Jefferson City, TN

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,579
US Senator
Marsha Blackburn
Republican Party
US Senator
Bill Hagerty
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
33.7
7.32% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19%
9.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$60,638
12.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$213,200
4% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,600
10.4% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Jefferson City, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.1% of the residents in Jefferson City, TN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Jefferson City, TN are Carson-Newman University (900 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Jefferson City, TN was $213,200, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

Most people in Jefferson City, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Jefferson City, TN was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTennesseeJefferson County, TNMorristown, TNHamblen, Jefferson & Grainger Counties--Morristown city PUMA, TN

Population & Diversity

Jefferson City, TN is home to a population of 8.58k people, from which 99.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.22% of Jefferson City, TN residents were born outside of the country (276 people).

In 2024, there were 24.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.57k people) in Jefferson City, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 310 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 242 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.1%
2024 Citizenship
97.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.1% of Jefferson City, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Jefferson City, TN was 97.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jefferson City, TN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.57k ± 362
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    310 ± 305
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    242 ± 119
6.49%
Hispanic Population
557 people

In 2024, there were 24.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.57k people) in Jefferson City, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 310 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 242 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.49% of the people in Jefferson City, TN are hispanic (557 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Jefferson City, TN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    96,695 ± 7,581 people
  2. Guatemala
    27,777 ± 4,084 people
  3. India
    24,683 ± 3,850 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 96,695 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 27,777 and India with 24,683.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.22%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
276 people
4.01%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
340 people

As of 2024, 3.22% of Jefferson City, TN residents (276 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jefferson City, TN was 4.01%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    265 ± 176
  2. Vietnam
    130 ± 86
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    39 ± 44

Jefferson City, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.04 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Jefferson City, TN employs 4.6k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Jefferson City, TN were Retail Trade (1,236 people), Manufacturing (704 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (417 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($91,024), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,441), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,731).

Employment

Occupations

4.6k
2024 Value
± 631
10.4%
1 Year growth
± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jefferson City, TN grew at a rate of 10.4%, from 4.17k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jefferson City, TN, are Sales & Related Occupations (809 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (538 people), and Production Occupations (487 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jefferson City, TN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.6k
2024 Value
± 631
10.4%
1 Year growth
± 17.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Jefferson City, TN grew at a rate of 10.4%, from 4.17k employees to 4.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jefferson City, TN, are Retail Trade (1,236 people), Manufacturing (704 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (417 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jefferson City, TN, though some of these residents may live in Jefferson City, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,394
Median earning men ± $12,178
$24,743
Median earning women ± $5,479

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($91,024), Manufacturing ($75,040), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,457).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,102), Public Administration ($39,191), and Manufacturing ($31,269).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
3.15%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Jefferson City, TN. Showing the available data for Tennessee.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn
Senator from Tennessee1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Bill Hagerty
Senator from Tennessee2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Jefferson City, TN awarded 900 degrees. The student population of Jefferson City, TN in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,066 male students and 1,669 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Jefferson City, TN are White (736 and 85.1%), Black or African American (58 and 6.71%), Hispanic or Latino (32 and 3.7%), and Two or More Races (16 and 1.85%).

The largest universities in Jefferson City, TN by number of degrees awarded are Carson-Newman University (900 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Jefferson City, TN are Family Practice Nurse (160 and 17.8%), Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision (127 and 14.1%), and General Business Administration & Management (109 and 12.1%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $32,900.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Jefferson City, TN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 68.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,735 (39% men and 61% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,735 students enrolled in Jefferson City, TN, 39% men and 61% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,031 records, of which 64.2% were women and 35.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Business Administration & Management
    51 degrees awarded
  2. Registered Nursing
    47 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    35 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Jefferson City, TN was General Business Administration & Management with 51 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Jefferson City, TN according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Carson-Newman University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
900 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Carson-Newman University with 900 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 271 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Jefferson City, TN, which is 0.431 times less than the 629 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 736 degrees mean that there were 12.7 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 58 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($32,900) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Jefferson City, TN was $213,200 in 2024, which is 0.641 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $205,000 to $213,200, a 4% increase. The homeownership rate in Jefferson City, TN is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Jefferson City, TN have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jefferson City, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$213,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$25,291
$1,628
Median Property Taxes
±$356

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jefferson City, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jefferson City, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.1%
Homeownership
2024
68.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.1% of the housing units in Jefferson City, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,638
Median Household Income
± $11,637
3.19k
Number of Households
± 509

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.19k households in Jefferson City, TN grew to $60,638 from the previous year's value of $53,819.

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson City, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jefferson City, TN is from Tennessee.
0.459
2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee
0.462
2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2023, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.619% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (91%)
  2. Carpooled (3.89%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.84%)

In 2024, 91% of workers in Jefferson City, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.89%) and those who worked at home (2.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jefferson City, TN have a longer commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Jefferson City, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jefferson City, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jefferson City, TN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jefferson City, TN (1.43k out of 7.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jefferson City, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.4% of the population of Jefferson City, TN has health coverage, with 40% on employee plans, 21% on Medicaid, 7.11% on Medicare, 19.6% on non-group plans, and 1.63% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Tennessee see 1,437 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,437 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1779 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 500 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 32.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.6%
Uninsured
40%
Employer Coverage
21%
Medicaid
7.11%
Medicare
19.6%
Non-Group
1.63%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jefferson City, TN declined by 19.4% from 13.2% to 10.6%.

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