Jefferson City, TN Population

Overview

8,173

Total Population

31.2

Median age

51.77%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

51.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

58

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jefferson City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jefferson City is 31.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jefferson City's population under 18 was 20.35%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jefferson City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jefferson City, 16.79% were under the age of 15, 31.97% aged 15 to 29, 33.98% aged 30 to 64, 14.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.45% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 289 more females than males in Jefferson City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.77% females and 48.23% males in Jefferson City, TN.
The Jefferson City, TN gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 628.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 538.

Jefferson City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jefferson City population: 93.63% are White, 4.23% are Black or African American, 0.40% are Asian, 0.54% are some other race and 1.20% are multiracial.
Jefferson City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 58 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,593 (92.90% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jefferson City is White with a population of 7,652 (93.63% of the total population).

Jefferson City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,545 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Jefferson City's population increased by 159 (1.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jefferson City's population increased by 188 (2.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jefferson City's population was lowest in year 2002 at 8,037.