City Pop: 128
• Mokane Pop: 125
• Lupus Pop: 33

Unincorporated places

• Bonnots Mill
• Cedar City
• Elston
• Eugene
• Folk
• Fortuna
• Frankenstein
• Henley
• High Point
• Koeltztown
• Latham
• Loose Creek
• McGirk
• Portland
• Rich Fountain
• Tebbetts
• Williamsburg

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 140,052 people, 51,637 households, and 35,569 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.12% White, 7.12% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,692, and the median income for a family was $46,720. Males had a median income of $29,922 versus $22,678 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,900.

See also

• Missouri census statistical areas
• List of cities in Missouri
• List of villages in Missouri