Diversity

8.22k people call Jefferson City, Tennessee home, of which 96.8% are citizens. In 2020, 4.96% of Jefferson City, Tennessee citizens were foreign-born (408 people).

In Jefferson City, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) citizens outnumbered every other racial or ethnic group by a factor of 10.6 (7k persons). The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 660 individuals and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 389.

Ethnicity and Race

In Jefferson City, Tennessee, White (non-Hispanic) citizens outnumbered every other racial or ethnic group by a factor of 10.6 (7k persons). The second and third most prevalent ethnic groups were White (Hispanic) with 660 individuals and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) with 389.

The Hispanic population in Jefferson City, Tennessee, is 9.34%. (768 people).

Population Born Abroad

4.96% of Jefferson City, Tennessee, citizens (408 persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. In Jefferson City, Tennessee, there were 4.61% citizens who were born abroad in 2019, a growing percentage.

By Nativity, Age

The average age of all residents in Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 2020 was 30.1. Citizens who were born in the United States, with a median age of 30, were often younger than those who were born abroad, having a median age of 36. However, the population of Jefferson City, Tennessee, is getting younger. The average age of all residents of Jefferson City, Tennessee, in 2019 was 32.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico was the nation of birth of 88,072 Tennessee people who were foreign-born as of the year 2020, followed by India with 23,811 and Guatemala with 14,944.

Citizenship

Jefferson City, Tennessee's population was 96.8% US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. Jefferson City, Tennessee had 96.6% of its population who were US citizens in 2019, a growing trend.

Veterans

Vietnam veterans make up a significant portion of the military population in Jefferson City, Tennessee—1.77 times more than in any other war.

Economy

In Jefferson City, Tennessee, the average household income is $43,158. In Jefferson City, Tennessee, Census Tract 702 had the highest median household income in 2020 with a value of $61,563, followed by Census Tract 706 and Census Tract 703 with values of $50,631 and $43,383, respectively.

In Tennessee, the average income of men is $1.37 times greater than that of women, who earn $46,310 on average. Tennessee's level of income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.463, which is lower than the national average.

3.43k people are employed in Jefferson City, Tennessee's economy. Retail Trade (623 people), Accommodation & Food Services (495 people), and Educational Services (399 people) employ the most people in Jefferson City, Tennessee, while Wholesale Trade ($75,317), Finance & Insurance ($56,680), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($55,694) pay the highest wages.