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Jefferson City, TN Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jefferson City is $14,401, which is much lower than the state average of $23,722 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jefferson City median household income is $28,819, which has grown by 11.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 14.03% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jefferson City residents spend 24.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.7 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #376

Jefferson City, TN	14,401 USD
Tennessee	23,722 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	14,299 USD
Tennessee	26,372 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	18,633 USD
Tennessee	31,329 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	8,757 USD
Tennessee	21,761 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #324

Jefferson City, TN	28,819 USD
Tennessee	43,314 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	36,902 USD
Tennessee	59,212 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #242

Jefferson City, TN	11.22%
Tennessee	14.03%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jefferson City, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.03%	$14,097, see rank	19.84%	$13,248	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.07%	$13,447, see rank	29.74%	$14,983	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.02%	$901, see rank	2.68%	$2,489	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	12.60%	$10,530, see rank	17.74%	$17,976	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	40,606 USD
Tennessee	53,246 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	48,758 USD
Tennessee	69,725 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jefferson City, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$30,631, see rank	$46,023	$54,999
Black	$17,705, see rank	$31,362	$35,194
Hispanic	$37,596, see rank	$34,606	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$5,714, see rank	$29,610	$36,779
One Race, Other	$20,000, see rank	$34,909	$40,847

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson City, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$15,250, see rank	$22,130	$26,465
25 to 44	$35,455, see rank	$48,120	$57,132
45 to 64	$35,135, see rank	$51,997	$63,398
65 or over	$22,761, see rank	$29,795	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jefferson City, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,574	see rank	4,919,958	238,733,844
Male¹	2,814	42.80%, see rank	48.11%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,899	67.48%, see rank	69.14%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.62%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,899	67.48%, see rank	68.53%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,614	84.99%, see rank	91.32%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	285	15.01%, see rank	8.68%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	915	32.52%, see rank	30.86%	29.08%
Female¹	3,760	57.20%, see rank	51.89%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,932	51.38%, see rank	57.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,932	51.38%, see rank	57.19%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,791	92.70%, see rank	91.48%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	141	7.30%, see rank	8.52%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,828	48.62%, see rank	42.74%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jefferson City, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,250	100%	2,753,584	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,455	75.54%, see rank	83.18%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	375	11.54%, see rank	10.19%	10.35%
Public Transportation	35	1.08%, see rank	0.77%	4.94%
Walked	244	7.51%, see rank	1.40%	2.85%
Other Means	67	2.06%, see rank	1.09%	1.72%
Worked at Home	74	2.28%, see rank	3.35%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson City, TN	24.8 minutes
Tennessee	23.7 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jefferson City, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,405	-	2,816,637	141,833,331
Male¹	1,614	47.40%, see rank	52.58%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	350	21.69%, see rank	28.55%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	244	15.12%, see rank	13.26%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	196	12.14%, see rank	17.78%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.76%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	417	25.84%, see rank	10.77%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	255	15.80%, see rank	22.11%	18.08%
Female¹	1,791	52.60%, see rank	47.42%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517	28.87%, see rank	35.97%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	436	24.34%, see rank	19.83%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	645	36.01%, see rank	34.87%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11	0.61%, see rank	0.35%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	182	10.16%, see rank	8.51%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jefferson City, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,405	100%	2,816,637	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7	0.21%, see rank	1.14%	1.86%
Construction	486	14.27%, see rank	7.33%	7.13%
Manufacturing	381	11.19%, see rank	13.81%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	46	1.35%, see rank	3.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	482	14.16%, see rank	12.03%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	134	3.94%, see rank	6.26%	5.07%
Information	45	1.32%, see rank	2.03%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110	3.23%, see rank	6.06%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	216	6.34%, see rank	8.69%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	721	21.17%, see rank	21.42%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	485	14.24%, see rank	8.70%	8.86%
Public Administration	48	1.41%, see rank	4.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	244	7.17%, see rank	5.01%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jefferson City, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,899	27.89%, see rank	16.50%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	285	18.20%, see rank	12.41%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.